New mass slaughter in Beijing starting on 07.11.06

[Guest guest]

Dear Sirs,

 

I have learned that a massive dog slaughter is going on in China,

especially in Beijing. One more time, I am shocked to learn how China is

handling the rabies and the dogs overpopulation problems.

 

By this letter, I join a Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of

Animals) 's request dated 15 August, 2006. This organization was asking

you to abandon the inadequate, expensive and time-consuming dog-killing

program and to instead focus on a humane, effective and permanent rabies

control solution.

 

??Ingrid E. Newkirk, Peta's President and former chief of zoonotic

(animal-to-human transmission) disease control for the Washington, D.C.,

Commission on Public Health, had the responsibility of ensuring that the

U.S. capital successfully maintain a humane and effective rabies control

program-and did so on a tight budget. In light of this experience, she

had respectfully suggest the immediate adoption of a four-point program

that will last for the long term:

 

1. Education is vital. People must be educated not to approach sick

animals and to keep children away from animals (not just dogs) who are

acting strangely. This can be done in schools and at workplaces and

community centers.

 

2. In the event of a bite, immediate post-exposure vaccination should

begin. It would be easy to make refrigerated rabies vaccines accessible

to all.

 

3. Any person who wishes to have a dog must register the dog with town

authorities, providing proof of sterilization and of an annual rabies

vaccination. Sterilization will stop the dog population from growing and

will eventually end the problem of strays, allowing easy control of

existing vaccinated populations.

 

4. If at any time a decision is made to destroy animals, the method used

must be one prescribed by international humane standards for euthanasia.

 

As long as your country will not change its actual rabies control

program, I commit myself with :

- informing worldwide the chinese dogs slaughters

- boycotting Chinese tourism, commerce and the 2008 Olympic Games

 

Sincerely,

Maria Nika,

Greece