Put legal wildlife trade on new Parliament’s agenda to prevent future pandemics

Preventative actions focused on legal imports will be key to protecting the health of Canadians, animals, and our economy from future infectious diseases, including future pandemics.

Key drivers of pandemic risk include climate change, urban expansion, population increases and displacement, and increasing wealth (and the corresponding increase in demand for meat and animal companions), write Scott Weese and Melissa Matlow. Pexels photograph by Aditya Sahoo

Opinion

BY MELISSA MATLOW, SCOTT WEESE

November 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concern about the increasing frequency and severity of infectious diseases, particularly those that arise from animals. The majority of emerging infectious diseases, including the ones with pandemic potential, originate in animals. Yet, human factors drive the risk o...

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