(CN) SHANGHAI DAILY: Cat Woman, Cat Crisis -- Shanghai Daily |

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Dear Sir/Madam:

 

Below is the letter I just sent to Shanghai Daily, and I would appreciate to

know if you are indeed involved with SCAA's attacks on the cat rescuer in

Shanghai, Ms. Duo Zirong's

 

Sincerely,

 

Rosa Close

 

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Planeta Animal<planetanimal

editor<editor

Sunday, September 02, 2007 11:26 AM

SHANGHAI DAILY: Cat Woman, Cat Crisis -- Shanghai Daily |

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

RE:

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200707/20070711/article_322826.htm<\

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200707/20070711/article_322826.htm>

 

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for writing

such a fantastic article on the Shanghai cat rescue. Ms. Duo Zirong is a

compassionate citizen who cares so much for the defenseless so as make

sacrifices in ways that very few people in this world would.

 

I am writing to you because I am extremely anguished by the harassment Duo

Zirong is receiving from SCAA who took their attacks to the extreme to damage

Duo Zirong and her family's reputation. You will see on the link below, the

poison SCAA is spreading about Duo Zirong which I find rather unethical and

shows clearly large amounts of jealousy and fear of losing donations to Duo

Zirong's worldwide publicity.

 

What SCAA doesn't know is that Ms. Zirong is not accepting donations - I know it

because my organization offered to help and they vigorously declined it because

of the harassment they are suffering. Among other terrible attacks, they are

being accused of saving cats to get money and publicity as well as being a

hoarder. There are people actually breaking in their cat shelter, and throwing

cats out of the window, many of them getting broken backs by the fall and so

many other really unspeakable acts.

 

I think that SCAA's vicious attacks on a citizen who is trying to bend over

backwards to save animals is quite disgraceful and they should be ashamed of

themselves. Duo's courage to go ahead and a make a difference for hundreds of

cats that otherwise would die miserably in boiling pots of restaurants as well

as draw attention to the pet trade 4 food is worth praise and aid NOT

condemnation. What would SCAA prefer? To have truck loads with thousands of

cats and dogs for food circulating on " business as usual " manner? Why would

they want such a thing if they were truly animal lovers???? That's a good

question, isn't it?

 

SCAA says that bags and bags of dead cats were everywhere...Of course there were

dead cats! Most of the cats were nearly dead when Duo Zirong rescued them.

Hundreds died by the hour -- due to dehydration, hunger, diseases and 40C

temperature. They had 7 air conditioners going around the clock to try and save

the cats from the horrendous heat and dehydration. Naturally some 50% of cats

couldn't make it, but at least they died in a more dignified way than under a

butcher's knife. How about the other 50% that made it? SCAA is also trying to

make it look like Duo Zirong is cruel to animals. This is not only a shameful

attempt to further discredit Ms. Duo but it also shows that they are grabbing

for " straws " to make a case. Read this

http://en.chinafotopress.com/index/onegroup?gid=788486<http://en.chinafotopress.\

com/index/onegroup?gid=788486> and tell me if such a person is an animal lover

or not. Apart from that, I have friends in China who visited Ms. Duo Zirong and

found her to be a most kind and honest person who believes on what she is doing.

 

Did you know that Duo Zirong is a veterinarian and that she also dropped

everything to work for free for the animals? Also that her husband is a renowned

financial columnist and all his money go to support the cats? And did you know

that the director of SCAA is simply A BUSINESS CONSULTANT!!!

 

Dear editors, please publish something to help these compassionate human beings

who are suffering so much harassment. They DO NOT deserve such harassment.

 

Thank you very much for your kind attention.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rosa Close

 

PS: I understand that none of the organizations herewith mentioned by SCAA is a

part of her deadly attacks on Ms. Duo Zirong - In any case, I will be writing to

all of them to ask if they are indeed a part of it.

 

http://www.scaashanghai.org/open_letter_to_Duo_Zirong.shtml<about:blank>

E-mails to SCAA have flooded in from around the globe on this hot topic. We hope

that we have offered a more realistic perspective from being " on the frontline " .

We also hope we have made a convincing case for thinking twice about encouraging

Ms. Duo. If you really want to make a difference and make a wise investment,

please consider donating to SCAA's medical care costs, educational activities

and viable local projects<about:blank>. Or, to help fund efforts to promote and

enforce animal welfare policies in China, please support the International Fund

for Animal Welfare (IFAW)<about:blank> in Beijing, the Animals Asia

Foundation<about:blank> in Guangzhou, or the UK RSPCA<about:blank> based in

London.