As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent an urgent e-mail on Wednesday asking Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar to close live-animal meat markets, or “wet markets,” across the Philippines permanently, pointing out that markets crammed full of sick and stressed animals are breeding grounds for deadly diseases.
“It’s a matter of when—not if—the next pandemic will occur, as long as live-animal markets are permitted to continue endangering both humans and other animals,” said PETA Senior Vice President Jason Baker.
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“PETA is urging the Philippines to take the next logical step and close these dangerous operations,” Baker said.
