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Dear
Friends
Here at ITD we are accustomed to
hearing reports of savagery perpetrated on dogs in
China. When we heard this latest one we thought it
must be a cruel hoax due
to the sheer numbers involved. Regrettably,
the report was
confirmed.
This comes from our colleagues at Sirius
GAO, the New Zealand based charity fighting for
the Chinese dogs. The extract below is taken from
their web site. Please visit http://sirius.2kat.net/cixiguilin.html
for more details, photos and email addresses to
write to. Please note - this slaughter is one of
many planned throughout
China.
CHINA PREPARES FOR 2008
OLYMPICS
"In
preparation for the Olympic Games to be held in
Beijing in 2008, China has decided that it is time
to tackle the problem of stray dogs. Due to fears
of rabies, these animals are not generally eaten
and have become widespread in some cities. Instead
of introducing a plan of spay and neuter as has
been done in many more civilised countries, the
Chinese solution is far more immediate and, not
surprisingly, brutal. The photos on this page
were taken in Cixi between 10th and 16th October
2004 where an unverified estimate of 40,000 dogs
were slaughtered.
"Long poles with a wire loop at
one end are used by dog-wardens throughout the
world as an efficient and safe method of catching
dogs. But this is China and this device is put to
a particularly Chinese use........
"Here the operation is performed
by a two man team. While one man holds the dog
helpless with his pole, his partner beats it to
death with his."
The city of Guilin is planning
a similar massacre during December. URGENT
response is needed if there is to be any hope of
preventing this. Please join Sirius' campaign
at http://sirius.2kat.net/cixiguilin.html.
Our continued thanks to all of you for
caring.
From all the team at
ITD
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