The case of “live pet blind boxes” in China’s Sichuan province recently sparked public concern in the country, with even the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official media reporting on it. The matter involves not only the legal issue of delivering animals via a postal service, but also the just-implemented “Animal Epidemic Prevention Law” related to the CCP virus. Shipping live animals bought online using regular express delivery is illegal but common in China. The practice has received little attention from the CCP’s official media in the past. The incident in Sichuan that caught public attention happened on March 3. People found dozens of “pet blind boxes” waiting to be delivered at an express station in downtown Chengdu, Sichuan province, and they could hear the meowing of cats and the barking of dogs from inside the boxes. Local animal rescue volunteers rushed to the spot upon hearing the news. They stopped …