(CN) More shelters being established for stray, illegal dogs - Beijing

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Either the dogs will be killed after a short time or they will be kept in

cages long term (if there is sufficient funding which is very doubtful).

Neither is a good prospect for the victims (human or canine). The percentage

who can be rehomed will be very small. Warehousing is NOT the answer. The

current inhumane and ineffective regulations should be scrapped and sensible

proactive measures should be introduced with a " grandfather clause " to

protect those unwittingly breaking the new measures. Will the authorities

listen??

John.

nokillcity/

 

- dhartig dhartig

cateanna <cateanna Cc: aapn

aapn

Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:24 PM

Aw: (CN) More shelters being established for stray, illegal

dogs - Beijing

 

Dear Cate, I know you are only forwarding an news article (thank you !) and

not your personal opinion on the matter - but does that sound like an

attempt to allay the concerns and critisism that is currently being levelled

at the Beijing authorities re. the matter ?

 

It seems to me Beijing is not comfortable with the accusations of large

scale " dog culls " (and confiscations followed by dogs being put down).

 

It is difficult to understand what is REALLY going on.

 

These " shelters " seem to me no more than the usual killing stations you get

in some European countries too - where animals are held for no more than a

couple of days to be unceremoneously killed shortly thereafter ...

 

Thank you.

 

Regards, Diana