2020-03-27 | 'Worse' pandemic on horizon unless world deals with wildlife markets | CBC News
'All of these infected animals were in wildlife markets, where every day millions of people around the world still get their food. '
'Scientists believe the novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 emerged from one of these wildlife markets — also known as "wet markets" — in the Chinese city of Wuhan, possibly through an infected bat. '
'In February, China announced a ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals. '
'William Karesh, executive vice president for health and policy at the EcoHealth Alliance, said the current coronavirus outbreak was likely spread in two possible ways. '
'The selling of wild animals accounts for "a significant portion of the economy. '
He calls them "wildlife markets"... That's very misleading. It's a fucking rat market. When you say wildlife I think venison, duck, elk, ECT. These fucks wouldn't know what a wildlife market is. They eat fucking bats
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'All of these infected animals were in wildlife markets, where every day millions of people around the world still get their food. '
'Scientists believe the novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 emerged from one of these wildlife markets — also known as "wet markets" — in the Chinese city of Wuhan, possibly through an infected bat. '
'In February, China announced a ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals. '
'William Karesh, executive vice president for health and policy at the EcoHealth Alliance, said the current coronavirus outbreak was likely spread in two possible ways. '
'The selling of wild animals accounts for "a significant portion of the economy. '
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