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

[Guest guest]

Dear Irene,

 

at last we have someone who has first-hand reports from Beijing itself. Thank

you for the news - I feared that access to the dogs at the quarantine station

might be difficult, even for local rescue organisations.

It indeed seems that without massive funding (and the door-opening properties

money tends to have) there is nothing much that can be done about these

unfortunate animals ....

 

Still I hope that what little can be done will be done - Jeremy has kindly

provided us with a list of shelters and organisations we could try to approach -

if only to offer the dogs that are still (reasonably) safe a place to go to

should this campaign continue the way it started. For the moment, as you say, it

seems like the quiet before the storm - but I've also heard in the last days

that the AAF is trying to speak to the authorities and hopefully some good will

come of it.

You know what the situation is like because you see it every day, and you can

judge the possibilties better than most of us - me certainly, being as far away

as I am - but lets not despair just yet.

 

Best wishes,

Diana

 

 

 

 

----- Original Nachricht ----

Von: zhang irene <irenezy

An: dhartig

Datum: 20.11.2006 09:46

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

dogs - Beijing

 

> Dear Diana,

>

> Yes. I live in Beijing and am working with an

> organization called Animal Rescue

> Beijing(www.arbchina.org) for more than three years.

>

> ARB has a history of almost 20 years and witnessed

> everything happened on the dogs in China. We also have

> a shelter with about 40 dogs now, most of them were

> rescued from the street. We want to save more dogs

> this time but,first, out shelter is limited; second,we

> cannot get the dogs out from the govn't dog camp.

>

> During the past days, we accepted several dogs rescued

> by individuals who could not keep the dogs at their

> home because they are not licensed.We took back some

> dogs been adopted from our shelter, including one Dog

> Doctor, just because they were higher than the 35cm

> restriction and we were afraid of them been taken

> away. Also there are big dog owners contacting us to

> hide the dog in our shelter. But since the govn't

> stopped the action of door by door check, those people

> are still waiting and seeing.

>

> Now the dog cull seems to be halted. I wonder whether

> this is the silence before the storm or the govn't

> does accept some reasonable suggestions on which I

> doubt very much.

>

> Irene

>

>

> --- dhartig??:

>

> > Dear Irene,

> >

> > what you write of course confirms eveybody's worst

> > suspicions.

> > But what can we do ?? WHAT can we do ?

> > Are you Chinese, may I ask ? Do you live in China ?

> >

> > As much as I applaud that at least some people have

> > taken to the streets and protested - I don't think

> > it will make a dent into the government's plans.

> > Nor, in the end, will all the protest letters and

> > petitions - the pleas, and requests ...

> > The Chinese Government will have none of it -

> > whether from abroad or inside the country, and will

> > stamp mercilessly on everything it perceives as an

> > insurrection and a danger.

> > We've all seen it before.

> >

> > And the animals, as John said already himself, will

> > die. Many more millions of them. Cruelly,

> > needlessly.

> >

> > What I proposed may well seem a desperate measure to

> > save at least some lives - and it is - but I can't

> > think of anything else at the moment.

> > It will be well to try and effect long-term change,

> > but what about the individuals NOW ?

> > I find it hard to accept that these lives - yet

> > living, breathing as I write this - are already

> > lost.

> >

> > I know .. that goes for many more .. too many more

> > .. everywhere in this world this moment and for

> > decades to come. The very thought is impossible to

> > bear.

> >

> > Regards,

> > Diana

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ----- Original Nachricht ----

> > Von: zhang irene <irenezy

> > An: dhartig,cateanna

> > Datum: 17.11.2006 06:30

> > Betreff: ??? Aw: (CN) More shelters being

> > established for stray, illegal dogs - Beijing

> >

> > > dear Diana,

> > > I agree with you that that's purely propaganda.

> > > Actually no one in China believes that the dogs

> > will

> > > live a good life there. Those dogs used have a

> > family

> > > with love. Now they were forced to leave their

> > owners

> > > and stay in a strange and cold place. How could

> > that

> > > make them happy and healthy? Also I doubt about

> > the

> > > ending of them. The pure breeds might be sold out

> > > because they worth thousands of RMB each or be

> > used as

> > > breeders. The mixed breeds would not last for some

> > > days when they have no value for the government

> > people

> > > at all. Maybe some lucky ones would be saved for

> > the

> > > reporters to take photos.

> > >

> > > Pls. note that Hebei province is notorious for the

> > fur

> > > and dog meat business.

> > >

> > > Irene

> > > --- dhartig??:

> > >

> > > > 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

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ----- Original Nachricht ----

> > > > Von: Cate <cateanna

> > > > An: aapn

> > > > Datum: 16.11.2006 06:30

> > > > Betreff: (CN) More shelters being

> > established

> > > > for stray, illegal dogs - Beijing

> > > >

> > > > > More shelters being established for stray,

> > illegal

> > > > dogs

> > > > > By Xie Chuanjiao

> > > > > China Daily

> > > > > 2006-11-16

> > > > >

> > > > > BEIJING, Nov. 16 -- Beijing and neighbouring

> > > > Hebei Province are

> > > > > establishing more homes for the increasing

> > number

> > > > of stray and illegal dogs,

> > > > > according to Beijing Public Security Bureau.

> > > > >

> > > > > Illegal dogs are either unregistered, or

> > > > contravene Beijing's " one dog per

> > > > > family policy. " Official statistics show there

> > are

> > > > 550,000 registered dogs

> > > > > in the city, but Beijing Association of Small

> > > > Animal Protection estimates

> > > > > there are a further 450,000 unregistered dogs.

> >

> > > > >

> > > > > One of these centres is Beijing Canine Shelter

> > and

> > > > Inspection Centre located

> > > > > in Qiliqu Town, Changping District in the

> > north of

> > > > the city.

> > > > >

> > > > > As a police truck arrived at the centre

> > yesterday

> > > > afternoon, another four

> > > > > dogs were delivered to their brand new home

> > and

> > > > given a health check.

> > > > >

> > > > > With four buildings for large dogs, eight rows

> > of

> > > > kennels for small ones, a

> > > > > quarantine zone, an isolation zone and an

> > adoption

> > > > zone, the centre is

> > > > > capable of holding more than 1,000 dogs, said

> > > > Huang Zhimin, head of the

> > > > > canine administration department of the

> > bureau. To

> > > > date the centre has

> > > > > received more than 500 dogs.

> > > > >

> > > > > The centre also has a hospital and a dog

> > > > cafeteria, while professional pet

> > > > > attendants and training experts ensure the

> > dogs

> > > > are treated well.

> > > > >

> > > > > " Nutritious food is specially prepared every

> > day

> > > > and they are given healthy

> > > > > portions, " said Huang.

> > > > >

> > > > > As well as ensuring illegal dogs are treated

> > well

> > > > and are healthy, the

> > > > > centre also serves as a base for adoption.

> > > > >

> > > > > Qualified citizens can call the centre's

> > hotline,

> > > > 6973860, for dog adoption,

> > > > > which takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays.

> > > > >

> > > > > In Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, the local

> > government

> > > > yesterday allocated 1

> > > > > million yuan (US$125,000) to set up four major

> > dog

> > > > " foster stations, " Xinhua

> > > > > News Agency reported.

> > > > >

> > > > > A local official said they would shelter

> > illegal

> >

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