{"id":37445,"date":"2020-04-15T17:03:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldanimalnews.com\/?p=37445"},"modified":"2020-07-22T22:07:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T22:07:24","slug":"victory-a-second-city-in-mainland-china-bans-the-consumption-of-dogs-cats-and-wildlife-giving-hope-for-more-cities-in-china-to-follow-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldanimalnews.com\/victory-a-second-city-in-mainland-china-bans-the-consumption-of-dogs-cats-and-wildlife-giving-hope-for-more-cities-in-china-to-follow-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory! A Second City In Mainland China Bans The Consumption Of Dogs, Cats, and Wildlife, Giving Hope That More Cities In China Will Follow Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"
Photos By: Humane Society International<\/span><\/h6>\n

The city of Zhuhai<\/span><\/strong> in Guangdong<\/span> province,<\/span> <\/strong>has become the second city in mainland China<\/span><\/strong> to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat<\/a>,<\/b> and wildlife,<\/b><\/span> in what campaigners at Humane Society International<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>hope will be the start of a domino effect of progressive legislation across China to end these brutal trades that see an estimated 10 million dogs and four million cats killed every year, <\/strong><\/span>mostly stolen pets and strays.<\/h4>\n

Zhuhai\u2019s<\/span><\/strong> ban comes after the city of Shenzhen<\/span><\/strong> banned dog and cat meat earlier this month, and just days after China\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs<\/strong> <\/span>publicly stated that dogs are companion animals and not \u201clivestock.\u201d The Standing Committee\u00a0of the People’s Congress of\u00a0Zhuhai Municipality<\/span> <\/strong><\/span>stated that lawmakers must adhere to China\u2019s livestock \u201cwhite list\u201d <\/i>of animals for human consumption. Other cities in mainland China are believed to be considering bans.<\/h4>\n

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Humane Society International has been at the forefront of campaigns to end the dog and cat meat trade across Asia for many years, and has helped to rescue thousands of dogs and cats from China, South Korea, India, and Indonesia.<\/span> <\/strong>In South Korea the charity works cooperatively with dog meat farmers to transition them to alternative humane livelihoods, and lobbies regional and national governments to advance legislation.<\/h4>\n

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HSI\u2019s Wendy Higgins welcomed the Zhuhai ban, saying in a quote to WAN: \u201cWith now a second city in mainland China introducing a ban on eating dogs and cats, as well as wildlife, we hope that this can become a trend that other cities across China will follow. With no national animal protection laws in China and certainly no national ban on dog and cat meat, city by city bans could be the most efficient way to help end the cruelty while protecting human health at<\/em> the same time from rabies and other diseases of concern.\u201d<\/i><\/h4>\n

Higgins continued, \u201cZhuhai\u2019s ban on dog and cat meat eating is thrilling news for all those in China and around the world who have campaigned for so long to end this brutal trade. Coming so soon after Shenzhen\u2019s ban and the government\u2019s historic statement classifying dogs as pets, we hope this is the start of a domino effect of progressive legislation across China with other cities following suit. With so many millions of dogs and cats falling victim to the meat trade, it\u2019s easy to lose sight of the fact that most people in China don\u2019t eat dogs and cats, and that for years there has been enormous public support in China for an end to the cruelty. So now it would seem that in the absence of a national ban, cities are taking matters into their own hands and reflecting the mood of the people.\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t just good news for animal protection, it\u2019s also very good news for public health because the dog meat trade poses a significant human health risk, linked to the spread of trichinellosis, cholera, and rabies.\u00a0Rabies has been found in dogs traded for human consumption in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, and is easily spread as thousands of dogs are crammed on slaughter trucks and driven across provincial borders to markets and slaughterhouses,\u201d <\/em>concluded Higgins.<\/h4>\n
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Dogs in dog meat farm being taken to the U.S. January 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Facts about China\u2019s dog meat trade <\/strong><\/h4>\n
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    30 million dogs<\/span><\/strong> a year are killed across Asia for their meat. There are estimated to be more than 91.49 million dogs and cats<\/span><\/strong><\/a> kept as pets<\/span> <\/strong>in China. An estimated 10 million dogs<\/span><\/strong> a year are killed for China\u2019s dog meat trade.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    The World Health Organization<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(WHO)<\/strong> <\/span>warns that the dog trade spreads rabies and increases the risk of cholera.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Most people in China don\u2019t eat dogs, in fact, dog meat is only eaten infrequently by less than 20%<\/span> <\/strong>of the Chinese population. A 2017 survey<\/a> revealed that even in Yulin, home of the notorious Yulin dog meat festival, most people (72%)<\/span> <\/strong>don\u2019t regularly eat dog meat despite efforts by dog meat traders to promote it. Nationwide across China, a 2016 survey\u00a0<\/a>conducted by Chinese polling company Horizon, and commissioned by Chinese group China Animal Welfare Association<\/span><\/strong> in collaboration with Humane Society International<\/span> <\/strong>and Avaaz,<\/span> <\/strong>found that most Chinese citizens (64%)<\/span><\/strong> want to see an end to the Yulin dog meat festival, more than half (51.7%)<\/span> <\/strong>think the dog meat trade should be completely banned, and the majority (69.5%)<\/span><\/strong> have never eaten dog meat.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    WAN is thrilled by this victory and we look forward to more cities and hopefully countries following suit to end this barbaric trade.<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Photos By: Humane Society International The city of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, has become the second city in mainland China to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat, and wildlife, in what campaigners at Humane Society International hope will be the start of a domino effect of progressive legislation across China to end these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":40270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2032,2018,2025,24,2022],"tags":[129,857,367,121,90,119],"class_list":{"0":"post-37445","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-industry-news","9":"category-international","10":"category-news","11":"category-policy","12":"tag-animal-news","13":"tag-animal-protection","14":"tag-animal-welfare","15":"tag-cats","16":"tag-china","17":"tag-dogs"},"yoast_head":"\nVictory! 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