China is expected to classify dogs as pets rather than livestock in a move that has been hailed as a “game-changer” by animal rights activists.
“As far as dogs are concerned, along with the progress of human civilisation and the public concern and love for animal protection, dogs have been ‘specialised’ to become companion animals, and internationally are not considered to be livestock, and they will not be regulated as livestock in China,” it said.
Dogs are now classified as pets in China, however they are still eaten in some parts of the country, such as at this dog meat festival in China's Guangxi province in June 2015. Picture: AFP PHOTO / STRoriginated in horseshoe bats, and could have been passed onto humans by intermediary species on sale in the marketsChina subsequently banned the breeding, trading and consumption of wildlife, and revoked all existing licences.
The draft guidelines published on Wednesday, which have been opened to the public for consultation, listed 18 traditional livestock species – including cattle, pigs, poultry and camels. It also added 13 “special” species that would also be exempt from wild animal trading restrictions, including reindeer, alpaca, pheasants, ostriches and foxes.Dog consumption has become increasingly unpopular in China, and the southern city of Shenzhen became the first to ban it last month.
However, the Humane Society International, an animal welfare group, estimated that around 10 million dogs a year are still killed in China for meat, including stolen pets.“This draft proposal could signal a game-changer moment for animal protection in China,” said Wendy Higgins, a Humane Society International spokeswoman.
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