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FUR:

 

Wildlife welfare to be improved

Xinhua

2006-02-28

 

BEIJING, Feb. 28(Xinhuanet)

 

China will introduce new regulations aimed at

improving the living conditions of animals raised for

the fur industry, a forestry official announced.

 

" The State Forestry Administration (SFA) has enacted a

series of regulations on wildlife rearing techniques, "

said Zhuo Rongsheng, director of the wildlife and

plants protection department of the SFA, at a press

conference here on Monday.

 

Along with new regulations the administration is set

to offer training courses for fur-farming factories.

 

Some fur-farming factories have been found to rear

animals in poor living conditions and their

slaughtering and skinning practices are also below the

authorized standards, according to an official's

report.

 

A probe into the skinning of raccoons alive found that

the practice was not widespread. Zhuo acknowledged,

" Initial investigations found (skinning a live animal)

is bad for fur quality and also decreases production

efficiency, so it is by no means the commonly accepted

practice. "

 

http://english.sina.com/china/1/2006/0228/67429.html

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ZOO:

 

Zoo upgrade to create more room for animals

China Daily

Li Dapeng

2006-02-28

 

FUZHOU: Animals in Fuzhou Zoo in the capital city of

East China's Fujian Province will soon have a more

spacious home.

 

The zoo will be relocated to a much bigger site in the

city, which covers about 53 hectares, more than 10

times larger than the current one.

 

With an area of only 4 hectares, the zoo is regarded

as the smallest in the nation's capital cities, said

Chen Guichun, director with the zoo's administration

section.

 

Having been living in small and humid cages for a long

time, many animals have become emotionally disturbed

and often behave abnormally..

 

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/28/content_524451.htm

 

 

 

 

 

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