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Wet Market Selling Wildlife In Vietnam Remains Open Although There Is Still COVID-19 Threat

All know that COVID-19 infection was very dangerous and it is proven when many countries were suffered because of it. But, it looks like that there are peoples that were still stubborn and keep on selling wildlife at a wet market.

A video was shown by Daily Mail where a wet market in Vietnam was still open and most of it still selling wildlife. Many wildlife can be seen in the wet market such as frogs, turtles, fish, and even dogs.

It can be seen in the footage that a fish being hit with a knife while still alive. Turtles trying to escape from cages while ducks and chickens sitting on top of each other inside a cramped cage.

Picture: Daily Mail/ Moving Animals
Picture: Daily Mail/ Moving Animals

Other than that, skinned bodies of dogs were seen laying on a table in that market.

Picture: Daily Mail/ Moving Animals

The workers were not wearing any face masks, apron, or gloves when handling these animals. There is one moment where a worker can be seen just wearing plastic gloves while cutting up frogs.

As reported by Daily Mail, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that these kinds of conditions are ‘unacceptable’ because of the risk they pose to human and animal health.

“It increases the risk of contamination of the meat with foodborne pathogens,” said WHO.

“The conditions and slaughter process, as well as being horrendous for the animals, pose a real risk for pathogen spread to workers,” said animal rights activists that also capture the video.

Open Cages CEO, Connor Jackson said that when are we, as a human learn the lesson? The COVID-19 infection has shown how cruel and dangerous wet markets can be.

“Ban these cruel live animal markets and the risk of another pandemic will be significantly reduced. We urge the Vietnamese authorities to close these facilities immediately,” he said.

It is said that the video was filmed between February and March 2020 before the outbreak started. The footage was then released today. It is believed that the market still remained open.

Source: Daily Mail

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