Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: Doctors Call on the U.S. to Follow China's Lead, Phase Out Live Animal Markets
July 06, 2020
July 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release:
The Physicians Committee--the national nonprofit of 12,000 doctors-- applauds China for announcing a plan to phase out the sale of live poultry and urges the United States to follow suit. Live animal markets are a breeding ground for organisms that may not cause disease in animal hosts but can be deadly to humans.
"If China can do it, why can't we? Avoiding future . . .
The Physicians Committee--the national nonprofit of 12,000 doctors-- applauds China for announcing a plan to phase out the sale of live poultry and urges the United States to follow suit. Live animal markets are a breeding ground for organisms that may not cause disease in animal hosts but can be deadly to humans.
"If China can do it, why can't we? Avoiding future . . .