More bad news for meat eaters in Asia.
For some weeks now there have been reports of strange deaths of livestock - the first was the over 15,000 dead pigs in a stretch of the Huangpu River a major source of drinking water,
to date no one has given a convincing explanation on how this happened.
Then came the bird flu.
The virus has killed over 20 people with several sick in the hospitals.
Scientists so far, says the virus appears to be transmitted from birds to people, and there's no clear evidence of sustainable human-to-human transmission, which could spark a pandemic.Some people on the streets say since the virus is killed under intense heat so there is no cause for alarm.
Then came he rat as lamb palaver, apparently a syndicate had been passing rat meat as lamb in some parts of Shanghai.
Following some of Shanghai's food safety problems, , an English-language satire site, issued a about city officials encouraging residents to eat more healthfully. The slogan for Shanghai's new campaign: "Go Vegan If You Want To Live."
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