Second mass dog slaughter in China

Aeroplane · 08-04-2006, 01:26 PM

Second mass dog slaughter in China

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/as...na.dogs.ap.jpg

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- For the second time in days, Chinese authorities have ordered a mass slaughter of dogs to curb a rabies outbreak -- drawing criticism from animal lovers but also support from many who say it's the only way to contain a disease that kills more than 2,000 Chinese a year.

Officials in the eastern city of Jining plan to kill all dogs within three miles of areas where rabies has been found, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday.

The measure came in response to the deaths of 16 people from rabies in Jining in the last eight months, Xinhua said. It didn't say when the slaughter would begin or how the animals would be killed. It said the city had about 500,000 dogs.

Rabies cases are on the rise in China, with 2,651 reported deaths from the disease in 2004, the last year for which data was available. Only 3 percent of the country's dogs are vaccinated against rabies.

Last week, a county in southwestern Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs, many of them beaten to death in front of their owners, after three people died of rabies.

The slaughters have outraged animal rights groups, who call them cruel and a sign of government incompetence in dealing with rabies, an often fatal disease that attacks the nervous system but which can be warded off with a series of injections.

"I think this is completely insane," said Zhang Luping, founder of the Beijing Human and Animal Environmental Education Center.

"What's more, this really damages our national image and sets a really bad example to show how lazy and inconsiderate those local government officials are," Zhang said.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called such killings a "hideously cruel response," in a statement on its Web site.

After last week's slaughter, the group canceled about $300,000 orders for merchandise made in China and called for a boycott of Chinese-made products to protest what it calls widespread cruelty to animals in the country.

The killings in Yunnan prompted unusually pointed criticism in state media, with many commentators saying it signaled how little capacity the local government had to deal with routine health issues.

Other slaughters have been reported elsewhere in China this year, although the government says it has no standard policy of destroying dogs.

Zhang, the founder of the Beijing education center, said there were no laws under which citizens could stop the killings. However, she said she and other animal protection activists were reaching out through the media to try to change policy.

"I think this brutal and cold-blooded campaign should stop as soon as possible," Zhang said.

People who answered the phone at Jining's city government and the epidemic control center refused to comment or said they weren't authorized to release information to the media.

The World Health Organization has not directly criticized the slaughters, but WHO experts have said they underscore a lack of coordination and other problems within China's health care system.

The killings have also prompted a slew of impassioned postings in online forums.

"Tens of thousands of people die in traffic accidents each year, but we don't ban cars. Dogs are simply easy to persecute," said one unsigned posting on Xinhua's electronic bulletin board.

"People opposed to killing dogs ought to think how they'd feel if they or a relative was infected with rabies. Are people's or dogs' lives more important?" said another, also unsigned.

GlasgowKiss · 08-04-2006, 01:43 PM

This could really help alleviate the famine in North Korea.

Aeroplane · 08-04-2006, 01:45 PM

Aw, Craig, you always find the good in the bad.

Nimrod's Son · 08-04-2006, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeroplane

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called such killings a "hideously cruel response," in a statement on its Web site.

After last week's slaughter, the group canceled about $300,000 orders for merchandise made in China and called for a boycott of Chinese-made products to protest what it calls widespread cruelty to animals in the country.

PETA shows its true colors once again. Human Rights violations? No problem. Kill some dogs? Now you've lost our business!

Aeroplane · 08-04-2006, 01:53 PM

i agree that PETA has some of their priorities screwed up . . .

if they were based in Iran, they'd be considered terrorists. har har.

wHATcOLOR · 08-04-2006, 02:24 PM

take that krazee, ya crazy bitch!!!

KrazeeStacee · 08-04-2006, 02:25 PM

I couldn't read past this part

"Last week, a county in southwestern Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs, many of them beaten to death in front of their owners, after three people died of rabies."

So forgive me if the obvious has already been stated but if only 3% of dogs are vaccinated for rabies - WHY THE FUCK DON'T THEY WORK ON THAT INSTEAD?! It's a law to have your dog vaccinated yearly, and much display a tag around it's neck stating it's had it's rabies vaccination - I mean it's not rocket science.

Dumb fucking bastards - lets go ahead and slaughter them, beating their kids to death in front of them. I would surely get some enjoyment from that.

Aeroplane · 08-04-2006, 02:26 PM

i must say though - what's the point of beating them to death . . . IN FRONT OF THEIR OWNERS? that makes no sense whatsoever. it's like a serial killer's fantasy.

KrazeeStacee · 08-04-2006, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by big white horse hung

take that krazee, ya crazy bitch!!!

I hope someday a big rott takes half of your face off.

KrazeeStacee · 08-04-2006, 02:27 PM

One with rabies of course.

Aeroplane · 08-04-2006, 02:34 PM

KrazeeStacee · 08-04-2006, 02:39 PM

Or even fuck, some country that's a little more civilized - how about sending over some proper euthanasia? You know, so they don't have to act like fucking monkeys and beat the dogs to death?

Jesus fucking christ I can't even think about this anymore it's making me so mad. I didn't want to read about it on the dog forums and damn you Aeroplane for telling me to read this ridiculous, embarrasing, sadistic shit.

Aeroplane · 08-04-2006, 02:46 PM

i thought you'd want to know

KrazeeStacee · 08-04-2006, 02:58 PM

No it's cool. It's good that I know but this shit just makes me wanna puke.

You know.

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ohnoitsbonnie · 08-04-2006, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

PETA shows its true colors once again. Human Rights violations? No problem. Kill some dogs? Now you've lost our business!

Maybe because PETA is an animal rights group. The A stands for ''animals'' there, Nimrod. It's not at all incomprehensible that people sympathize with the plight of animals over the plight of humans.

Future Boy · 08-04-2006, 07:44 PM

Nah, its just pretty stupid.

Esty · 08-04-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ohnoitsbonnie

Maybe because PETA is an animal rights group. The A stands for ''animals'' there, Nimrod. It's not at all incomprehensible that people sympathize with the plight of animals over the plight of humans.

I'd gladly give up your life for the dogs over there.

KrazeeStacee · 08-04-2006, 08:28 PM

I sure as hell care more about animals than people. Even *gasp* babies!

Animals are a LOT better than people in so many ways...I'd kill a baby to save a dog if I had to.

How terrible of me.

jared · 08-04-2006, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

PETA shows its true colors once again. Human Rights violations? No problem. Kill some dogs? Now you've lost our business!

why would peta be quoted in a human rights article?

Hillzy · 08-04-2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KrazeeStacee

Animals are a LOT better than people in so many ways...I'd kill a baby to save a dog if I had to.

I'm a animal lover and I especially love my dogs but this is not rational. Dogs are only "better" because they don't have the means to be worse.

KrazeeStacee · 08-05-2006, 01:07 AM

I think they're truly better in a lot of ways - ways that matter to me and make sense. But that's got nothing to do with this thread so I'll leave it at that.

Hillzy · 08-05-2006, 02:00 AM

Can't argue with that.

Fathoms (unadored) · 08-05-2006, 02:39 AM

China fucking blows. This whole fucking world blows. I wish I never had to read another headline again.

Nimrod's Son · 08-05-2006, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ohnoitsbonnie

Maybe because PETA is an animal rights group. The A stands for ''animals'' there, Nimrod. It's not at all incomprehensible that people sympathize with the plight of animals over the plight of humans.

Yes, they ignore human rights violations but get all upset when there's something involving animals. I know they're an animal rights group, that's not the point. It's further demonstration that PETA cares more about the rights of animals than humans.

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Originally Posted by KrazeeStacee

I sure as hell care more about animals than people. Even *gasp* babies!

Animals are a LOT better than people in so many ways...I'd kill a baby to save a dog if I had to.

How terrible of me.

No, how stupid.

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Originally Posted by jared

why would peta be quoted in a human rights article?

Well, they wouldn't be. But that doesn't change the fact that they're willing to trade with a country with a huge history of human rights violations.

Thaniel Buckner · 08-05-2006, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

It's further demonstration that PETA cares more about the rights of animals than humans.

Why do you care so much about Peta.

Nimrod's Son · 08-05-2006, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Thaniel Buckner

Why do you care so much about Peta.

I owuldn't if they'd stop acting like a bunch of assholes

Why does everyone care so much about FOX News?

spa ced · 08-05-2006, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

Yes, they ignore human rights violations but get all upset when there's something involving animals. I know they're an animal rights group, that's not the point. It's further demonstration that PETA cares more about the rights of animals than humans.

so? humans have dozens of humanitarian agencies to assist them already. let the animals have their one or two.

Nimrod's Son · 08-05-2006, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by spa ced

so? humans have dozens of humanitarian agencies to assist them already. let the animals have their one or two.

I think you're missing the point.

I'm just saying that it's silly to all olf a sudden cut off trade with a country known for human rights atrocities because of animal right violations

They shouldn't do business at all

spa ced · 08-05-2006, 07:01 AM

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spa ced · 08-05-2006, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

I think you're missing the point.

I'm just saying that it's silly to all olf a sudden cut off trade with a country known for human rights atrocities because of animal right violations

They shouldn't do business at all

No I think you're missing the point. If they're an animal rights organization...it makes sense that it would take a huge offense against animal rights for them to stop trading with a country.

08-04-2006, 01:26 PM	#1
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	Second mass dog slaughter in China Second mass dog slaughter in China http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/as...na.dogs.ap.jpg SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- For the second time in days, Chinese authorities have ordered a mass slaughter of dogs to curb a rabies outbreak -- drawing criticism from animal lovers but also support from many who say it's the only way to contain a disease that kills more than 2,000 Chinese a year. Officials in the eastern city of Jining plan to kill all dogs within three miles of areas where rabies has been found, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday. The measure came in response to the deaths of 16 people from rabies in Jining in the last eight months, Xinhua said. It didn't say when the slaughter would begin or how the animals would be killed. It said the city had about 500,000 dogs. Rabies cases are on the rise in China, with 2,651 reported deaths from the disease in 2004, the last year for which data was available. Only 3 percent of the country's dogs are vaccinated against rabies. Last week, a county in southwestern Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs, many of them beaten to death in front of their owners, after three people died of rabies. The slaughters have outraged animal rights groups, who call them cruel and a sign of government incompetence in dealing with rabies, an often fatal disease that attacks the nervous system but which can be warded off with a series of injections. "I think this is completely insane," said Zhang Luping, founder of the Beijing Human and Animal Environmental Education Center. "What's more, this really damages our national image and sets a really bad example to show how lazy and inconsiderate those local government officials are," Zhang said. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called such killings a "hideously cruel response," in a statement on its Web site. After last week's slaughter, the group canceled about $300,000 orders for merchandise made in China and called for a boycott of Chinese-made products to protest what it calls widespread cruelty to animals in the country. The killings in Yunnan prompted unusually pointed criticism in state media, with many commentators saying it signaled how little capacity the local government had to deal with routine health issues. Other slaughters have been reported elsewhere in China this year, although the government says it has no standard policy of destroying dogs. Zhang, the founder of the Beijing education center, said there were no laws under which citizens could stop the killings. However, she said she and other animal protection activists were reaching out through the media to try to change policy. "I think this brutal and cold-blooded campaign should stop as soon as possible," Zhang said. People who answered the phone at Jining's city government and the epidemic control center refused to comment or said they weren't authorized to release information to the media. The World Health Organization has not directly criticized the slaughters, but WHO experts have said they underscore a lack of coordination and other problems within China's health care system. The killings have also prompted a slew of impassioned postings in online forums. "Tens of thousands of people die in traffic accidents each year, but we don't ban cars. Dogs are simply easy to persecute," said one unsigned posting on Xinhua's electronic bulletin board. "People opposed to killing dogs ought to think how they'd feel if they or a relative was infected with rabies. Are people's or dogs' lives more important?" said another, also unsigned.

08-04-2006, 01:43 PM	#2
GlasgowKiss Quaid Hates You Location: Hollywood Posts: 14,155	This could really help alleviate the famine in North Korea.

08-04-2006, 01:45 PM	#3
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	Aw, Craig, you always find the good in the bad.

08-04-2006, 01:53 PM	#5
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	i agree that PETA has some of their priorities screwed up . . . if they were based in Iran, they'd be considered terrorists. har har.

08-04-2006, 02:24 PM	#6
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 47,248	take that krazee, ya crazy bitch!!!

08-04-2006, 02:25 PM	#7
KrazeeStacee Registered User Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,296	I couldn't read past this part "Last week, a county in southwestern Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs, many of them beaten to death in front of their owners, after three people died of rabies." So forgive me if the obvious has already been stated but if only 3% of dogs are vaccinated for rabies - WHY THE FUCK DON'T THEY WORK ON THAT INSTEAD?! It's a law to have your dog vaccinated yearly, and much display a tag around it's neck stating it's had it's rabies vaccination - I mean it's not rocket science. Dumb fucking bastards - lets go ahead and slaughter them, beating their kids to death in front of them. I would surely get some enjoyment from that.

08-04-2006, 02:26 PM	#8
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	i must say though - what's the point of beating them to death . . . IN FRONT OF THEIR OWNERS? that makes no sense whatsoever. it's like a serial killer's fantasy.

08-04-2006, 02:27 PM	#10
KrazeeStacee Registered User Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,296	One with rabies of course.

08-04-2006, 02:34 PM	#11
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579

08-04-2006, 02:39 PM	#12
KrazeeStacee Registered User Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,296	Or even fuck, some country that's a little more civilized - how about sending over some proper euthanasia? You know, so they don't have to act like fucking monkeys and beat the dogs to death? Jesus fucking christ I can't even think about this anymore it's making me so mad. I didn't want to read about it on the dog forums and damn you Aeroplane for telling me to read this ridiculous, embarrasing, sadistic shit.

08-04-2006, 02:46 PM	#13
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	i thought you'd want to know

08-04-2006, 02:58 PM	#14
KrazeeStacee Registered User Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,296	No it's cool. It's good that I know but this shit just makes me wanna puke. You know. =\

08-04-2006, 07:44 PM	#16
Future Boy The Man of Tomorrow Posts: 26,965	Nah, its just pretty stupid.

08-04-2006, 08:28 PM	#18
KrazeeStacee Registered User Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,296	I sure as hell care more about animals than people. Even gasp babies! Animals are a LOT better than people in so many ways...I'd kill a baby to save a dog if I had to. How terrible of me.

08-05-2006, 01:07 AM	#21
KrazeeStacee Registered User Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,296	I think they're truly better in a lot of ways - ways that matter to me and make sense. But that's got nothing to do with this thread so I'll leave it at that.

08-05-2006, 02:00 AM	#22
Hillzy Apocalyptic Poster Location: Posting Rules You may post new threads You may post replies You may post attachments You may edit your posts Posts: 4,184	Can't argue with that.

08-05-2006, 02:39 AM	#23
Fathoms (unadored) Apocalyptic Poster Location: Iceland Posts: 4,667	China fucking blows. This whole fucking world blows. I wish I never had to read another headline again.

08-05-2006, 07:01 AM	#29
spa ced Braindead Location: Machu Picchu Posts: 15,291	deleted for repetition.