A second Chinese city has banned its residents from eating dogs and cats with a new law in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Zhuhai, a city bordering Macau with a population of 1.7 million, issued the order in line with a government’s proposal which lists dogs as ‘companion animals’, an official told state media. Shenzhen is the first Chinese city to bar pet meat from the dining table. It is situated across the Pearl River estuary from Zhuhai. The two cities, both in the southern province of Guangdong, will enforce the ban from May 1. Residents in the Chinese city of Zhuhai will be banned from eating dogs and cats from May 1. In the file photo, dog carcasses are stacked at a dog meat market in Yulin, China, on June 21, 2017 RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Uproar as McDonald’s ‘bans black people from entering their… Wuhan’s biggest wet market reopens: Footage shows vendors… Chinese medics are hailed as ‘heroes’ after giving… Horrified panda fans ‘watch a cub die of suffocation’ as it… Share this article Share 13k shares Zhuhai officials announced the decision at a press conference yesterday, reported state-run China News. Yong Ling, the supervisor of the… Read full this story
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