Several countries seek ban on wildlife markets

By The Nation

 

 

Several countries have pointed out that wildlife wet markets are the cause of the Covid-19 outbreak, especially pointing the finger at one in the Chinese city of Wuhan which sold dogs, foxes, rats, squirrels, wolf cubs and salamanders among other animals.

 

The Australian government on its part has urged G20 member countries to take action against these markets, calling them a biosecurity and human health risk.

 

Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum is seeking international measures to control wildlife trading as it says the Covid-19 pandemic would cause damages worth US$1 trillion (Bt31.92 trillion) to the global economy, with vulnerable communities being hit the hardest.

 

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and China will listen lol.. Who will enforce it PETA? And countries will start a trade war in the middle of a depression? I agree this practice should end but China has to come to that conclusion themselves otherwise folks will be pi**** in the wind. BTW, these markets exist in many countries..

It has cost China a lot of money and face that alone might convince the CCP to do something about it

 

I reckon they will do it quietly in their own time, they have shown many times that they can be absolutely ruthless when they need to be so public opinion of the serfs doesn't really matter. Well here's hoping....

The chinese also eat living mouse or other animals...the vietnamese like to eat snakes while still moving or drink their blood....and so on....it's time the asians stop these filthy habets.

 

And the Thai should organise any market better, it's always a filthy mess all over thailand....dogs/cats <deleted>ting everywhere, blood dripping of tables and splashing around...far too busy, electric cables laying in puddles....

20 minutes ago, mark131v said:

It has cost China a lot of money and face that alone might convince the CCP to do something about it

 

I reckon they will do it quietly in their own time, they have shown many times that they can be absolutely ruthless when they need to be so public opinion of the serfs doesn't really matter. Well here's hoping....

One thing true is The CCP pulled 800 million people out of poverty. There wet markets WILL be bulldozed and the will have to buy Chicken, Pork and Fish

from plastic packs from air conditioned markets like any other country, in there own time and not like it is enforced by foreigners. 

Australia can shove it up their ass.  When we need advice on cork hats or Ralph Harris they can make a survey.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The Australian government on its part has urged G20 member countries to take action against these markets

China is now showing its true colours.

Recently AU pushed for enquiry into origins of covid. Within new days huge tarrif was placed on Au barley exports along with ban on beef due to labeling issue. All rubbish. Watch this crazy bully going forward. Hoping world can give them wake up call. 

Just now, johnray said:

Australia can shove it up their ass.  When we need advice on cork hats or Ralph Harris they can make a survey.

Go f yourself. The proposal that Au put forward was supported by 100 countries.

What's your joint done. Most like nothing. Haven't got the balls.

It's not just Asian countries that do it.  People eat bats for dinner because they have nothing else all over the world.  And not just bats, whatever they can get their hands on.  

At least we're going in the right direction.  It's moving forward.  

11 minutes ago, Blumpie said:

It's not just Asian countries that do it.  People eat bats for dinner because they have nothing else all over the world.  And not just bats, whatever they can get their hands on.  

At least we're going in the right direction.  It's moving forward.  

Nonsense. These are not primitives in the forest. The Chinese eat bats and wolf cubs because of irrational beliefs, like it will make them more "potent".

There is not much meat on a bat and they are expensive to source. If they are to consume meat better it is from agriculture and factory farms like any other country.

12 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Nonsense. These are not primitives in the forest. The Chinese eat bats and wolf cubs because of irrational beliefs, like it will make them more "potent".

There is not much meat on a bat and they are expensive to source. If they are to consume meat better it is from agriculture and factory farms like any other country.

I don't really care why they do it.  However they get to eat whatever they are eating, the result is the same.  Buy it, hunt it?  Why do I care?

And let me completely assure you this happens in the middle east, other parts of Asia, Central Asia.  I've seen it with my own two eyes.   

8 minutes ago, Blumpie said:

 I've seen it with my own two eyes.   

I took my Thai partner to a park and when a pidgin landed she tried to grab it for a snack. You kidding. Wuhan has population 10mill+. Which other city that size can buy a live monkey or whatever. 

How about we ban all of these level 4 warfare labs.. Make only virus protection a thing of all the countries combined at designated labs with all countries involved. Not each individual country under disguise. China needs to be taught a huge lesson and fall to the sewer. I hate China! period! It ain't the wet markets. 

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Go f yourself. The proposal that Au put forward was supported by 100 countries.

What's your joint done. Most like nothing. Haven't got the balls.

All countries should go againsed China and try to get these things closed. I am happy to see the Aussies trying to stop it. 

This Corona Virus originated from Nature , not a lab . ( There is sufficient prove for this , just google ...)

I see it as a warning from a living planet to it's dominant but destructive species .

If this warning will be ignored , ( of course it will ...) , there will be other more dangerous viruses to emerge and do their job ....

Their job is to eliminate the threat to a ( former ) balanced biosphere , that mankind represents .

To avoid this , we , ( as a species ) , have to stop polluting the air , the water , the earth , NOW .

Will mankind be able and willing to do this ? The answer is : NO .

So , we will have to live with the consequences ... People will go back to work , so will the Virus .

Who will win in the end ?

I mean if the dominant species fights and destroys it's own planet's ecosystems , there will be no winners at all .

But with a lot of time , the planet will re-balance itself , while mankind just disappears ...

 

Everything is connected , every action provokes a reaction .

 

Still a chance left to act and change now , if we go on like this , it will be too late for us , we will follow the path of the dinosaurs .

The Virus showed to us very clearly how to reduce pollution and how fast the air quality becomes better .

If plastic production is reduced and no more toxic pesticides used in the food chain , if the rivers are not polluted anymore , if nature and it's ecosystems are treated with respect , there is still a chance for a future worth living it .

 

 So , after all , the virus may be a good thing ?

A lot will die , but if the survivors may be able to make it better in the future ...?

Time will tell ...

 

 

Edited May 27, 20206 yr by nobodysfriend

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Several countries seek ban on wildlife markets

Yeah make 'em illegal the 'black market' will take up the slack same as drugs and arms!

 

Who is RALPH Harris?

Its been known for years the health risks from these live animal markets which are all over Asia mainly supplying China. Thailand closed the live animal market in Chatuchuk Bangkok some weeks ago after an under cover report by 60 minutes Australia. No doubt its moved somewhere else by now. WHO has done nothing to shut these markets. 

18 hours ago, mark131v said:

It has cost China a lot of money and face that alone might convince the CCP to do something about it

I disagree with that - a little.

According to tv about a week ago, 350,000,000 have lost their jobs due to this Chinese virus - that means an opportunity for a new 350 million Chinese exports worth of jobs !

 

A small hit to their economy now, will be replaced by a bigger boom later - assuming the world does not wake up and make stuff in their own country 

On 5/26/2020 at 8:44 PM, holy cow cm said:

How about we ban all of these level 4 warfare labs.. Make only virus protection a thing of all the countries combined at designated labs with all countries involved. Not each individual country under disguise. China needs to be taught a huge lesson and fall to the sewer. I hate China! period! It ain't the wet markets. 

In principle banning such labs is a great idea. The problem would be secret labs. Now that China was given the lab technology by the US (!), it can reverse engineer and evade any prohibition. We really need internationally-staffed sentinel outposts all over China and the Third World, not just the West, so that we can detect outbreaks early and evade the Chinese Communist propaganda dept in particular.