Wet markets phased out


China has vowed to gradually phase out the slaughter and sale of live poultry at food markets. Wet markets often come under suspicion when new disease outbreaks are tracked and traced. After the COVID-19 outbreak, China brought in new regulations on the trade and consumption of wild animals. Although most of these animals, like turtles, frogs, snakes and scorpions, have been banned since late February 2020, turtles and frogs are still openly sold on Xihua Farmer’s Market in Guangzhou and vendors are willing to get scorpions on demand. Following the wildlife ban, the focus now is on restricting the trade and slaughter of live poultry which in the past has been connected with the spread of bird flu. The Chinese government wants to encourage the mass slaughter of live poultry in places where certain conditions and standards of hygiene apply. These should be close to live poultry markets which remain the main meat outlet with more than 70 percent of product coming through whole- sale agricultural markets.


PHOTO: ANP/ALEX PLAVEVSKI


▶ POULTRY WORLD | No. 6, 2020


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