al health.After receiving a lot of criticism centering on arguments of the lack of people's welfare, Cha
ng's team decided to focus their ▓drafts on the "anti-cruelty" of animals.He also conceded that the draft will respect some local cultures such as the▓ Koreans' eating habits, and may exclude them from the ban.▓However, this exclusion may give rise to new questions,
such as who should have the privilege to be exempt, analysts said.BEIJING, Jan. 27 -- Fine of up to 5,000 yuan and 15 days' detention proposed for those found guilty. A prop▓osed draft of China's first law on animal welfare ▓prohibits the consumption of dog and ca
t meat, with a fine of up to 5,000 yuan ($730) and up to 15 days' det▓ention for the guilty. Organizations or units found gu▓ilty of selling the meat can be fined anywhere between 10,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, according to the proposed draft▓ law that is being drawn
up by a panel of legal experts, t▓he Beijing-based Mirror Evening News reported. "There a▓re still many difficulties to overcome before (leg
islators) include the article against consumption ▓of dog and cat meat into the draft law," Chang Jiwen, a resea
s, who headed th
e panel, was qu▓o
ted as saying. "I hope t
he problem can b
e solved as s▓o
on as possible, al
though it will be solved
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