Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs.

It comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat, prompting Chinese authorities to ban the trade and consumption of wild animals.
 Shenzhen went a step further, extending the ban to dogs and cats.
The new law will come into force on 1 May.
 Thirty million dogs a year are killed across Asia for meat, says Humane Society International (HSI). However, the practice of eating dog meat in China is not that common - the majority of Chinese people have never done so and say they don't want to.
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