How We Can Be STRONGER On The Other Side of COVID-19
This collective experience surrounding the coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of improving global animal welfare to reduce the risk of spreading future disease.
We now know that the COVID-19 virus originated from a wet market in Wuhan China in some form of infected organism (widely suspected to be bats). Unfortunately, this isn't the first zoonotic disease to emerge from China in recent years that has had catastrophic affects worldwide. I'm sure we can all recall the recent outbreaks of "Swine Flu"(H1N1) and "Avian Flu" (HPAI). However, the coronavirus pandemic has notably been the most devastating to our global economy, workplaces, wellbeing and mental health.
David Quammen, epidemiologist and author of Animal Infections And The Next Human Pandemic, considers it likely the coronavirus first developed in one species where it then mutated and spread to another (an intermediate host) before mutating once again and jumping to humans.
This possibility is amplified in wet markets when animals that would not otherwise have interacted with one another in nature are kept in close proximity and poor conditions. This is the IDEAL ENVIRONMENT for viruses to mutate and spread to intermediate and human hosts.
The dog meat trade is no different. Dog meat is sold in markets after they have been kept in poor conditions and oftentimes in close proximity to other animal species. We have seen viruses surface in birds, pigs, and bats. What's to say that the next zoonotic disease from China won't originate in canine hosts?
We must take responsibility for artificially creating conditions that breed these diseases and consider the potential devastating effects that wet markets and meat trades could have on humanity.
We have an opportunity to investigate and transform these practices and Conscious Compassion is dedicated to doing just that! By bringing awareness to risks and educating those participating in these practices, we can reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases and prevent future pandemics from wrecking havoc on us all.
What Can We Do?
Conscious Compassion is a not-for-profit dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing as many dogs as possible from Yulin and put an end to animal cruelty once and for all.
In order to raise compassion for animals worldwide, Conscious Compassion also believes in raising awareness of current events and educating younger generations.
To see all of the pictures and videos of our rescues please go to our:
Instagram page: @compassion_for_canines
Facebook page: Conscious Compassion Canada.
How Can You Help?
We are humbly asking for your support to help be part of a compassionate effort to carry out this mission. Compassion transcends national boundaries and each of you have a meaningful way to be part of this journey with us.
Please Consider donating through one of these links:
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/compassion-for-canines-cfc
PayPal: https://paypal.me/consciouscompassion?locale.x=en_US
(donate@consciouscompassion.ca)
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Warmly,
Team Conscious Compassion