Wet markets in San Francisco?

[mfcorey1]

https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/28/san-francisco-oakland-wet-markets-chicken-fowl-rabbits-caged-live-animals-coronavirus-china/

It's disgusting, inhumane, unsafe and a breeding ground for disease ... yes, another wet market, but this one's not in NYC ... it's in the San Francisco Bay area.

The footage was shot at two different wet/live animal markets -- one in San Fran and another across the Bay in Oakland. Both markets are currently open and fully operational, killing and selling the chickens, rabbits and meat in the same location -- with what seems to be hardly any regulation.

In the clip, you see children walking around and getting very close to the chickens and rabbits CRAMMED in cages. Workers pull the fowl out of the cages for slaughter, and some aren't even wearing gloves. Later in the video, you see severed chicken legs and beaks strewn about the floor ... frankly, it's disgusting and unsanitary.

[Renew Deal]

1. It seems that this is more about violating modern sensibilities than actual danger.

[malaise]

3. Agree I remember watching my

father's oldest sister rearing and killing her own chickens

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. "Wet markets" are farmers markets. "Dry markets" sell clothing and other dry goods.

Freaking out about how some animals are killed and eaten but not others is often rooted in racism or xenophobia.

[mfcorey1]

5. There was no racist intent in my post. This is how foolishness gets started. My

knowledge of what a wet market is might be at fault but not the nasty reply from you!!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. There are a lot of racist overtones in some coverage about markets in other countries

or other cultures -- particularly from sensational sites like TMZ. That's all.

[Peregrine Took]

4. There isn't an animal welfare law to protect them? n/t