Re:China bans consumption and trade of wild animals
by blackrock on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @12:31PM
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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
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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.
Re:China bans consumption and trade of wild animals
by cycrutchfield on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @12:35PM
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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.