Reuters: China to outlaw eating of protected animal species

[riky]

China to outlaw eating of protected animal species

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will jail people who eat rare animals for 10 years or more under a new interpretation of the criminal law, state media reported, as the government seeks to close a legal loophole and better protect the natural environment.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/39dcf5f6/sc/24/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=sM2_wmrO0_E:bds4mvhVC2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=sM2_wmrO0_E:bds4mvhVC2g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?i=sM2_wmrO0_E:bds4mvhVC2g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=sM2_wmrO0_E:bds4mvhVC2g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?i=sM2_wmrO0_E:bds4mvhVC2g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/environment/~4/sM2_wmrO0_E" height="1" width="1"/>

Source: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login