Broad coalition forming in U.S. to pressure China to close ‘wet’ markets
Several online petitions have already taken off. PETA has one with over 100,000 signatures. It urges the World Health Organization to close the markets worldwide.
ANI: A coalition consisting of Senators, activists and Humane Society of the United States is being formed to exert pressure on China to close the infamous wet markets of wild food markets for bat, cat and dog mean blamed for the outbreak of the coronavirus and a number of other pandemics.
Its members likely to include US President Donald Trump’s daughter in law Lara Trump, Senator Lindsey Graham, and several animal rights activists, including the Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Animal Wellness Action, reported Washington Examiner.
The goal is to put pressure on Beijing directly to close the markets like in Wuhan. The group of people who are in favour of this move, applying efforts to focus on stopping the reopening of the “wet markets”… Several online petitions have already taken off. PETA has one with over 100,000 signatures. It urges the World Health Organization to close the markets worldwide.
PETA’s Ashley Byrne said the virus is a “wake up call” to force the markets to close, including those in the U.S. — there are some 80 in New York that hawk birds and goats. “This absolutely should be a priority,” she said… Huanan Seafood Market in China’s Wuhan is believed to be the epicenter of coronavirus, which swept the world, engulfing millions as far as the United States and killing over 75,000 people. SOURCE…
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