N.Y. Legislation Would Ban Live Animal Markets to Control Spread of Disease: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
May 06, 2020
May 06, 2020
NEW YORK, May 6 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release:
In an effort to control the spread of infectious diseases, live animal markets might soon be banned in New York. A new bill, introduced by Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), would immediately prohibit the operation of live animal markets in New York, effectively suspending current live markets' operations and preventing further licenses for such markets from being issue . . .
In an effort to control the spread of infectious diseases, live animal markets might soon be banned in New York. A new bill, introduced by Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), would immediately prohibit the operation of live animal markets in New York, effectively suspending current live markets' operations and preventing further licenses for such markets from being issue . . .