Your help needed to protest brutal Yunnan dog massacre!

[Guest guest]

Speak out against the cull of 50,000 dogs in Yunnan

 

Dear Friends,

 

As you may have read from international news

reports, government authorities in Chuxiong in

Yunnan province, embarked on a 5-day dog killing

campaign between July 25th and July 30th

following the deaths of 3 local people from

rabies. Over 50,000 dogs, including pet dogs,

were brutally beaten to death, hung or

electrocuted. Initially the government offered

dog owners 5rmb (62 US cents) to kill their own

dogs, but when this measure failed a special task

force was set up to raid suspected homes and kill

all dogs found. (Only military and police dogs

were spared by the slaughter squads.)

 

We are requesting urgent meetings with the

authorities in Chuxiong to discuss far-reaching,

practical and above all - humane - solutions and

would like to request your help by voicing your

protest to the Chuxiong authorities. Please go to:

http://www.animalsasia.org/dogcull.php

where you will find a sample letter of protest

which can be mailed and emailed to the

authorities.

 

Amidst the horror there is hope with the 32

Chinese animal welfare groups who attended our

Companion Animal Symposium in Guangzhou earlier

this year finding their voice and today speaking

out against this brutal dog cull. We are

committed to working with these local groups to

increase our message of respect for dogs and cats

and will be providing advice and materials for a

countrywide " FriendsŠor Food? " road show to

coincide with World Animal Day in October 2006.

 

Thank you so much for caring about our best

friends in China and for joining the urgent call

to help - together we can ensure that these

brutal dog culls become a thing of the past.

 

Warm wishes,

Jill

Jill Robinson MBE

Founder & CEO

Animals Asia Foundation