China plans to protect vast mink and fox fur industry from Coronavirus backlash of wildlife trade

JANE DALTON: China is considering moves that would entrench its vast fur industry further into the country’s economy, raising worries over the spread of coronavirus among animals crowded together in small spaces. The country’s agriculture ministry is proposing to reclassify mink, raccoon dogs, silver foxes and blue foxes as domestic livestock, rather than wild animals, … Continue reading China plans to protect vast mink and fox fur industry from Coronavirus backlash of wildlife trade