] Faced with the return of SARS, China on Monday ordered
] wild animals slaughtered by the thousands in the
] diseases suspected region of origin, a striking
] response that elicited calls for caution from
] international doctors concerned about safety and
] destroying medical evidence.
]
] The decision to kill up to 10,000 civet cats and related
] specialty-food creatures in the wildlife markets of the
] southern province of Guangdong animals suspected
] of being SARS carriers came as the first case of
] SARS in China this season was confirmed after more than
] two weeks of intricate tests.

SARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MSNBC - China orders mass killing of cats in response to SARS