Animals

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Rolling up cats
What do cats, politicians’ shirtsleeves, dumbbells and BBQ skewers have in common? You can “roll them up” in China. You heard right. Because all these things can be combined in Chinese with a trendy verb, for which a similarly flexible dictionary entry has yet to be found in the West.撸 lū is the magic word […] continue reading →
Excessive animal fattening: prices for pork plummet
China's pork prices have been dropping since the beginning of the year. This is curbing the inflation rate and providing relief for consumers. The massive build-up of breeding stock around the country is thus showing success. But prices will continue to fluctuate – for which the government attempts at price stabilization are partly to blame. continue reading →
Drosten: ‘The fur industry is the most plausible point of origin’
Christian Drosten, a virologist at the Berlin Charité, has taken a stand in the discussion about the origin of Covid. In an interview with the Swiss magazine “Republik”, he said that he considers a laboratory accident unlikely. Instead, he supports the theory that sees the origin in Chinese fur animal production. Accordingly, Drosten considers the […] continue reading →
Compulsory animal testing for cosmetics abolished
In the future, China will renounce the obligation to test cosmetic products on animals. This is a huge opportunity for international manufacturers. Until now, companies had to conduct animal tests if they wanted to sell their products in China. However, most suppliers did not do this for ethical reasons. Therefore, they could only sell their products via Hong Kong. continue reading →
EU Commissioner: China should support marine protected area
The EU and China have agreed to work more closely together in the run-up to the UN conference on biodiversity, with EU Environment and Oceans Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius calling on China to join a group of countries supporting the establishment of a large-scale marine protected area in the Southern Ocean, according to a statement following […] continue reading →
Fewer Chinese want to buy ivory
The demand for ivory in China continues to decline. However, a small group still wants to hold on to the “white gold”. This is the result of a consumer survey conducted by the conservation organization WWF in cooperation with the research organization GlobeScan. According to the survey, only 19 percent of the people questioned in […] continue reading →