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Old April 18th, 2011, 09:21 AM
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A good save!

Hooray!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
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Old April 18th, 2011, 09:58 AM
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GF,I keep hoping the younger generation of Chinese will abandon the ancient beliefs,that certain animal-parts benifits them in different ways,such as from bears,tigers,sharks etc..
The Cat/Dog farm horror,be it to harvest the fur to make ornaments,linings in gloves or jackets or for the many restaurants where cat/dog is served as a delicacy has been going on forever,but at least these ones were saved
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Old April 18th, 2011, 10:05 AM
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The dogs, many apparently stolen from their owners, were being transported from the central Chinese province of Henan to restaurants in Jilin province in the north-east, the China Daily said.
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The reports on the dog rescue suggested the truck company was unlikely to face legal action as it had all the necessary permits to transport the animals.


So I wonder if they'll investigate where the trucking company got the animals from and who was to gain profit from their sale?
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Yes, and it's looking a tiny bit promising in that they want to ban it. As for the other animals and the sharks, horrifying that these things still go on.
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Old April 25th, 2011, 07:14 PM
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Another article on this, pointing out the dogs are typically strays.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...ner-table?bn=1

Good save by a segment of the Chinese population though.

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Old April 25th, 2011, 10:53 PM
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I've read articles on the way they kill the dogs before they eat them, its horrendous. If rabies is pretty common there, how smart is it to kill and eat a dog that could possibly have rabies?
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Old April 26th, 2011, 07:53 AM
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The Toronto Star has a frontpage picture of the truck and the dogs this morning.
They make a point of calling them mongrels and wild dogs,not entirely true
The Star fails to mention Canadas part in the dog/cat fur trade,no less horrible.
Our government and others,turn a blind eye to all kinds of imports that are questionable,after all,no matter what China does,there is big money involved,turn a blind eye to ethics and morals.
The fur on your jacket-hood,the lining in your gloves,the cute little kitty-ornaments so very lifelike,once kept a cat/dog warm..

I know what someone might say and I agree,our own treatment of animals to slaughter is not entirely humane,even our treatment of cats/dogs,but nothing compares to the horrors in China
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