Peta India demands closure of illegal wet markets in country, cites Covid-19 pandemic

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India released video footage of live-animal markets (wet markets) across the country operating illegally.

Peta India has written a letter to the Union health minister, environment minister and other concerned ministries, urging the closure of wet markets across country. (Photo: PTI/Representational image)

Animal rights organisation Peta India has demanded immediate closure of illegal wet markets to prevent another pandemic. Peta’s warning comes in the backdrop of global Covid-19 pandemic.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India released video footage of live-animal markets (wet markets) across the country operating illegally. The organisation has demanded the closure of all illegal wet markets — marketplaces that sell perishable goods including meat, fish and other produce — in Delhi, West Bengal and Manipur.

The organisation also highlighted the fact that…

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