WUHAN has finally banned the sale of bats and other wild animal meat amid fears coronavirus originated in one of the city’s bizarre food markets.
The Chinese city’s municipal government today announced a comprehensive ban on eating all wild animals and the hunting and trading of wildlife.
It released a list of strict new rules which will come into immediate effect and will last for at least the next five years.
According to the official statement, there will be a ban on the sale and eating of terrestrial wild animals that are both in the wild or bred for the dinner table for dishes like bat soup.
Wuhan also announced a complete ban on the hunting of wild animals stating the whole city is now “a wildlife sanctuary.”
There will also be prohibitions on breeding aquatic wild animals – like frogs- for eating and bans on wildlife trading in markets and online.
“This notice shall come into force on the date of promulgation and shall be valid for five years,” the the statement read.
-THE SUN UK
