An important decision (make) by the National People's Congress Standing Committee(全国人大常委会)in February, 2020. The decision made clear that all animals, including those on the protection list of the existing Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife or other laws and all terrestrial(陆生的) wildlife, are banned from consumption. The decision announced that anyone illegally hunts, trades, transports or eats wild animals on the protection list of the existing laws will be (severe) punished. The decision also said any store (break) the laws would be closed and face heavy (punish).
"Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the (risk) of eating wild animals have aroused wide public concern," an official said. "At the critical moment in epidemic prevention and control, it's highly necessary for the NPC Standing Committee (pass) such a special decision."
However, aquatic(水生的)wild animals like fish are not on the prohibition list. Common poultry(家禽) and livestock(家畜) like pigs, cattle and sheep are also not on the list. Animals that (raise) for a long time, such as pigeons and rabbits, are not on the list, either. "The decision may cause economic losses for some farmers who raise animals. Local governments should help them adjust and transform production and bussiness activities, and offer them compensation depending the practical situation," the official said.
