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Re:China bans consumption and trade of wild animals by nradov on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @12:16PM (#22414989)
Camel meat has always been popular in the Middle East. About 3M camels are slaughtered for meat every year. It's similar to beef, and considered a halal meat for Muslims.
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Re:China bans consumption and trade of wild animals by blackrock on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @12:31PM (#22415132)
Isn’t the meat cooked? That normally kills off germs and pathogens.
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Re:China bans consumption and trade of wild animals by nradov on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @12:46PM (#22415283)
What's your point? Most people cook their meat before eating whether it's camels, bats, or civet cats. The serious cross-species disease transmission risk is from unsanitary practices in handling live animals and raw meat before cooking.
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Re:China bans consumption and trade of wild animals by cycrutchfield on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @12:35PM (#22415172)
Fully killing off viruses would require bringing the internal temperature of the meat to around 70 degrees C. People do not typically do this for red meat as the resulting texture is unappealing.
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