Help the dogs in Beijing please!

[Guest guest]

To whom it might concern,

 

 

I can not help raving about what is happening and is going to happen

in Beijing, the city of Olympic Game 2008.

 

The government of Beijing city, scolding there are too many dogs in

the city which caused a lot accidents like biting, rabies(only 7

cases reported in the past year in Beijing, and 5 were from outside

of the city), disturbing neighbors, staining the grass and vehicles,

ect., has started its cruel 2-month campaign to seize, kill the dogs

who have already been lived with a lot of Beijing families¡¯ and have

been their best friends, family members, darling pets.

 

Such dog slaughter had been once about twenty years ago in Beijing,

and happened in some cities of ShanDong and YunNan Province too in

July-August this year.Lost of families are still suffering the pain

of losing their beloved friends.

 

Dogs shouldn¡¯t be the objectives of punishment. They are innocent.

Yet the government is too inefficient to improve and strengthen the

regulation and the animal welfare systems. Instead they are going

extremes.

 

This time they do not only focus on those without registration, but

also those big dogs (in specified central zones) like Golden

Retriever, Labrador, Siberian Husky, etc., whose height exceed 35cm.

How ridiculous the gauge they set, they treat all big dogs as harmful

creatures.

 

The dogs will be confiscated and their futures are doom. Please be

noticed there are no animal asylums run by the government. So far,

773 dogs have been taken away from their families by the local

police¡¯s special task teams.

 

I am not exaggerating, this is true and the 2nd stage of house call

checking will take place from Nov. 7, 2006.

 

Although I am not living Beijing, I can not stand any more. I have

cats, I can feel the pain of those families every time I saw the news

of China Central TV1, TV2, etc. (the Chinese government¡¯s media).

They took the dogs, whose eyes full of tears. Put them on a truck,

leaving the heart broken parents running, crying behind.

 

I am writing this letter calling for any possible overseas consensus.

China is not an effective democratic country, people¡¯s voice are so

powerless. So far as I know some people there are planning a

protesting parade. But we can not expect too much on that. We need

voices abroad. Your help in what ever ways will be much appreciated

by those Chinese people who love small animals very much.

 

Please help us, please be quick.

 

Bless you all

 

 

A cat and dog lover in Shanghai