Ban wildlife markets to avert pandemics, says UN biodiversity chief

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Warning comes as destruction of nature increasingly seen as key driver of zoonotic diseases

The United Nations’ biodiversity chief has called for a global ban on wildlife markets – such as the one in Wuhan, China, believed to be the starting point of the coronavirus outbreak – to prevent future pandemics.

 

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They eat any thing that's what's wrong 😡

China could stop this if it wanted to, its a police state however they choose to allow wet markets to function openly and now the entire world is paying for their idiocy.

Leave the poor creatures alone pangolins are lovely animals. This is shocking.

Hell yes right now!

SamHarrisOrg

Savages 😿

as a fact, the world must not forget the phenomenon of China origin.CCP

jaysus! Brutal.

Why isn't this in Mandarin?

Sense at last

It is not just wild animal markets. Eating of meat, chicken and fish is abominable! Wake-up

They are the breeding grounds for the virulent diseases, and should be banned worldwide.

banwetmarketsnow

And it's not just the fact they're trading wildlife, it's the fact some insidious psychopaths at these places torture animals to death first so the flesh tastes better. Depraved monsters.

Tighten enforcement against poachers

this is awful... Im glad Im vegan

ChristineMilne I thought the latest scientific information reported on the ABC News this morning was that this virus definitely did not come from pengalins nor any other non-human mammals. Genetically proven, and especially could not infect tigers!😂

Maybe a forceful international effort...?

Badgergate Ban all animal trade. Cruel and immoral, and here’s the payback.

Absolutely. These should be banned.

And we must begin with China, which has been &continues to be a menace to our wildlife, the world over. Some of which has almost become extinct.

We must stop trade in animals

Chinese eat shit 💩😠

kuku27 I'd like to differ, wildlife is clean, w/o any infection, is checked by health authority while vegetables are sprayed with chemicals and also carry bacteria and virus, as reported by research in past few days, becomes suspect now. Both must be checked for alien bodies

Close factory farming it’s morally wrong and health wise fucking disgusting, viruses spread quickly through them places.

Yes. Also stop destroying habitats and stop human encroachment, which both increase contact between wildlife and humans.

Gross did you really have to include this vile image

Demolish/destroy such wet markets in china and sentence them in jail for at least 25 years who operate such markets.

or just go vegan..future pandemic problem solved

Louisiana eats gators ... I had a dog that liked gator treats once ... It's offered as dog treats as well.

depends on what counts as a wild life market and who gets to decide on enforcement. The UN is useless, China wont allow anyone in to police or inspect them. This would only be used to pander to the Climate Change crowd abusing it to force people to eat vegetarian.

Unsanitary😷Ban it Now WorlDWide🙏

I totally agree!!! 🙏🏼

Perhaps this should have been demanded before permitting China a HumanRights seat. The UN has lost credibility. Seats are sold to highest bidder apparently. Seems entirely corrupt with a hidden political agenda.

Win win - will also positively impact the nature and wildlife continuum

Bullshit. Ban them because they are cruel and INHUMANE. Stop blaming animals for manmade virus.

How can you ban something that is already illegal? It's like trying to ban illegal drugs.

Wildlife being abused all over the world.

Rashidbashir26

What are these guys eating exactly?

Ban pet stores and factory farming. Same shit different pile

Revenge. And I don't blame them.

WTH

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