I am also from Russia and also visited China animal markets so I have come to the same conclusion.
But it seems that lab animals are not the same that are typically sold on animal markets: mice and rats.
The lab is known to have been studying bats—weren’t those sold on the market too?
Not that I know of. People talk about raccoon dogs as a candidate for market spillover, not bats
I am also from Russia and also visited China animal markets so I have come to the same conclusion.
But it seems that lab animals are not the same that are typically sold on animal markets: mice and rats.
The lab is known to have been studying bats—weren’t those sold on the market too?
Not that I know of. People talk about raccoon dogs as a candidate for market spillover, not bats