[Dog Gone]

I suppose if a civet objected to being slaughtered and bit someone, it could transmit the virus.

However, I find it puzzling that this would be the first time that SARS was transmitted this way. This has been going on for a long time.

[azhenfud]

"I suppose if a civet objected to being slaughtered and bit someone, it could transmit the virus."

Some restaurant patrons "pick" a live animal for slaughter/preparation. An infected live animal AT A RESTAURANT, exposed to the public, is asking for disaster.