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The individual larvae of black soldier flies, which are native to the Americas, can each eat double their weight of garbage every day, according to experts. The farm in Sichuan province then turns the bugs into a high-protein animal feed and their feces into an organic fertilizer. “These bugs are not disgusting! They are for managing food waste. You have to look at this from another angle,” said Hu Rong... ... But the black soldier fly, a rather long and slender critter, does more than eliminate waste. Once fattened, some of the larvae are sold live or dried to feed...

Beijing gets 'one dog policy'08/11/2006 19:24??-?(SA)?? ?Beijing - Beijing has launched a "one dog policy" in an effort to curb a sharp rise in rabies linked to the ballooning population of unregistered canines. "Each family is permitted to raise one dog," the government said in a statement seen on Wednesday on its website announcing the new policy. "Large dogs, ferocious dogs and the unregulated raising of dogs are not allowed." "Violators of the regulations will be fined up to 5?000 yuan ($640) and their pets will be taken into custody," it said, citing regulations issued this week. Rabies has...