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maintain public health. sars-cov- , the coronavirus that causes covid- , is thought to have originated from an animal market where a variety of species and protected wildlife were illegally sold. the wuhan huanan animal market sold live peacocks, porcupines, rats, foxes, crocodiles, wolf cubs, turtles, snakes
and captive-bred animals are often guilty of increasing risk by selling to a largely unsuspecting public, said dr clifford warwick, a fellow of the uk's oxford centre for animal ethics. bovine tuberculosis has been documented among wild lions and animals raised in captivity, while reptiles such as snakes...
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/covid-19-should-be-a-warning-to-prevent-illegal-animal-trade-say-experts-1.1055122