Is the root cause of all new human diseases ((land) mammal & bird) meat consumption of humans?
My guess is, only a very small percentage of new human diseases (if any), actually start from farm animals!
& (almost) all actually start w/ (a) human(s) eating a wild animal (part/meat)!
Obviously, total number of diseases (& their total damage/cost) humanity endured, thru all its history, must be really huge!
IMHO, it is really the time for we (as whole humanity) to ask ourselves, do we really want to keep enduring (all kinds of) massive damages of global pandemics, thru our whole future, or not?
If the answer is no, then what we could really do?
IMHO, we could (thru an international agreement) globally ban hunting/capturing/eating all wild animals (except fish)!
(20200413) In some countries of our world, animals are treated/killed in absolutely horrific ways & it is completely legal!
IMHO, we as humanity, absolutely/desperately need to raise our ethical standards, by NOT allowing this situation to continue!
How? By making an international/global agreement banning mistreatment of all animals!
& IMHO, for any country refusing to join, all other countries should/must cut trade w/ them & even, not give any kind of visa to their people, anymore!
(20200430) Here is a totally crazy novel coronavirus conspiracy theory:
Imagine that, if COVID-19 was actually a natural coronavirus, that jumped to humans, because of Chinese people (actually also people of many other Asian nations) non-stop trading and consuming massive amounts of wild animal meat/products!
(Just like keep buying massive numbers of disease lottery tickets, for the whole world/humanity!)
Imagine that, if Chinese government was well aware that there would be bad consequences for them after the crisis is over!
Like, if all other countries of the world wanted to make trading/consuming wild animals/meat/products permanently/globally/absolutely illegal!
What then Chinese government could really do to prevent such bad consequences for themselves?
What if, they used a misdirection trick on the whole world?
Imagine, if they keep paying many (USA) journalists to keep pushing the (wrong) idea that Chinese government created COVID-19 in a lab!
Realize, then, sooner or later, it would be proven to be a false accusation & Chinese government would look like "wrongfully accused innocents", to the whole world!
(& thus (also) avoid any further/different accusations/consequences, in the future!!!)
What if they took the trick even further?
Imagine, if they created a fake proof & secretly gave it to USA government?
Realize, then, whenever USA government tried to show that proof to the whole world, they could easily prove it to be fake & so discredit USA government, in front of the whole world!
(& thus (also) avoid any further/different accusations/consequences, in the future!!!)
(20200508) IMHO, to really minimize any chances future global disease outbreaks, as much as possible, trade & sale of all wild animals should/must be absolutely/globally/permanently stopped/banned, thru an international agreement!
(& any country refuses to join to the agreement (or joins but does not enforce it) should/must be cutoff from trade w/ other countries!
& no new visas should/must be given to their citizens, anymore!)
But, of course, no doubt, currently, there are so many people (all over the world) whose livelihoods depend on trade & sale of wild animals! What if, they made to follow strict rules for hygiene/cleanliness, instead of total/permanent shutdown/ban of their business?
The problem is, that would never prevent any new future global disease outbreak!
So, someday/somewhere, a wild animal (meat/product) carrying (inside!) a new unknown dangerous virus will come to a "wet market" store, & will be sold to customer(s) later & we (seriously) expect that, strict rules being followed for hygiene/cleanliness of the store will somehow stop the new disease outbreak? How exactly?
IMHO, this is an UTTERLY RIDICULOUS idea/suggestion!
I had read another view that basically said/claimed, "destruction of forests etc causing more contact between wild animals & humans & that is the root cause of disease outbreaks & so the real solution is restoration of forests etc"!
IMHO, successfully fighting against Global Warming already requires restoration of forests etc, which getting already done, all over the world! But, how exactly, restoration of forests etc, will make millions of people, all over the world, stop from keep buying & consuming millions of wild animal meat/products (which are full of diseases)?
IMHO, this is yet another UTTERLY RIDICULOUS idea/suggestion!
(20200513) I read another view that basically said/claimed, "to prevent future diseases coming from wild animals, we need to help/ensure wild animals stay healthy"!
So, we need to create/use a global/massive/permanent army of scientists, to constantly check ALL wild animals for ALL diseases & cure them?!
IMHO, that would never would/could be a real/effective solution!
Wild animals have a massive number of unknown viruses!
Which ones maybe a threat for humans? How could be determined? & could we ever find them all?
Even if any found, what is the time/cost for developing even a just single vaccine for a single disease?
& whole world would constantly massively labor/pay to cure wild animals, so that Chinese/Asians can kill them in absolutely horrific ways(!) & safely eat them?
Chinese/Asians are keep causing massive damage to all wildlife all over the world (by importing wild animals of all kinds) (& many species are driven to extinction)!
& it is absolutely unbelievable (at least to me) that some scientists (who normally like to keep complaining a lot about human harm to wildlife) even try to find/suggest ideas that (if really could work) would ensure continuous massive global harm to all wildlife!
(20200513) IMHO, GLOBALLY banning sale/trade/consumption of wild animals (& their meat/products) definitely/absolutely cannot be called racism against Chinese/Asians!
Because, first of all, such GLOBAL ban would NOT specifically/selectively target Chinese/Asians!
For example, "bush-meat" of wild animals is also quite popular in many African countries!
& how about hunters killing & eating wild animals, in maybe all countries?
(20200514) Of course, such global ban also should/must include, wild animals getting used as farm/service/pet animals or animal feed!
& also only large professional (government certified) zoos (which has their own permanent veterinarian(s)) should/must be allowed to stay/exist!
