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The Case for Chinese dogs

There are only a few countries in the world where dogs are killed for human consumption. One of them, is China. Worse because it is the Chinese government which encourages the farming of these highly intelligent animals. Killing dogs for consumption is often an act of ignorance and is betrayal of their trust. It is also an act of greed which is answerable for the massive scale of slaughter of dogs and cats in Korea and China.

Please read and circulate the media reports on the dog and cat eating issue in China. (You will find them towards the end of this web page.) Encourage people to write to the Chinese embsassies in their country stating that they will not buy Chinese goods or visit China till China makes every efforts to end this injustice and cruelty.

The dogs would risk their lives for their human companions and have benefited human society immensely.When they are in trouble, the only decent thing that we should do is to make every efforts to save them from the horror and injustice they are subject to.

To find out the contact details of the Chinese embassies around the world, please click here.
Please use the sample letter below if you do not have time to write your own.

Sample letter to Chinese embassies

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please accept this petition letter on behalf of the companion animals in China. More and more people around the world are learning the cruel killing of dogs and cats in your country. You must realize that the image of your Country, and its people, is suffering from the picture this atrocity portrays, to people all over the World! This is why I am very surprised that the government of China pays no attention to the plight of these animals.

Upon learning the way companion animals are treated in China, my heart broke as I keep seeing these beautiful animals being treated in the most cruel, inhumane ways. I hear the screams of terror, and pain, that is the everyday scene in the Chinese meat markets!

Please ask your government to make this senseless torture and slaughter of companion animals for consumption, illegal. It is not only betrayal of trust but also an act of cruelty to kill these animals for food. The very nature of these animals makes it impossible to breed, raise, and slaughter them for consumption, humanely.

People from every Country, who have experienced the comfort, faithfulness, and unconditional love given by these animals, will be horrified by this unspeakable cruelty to these loving animals. Until China bans the consumption of companion animals, and effectively enforce those laws, the image of China will suffer and its caring people will also share the disgrace and shame because of a practice born of greed and ignorance. Please do all you can to help to eradicate the health myth behind the killing and torture of these loving animals and introduce a clear ban of this repulsive practice which seriously damages the image of China in the eyes of the world.

I would love to visit your country and buy the goods made in China one day. At present, I cannot do so because it will remind me of the pain and anguish these animals are still subject to. Please help these animals and show the world that China also honours trust and friendship.

Sincerely,

Contact Media
Also please ask media to do more reports on cruel dog and cat meat trade in China. The more people to get informed, the better future dogs and cats in Asia will have. Click here to get contact details for the newspapers around the world.

Please support the work of Animals Asia Foundation
Animals Asia Foundation have been working with the Chinese government officials over the Moon Bear issue and has been very successful in addressing the plight of the Moon Bears. They are now trying to address the issue of dog and cat eating practice to the Chinese government. They are also promoting programs in China and Asia-wide which show beyond a shadow of a doubt, that dogs and cats are our friends and not food. Please support their valuable work for the dogs and cats in China. To find out more about the work of Animals Asia Foundation for dogs and cats, click here.

Media reports on Chinese dog and cat eating issues
Guangdong gourmets eat 10,000 cats a day ( 4 Dec 2002)
Beijing vendor guarantees fresh dog meat with on-the-spot butchering (16 Apr 2003)
Carpet of cruelty (29 May 2003)

Jiangsu Peixian Fanxiantao Dog Meat Manufactory (photos)
Pictures From China - cats in the market (photos)
The horror of dog and cat fur documented by a Holland TV station (video)