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

[Guest guest]

Thank you, John.

Long-term changes to the current system are desirable, of course.

But for the animals that have been rounded up now, while no other, humane

solutions exist or are implemented yet, it means certain death. No matter how

the authorities term or defend it.

 

Diana

 

 

----- Original Nachricht ----

Von: Dr John Wedderburn <jwed

An: AAPN List <aapn >

Datum: 16.11.2006 13:38

Betreff: Re: (CN) More shelters being established for stray, illegal dogs

- Beijing

 

> 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

>