How to treat the "national dog meat ban"?

There are still many people who pay attention to this matter recently, because the dispute between dog lovers and dog lovers has a long history, and no one has ever won or lost.

The spread of novel coronavirus among human beings has had a serious impact on our production, life, economy and social activities. At present, there are 2 10 countries and regions around the world where viruses are rampant. The most serious confirmed cases in the United States have exceeded 500,000, and more than 1.7 million people worldwide are infected.

Because the potential natural reservoir in novel coronavirus is a bat, the possible intermediate hosts are pangolins and hedgehogs. , has not yet been confirmed. However, in any case, COVID-19 spread from animals through many species, and finally came to humans. After mutation, it adapted to the human body and began to spread among humans. Therefore, it is very necessary to ban the consumption of wild animals now.

On April 8th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China drafted a document called "National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources (Draft for Comment)", which can be referred to as "Catalogue" for short. The purpose of this document is to solicit opinions from the public. In the table of contents, * * * contains:

1. Traditional livestock and poultry 18 species, such as: pig, common cow, buffalo, yak, bull, sheep, goat, horse, donkey, camel, rabbit, chicken, duck, goose, turkey, pigeon and quail.

2. 13 sika deer, red deer, reindeer, alpaca, guinea fowl, pheasant, partridge, wild duck, ostrich, mink, silver fox, blue fox, raccoon dog and other special livestock and poultry varieties.

At the same time, according to the "Decision on Total Fasting of Terrestrial Wild Animals" adopted by the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), all terrestrial animals that are not listed in the catalogue are regarded as wild animals and prohibited from eating.

We don't see dogs in the above 3 1 species of livestock and poultry, and this is also specifically mentioned in the document, such as? With the progress of human civilization and the public's concern and preference for animal protection, dogs have changed from traditional livestock to? Specialization? As a companion animal, it is generally not regarded as livestock in the world, and it is not suitable to be included in livestock management in China. ? So there's a problem. If the catalogue is finally passed, dog meat will be banned in the future.

Of course, whether to ban dog meat remains to be discussed. Although most dog lovers strongly support this draft, this cannot be the only reason for its adoption. Even if it does pass, it can't be across the board. From the data point of view, there are more than 40 thousand enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households with meat dogs in the company name. This place is not suitable for cutting the gordian knot, otherwise it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the entire industrial chain, involving too many people.

Actually, there is one more thing. The purpose of this bill banning the consumption of wild animals is to prevent the virus from spreading to humans. But in fact, dogs are the most loyal partners of human beings and have a lot of contact in daily life. Therefore, even if eating dog meat is prohibited, the original purpose will not be achieved. If dogs really carry pathogens that can be transmitted to humans, there is no doubt that humans will suffer first anyway.

That's it? Don't have a dog, don't love dogs, and of course don't hate dogs and don't eat dogs? My real views, of course, are all in the discussion stage at present, and the publication of the catalogue is actually to let everyone express their opinions. For what? No dog meat? what do you think?

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