Animals and the Coronavirus Pandemic (Part One): Poaching, Farming, and Eating Wild Animals

Summary: The source of the recent coronavirus outbreak that has led to a worldwide pandemic has been linked to a market in China, where wild animals are sold and killed for human consumption. Will this virus end to the illegal wildlife trade? Will this be the end to live animal markets and wet markets where animals are sold and killed for meat? Will China close the loopholes (such as exemptions for Traditional Chinese Medicine) that exist in their bans on wildlife consumption? Listen to this episode to find out.