Many wild animals have been illegally consumed at restaurants (Source: ENV)The film tells a story about a family that are enjoyingtheir favourite pork dish without knowing that their chef has justslaughtered a civet, and the continuous preparation of dishes that includewildlife without ensuring hygienic procedures may cause pathogens from thecivet to spread to the dish that they ordered.
In Vietnam, many wild animals have been illegally consumed at restaurants,which has not only negatively impacted the natural population of wildlifespecies, but also increased the risk of transmitting wildlife-origin pathogens tocustomers. In fact, about 70% of the dangerous infectious diseases over the past 30years have originated from animals, mainly wild animals.
In its conclusion, the film advised the community to stay away from restaurantsor other establishments that keep or consume wild animals.
ENV Deputy Director Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung said that eachyear, thousands of wild animals are poached and then smuggled and legalisedthrough licensed farms before being brought into restaurants and other businessfacilities. Wildlife trafficking is not only a threat to biodiversity but also harmshuman life, she said, stressing the need to stop the situation to protectpublic health.
Alongside, the film also calls on the community to say "no" to otheractivities that may increase the risk of spreading diseases of wildlife originto humans such as captive breeding or illegal using wild animal products.
Earlier, an ENV film about the operation of wildlifetrafficking hotline at 1800-1522 was screened in 54 TV channels of Vietnam./.
VNA
