Consumption of wild animals in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, was banned just weeks after the United States’ main infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, called for the end of the market wet meat. exotic.
Lion, tiger, peacock and pangolin are now off the menu after Wuhan municipal government announced This week, a new policy came into effect prohibiting the breeding, hunting and consumption of wild animals. The new law will be in effect for five years.
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Other species, such as the bat and the snake, have also been banned as part of a national effort to prevent people from eating wildlife.
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The sale and consumption of exotic meats in wet markets is thought to have caused disease. The first cases of coronavirus come from a wet market in Wuhan in Hubei province.
Scientists believe that the virus originates from bats and has been transferred to humans by another animal. This highlighted the world market for exotic meats, the way they are obtained and the hygiene in their sale and consumption.
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The wildlife market is valued at £ 60 million ($ 73 million) and provides jobs for up to 14 million people.
Last month, asked about the wet markets in a TV interviewFauci said, “I think we should close these things immediately. It amazes me that when we have so many diseases emanating from this unusual interface between humans and animals, we don’t just turn it off.
“I don’t know what else has to happen for us to appreciate this.”