Cruel trade in wild animals comes under fire
![Civets are eaten across the world and their musk is used in perfume production. Chinese consumption of civets slowed during the SARS epidemic in 2003, because it was believed that the virus was being spread by wild animals. But the cruel trade has picked up again as demand for exotic food rises among the country’s growing middle class. [Discover.news.163.com]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090624/000802ab80120bac1e8404.jpg "Civets are eaten across the world and their musk is used in perfume production. Chinese consumption of civets slowed during the SARS epidemic in 2003, because it was believed that the virus was being spread by wild animals. But the cruel trade has picked up again as demand for exotic food rises among the country’s growing middle class. [Discover.news.163.com]") |
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Civets are eaten across the world and their musk is used in perfume production. Chinese consumption of civets slowed during the SARS epidemic in 2003, because it was believed that the virus was being spread by wild animals. But the cruel trade has picked up again as demand for exotic food rises among the country's growing middle class. [Discover.news.163.com] |
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Cruel trade in wild animals comes under fire