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Expert: The virus broke out in the wild animal market?
Dr. Fauci, the "U.S. version of Zhongnanshan", once expressed his opinion on the source of the new coronavirus infection: evidence shows that the new coronavirus "cannot be artificially or intentionally manufactured and manipulated in the laboratory."
Many experts believe that the new coronavirus originated in the wild, and the COVID-19 pandemic beganLive Animal Market.Some people call this live animal marketWet market(Wet market), saying that this kind of market is often not strictly regulated, and there are often illegal animal transactions, and thinks that "live slaughter of animals is also very frequent", so it will cause serious disasters.
Image source: Hoodline (non-Bay Area live animal market real shot)
For those who have lived in the country, in fact, they have been exposed to the so-calledLive Animal Market. When I was young, I followed my familyMorning market, Popular outside the cityAgricultural Market, Buy poultry and aquatic products, etc., are mostly "sell now and kill".
Is there a live animal market in the Bay Area?
In fact, in the past few decades, "Is there a risk in the market for selling live animals?" Has been a controversial topic in the Bay Area. Eric Mills from OaklandFor 25 years, it has been through litigation and lobbying local supervisors to fight to close the live animal market, Especially the live seafood and poultry market in Auckland.
There are many shops selling live poultry in the Bay AreaSeafood stores and supermarkets of live fish, There are many types of stores that sellLiving shellfish, And partly fromLive bullfrog imported from China. According to abc7 reporter'sUnderstand that in a store that sells live poultry, a live turtle sells for $ 20 and will be slaughtered by the store clerk at the scene to let customers take it home.
In fact, many large-scale Bay AreaAsian supermarketAlso haveLive fish / fresh seafood sectorMany customers will choose live fish to ask the clerk to clean up and go home for cooking.
Figure source tripadvisor Dahua 99 supermarket seafood department
Asian food and shopping culture
Ding Lee, head of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in the Bay Area, told the media: Chinese Americans in San Francisco have considerable political influence locally. Many Chinese believe thatLive animal market is part of traditional Asian culture.
Ding LeeSaid that someone once told him: "We have eaten for more than 5000 years, this is our culture."
According to the petition website change.org, California imports approximately200 millionNon-native bullfrogs for human consumption (commercial feeding),Most bullfrogs are made ofImported by wholesalers in AucklandAnd were sold throughout California.Plus another 300,000 to 400,000Non-native freshwater turtle, They are all collected from the wild in the states east of the Rocky Mountains.These live animal food markets are common in cities such as Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento and Los Angeles.
Picture source abc 7 image is blurred
Animals that have escaped after being imported are usuallyWas illegally released into the wild, Prey on and replace important species native to California. Allegedly, most bullfrogs (over 60%) carryShearella(Batrachrochytrium dendrobatidis), this pathogen has causedThe extinction of more than 200 frogs and other amphibians worldwide.
Eric Mills emphasized: "We have done more than XNUMX autopsies for frogs and turtles over the years. Without exception, these wild animals are sick or infected with parasites." Such as E. coli, Salmonella and Pasteurella etc.Diseases (which can be fatal to humans) Giardia and blood parasites. (E. coli, salmonella and pasturella (all potentially fatal in humans), plus cases of giardia and blood parasites.)AndIt is illegal to sell such infected animals.
Will such a live animal market be closed?
Over the years Eric Mills tried to lobby county supervisors to close these markets, and even got the bill proposed by Sacramento,But never passed. Some media believe that in the Bay Area, lawmakers seem to be more concerned about power, finances and culture, and even ethnic issues, while practical issues such as environmental protection, public health and unacceptable animal cruelty are ignored.
Source: nationalreview(Real shot of non-Bay Area Live Animal Market)
Animal protection organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) urges the World Health Organization,Call on it to immediately and permanently close all live animal meat markets worldwideCongressmen, including San Francisco Senator Dianne Feinstein, also called for an immediate and permanent shutdown.
The person in charge of PETA proposed,To "lead by example"To close the live animal market in the United States and elsewhere beforeUrge other Asian countries to close the market.
"How can we tell China or Vietnam or India to close their wet markets when we haven't done that here?" Joshipura said. "We have to lead by example."
The San Francisco Department of Public Health stated that they will enforce the ban,But according to current laws, the market is still operational.Ding Lee also said that if science proves the link between the market and the coronavirus pandemic, for public health, he will tend toSupport closing the local live animal market. Others believe that this new corona virus outbreak is also a good opportunity to call on people to initiate a petition to close the market.
Image source: blur straitstimes pictures
(Real shot of non-Bay Area Live Animal Market)
In Chinese eating habits, there are indeedThe pursuit of freshness of ingredients. There are many restaurants in California that advertise "live fish are now made" and "bull frogs are killed" and so on, attracting many guests.
In the country, the relevant authorities have also cracked down on the illegal sale of wild animals. It ’s not that there is a problem as long as there is a live animal market, and the eating habits of the Chinese for thousands of years will not change overnight.Fresh meat ingredients are an essential part of most people's lives.
Source: scroll.in (non-Bay Area live animal market real shot)
My idea is: live animals are fresh and delicious, and we always love, but stillTo be divided into categories, The fish raised in a compliant environment is certainly edible, but other live animals with bacteria and viruses that have not gone through formal channels for safety and epidemic prevention,Of course, pay attention.
So do you think these markets should be closed? Should the live fish / live seafood market also be banned?
https://capitolweekly.net/letter-live-animal-food-markets/
https://abc7news.com/health/calls-mount-to-close-live-animal-markets-in-bay -area-amid-covid-19-crisis / 6157111 /
https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-governor-newsom-ban-live-animal-food-markets-in-california
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