(CN) Reply: Cat cull in Beijing

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YanLuguan [luguan_y]

Tuesday, 18. March 2008 04:27

csapa; dhartig

RE: Cat cull in Beijing

 

 

Dear Ms. Hartig,

 

Thank you for forwarding the article. We can confirm what said in the

article is true, and the real situation is only worse. The Da Niu Fang

compound in Haidian District, for instance, is very close to our shelter,

and even us do not have any access to the cats inside. The government has

set up compounds in the major districts such as Haidian or Chaoyang in

Beijing " .

 

We are trying to make efforts to lobby government from culling of the cats

but since we are terribly understaffed, we are not sure how much an impact

our efforts could generate to alter the practice of our government.

 

We do want to make clear, however, that we do not endorse to use this event

for the campaign to oppose the Olympics in Beijing this summer.

 

We appreciate your care.Let us know if you have any suggestions.

 

Sincerely,

 

Luguan Yan

International Liaison

China Small Animal Protection Society

 

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Diana Hartig

 

csapa

 

Friday, March 14, 2008 12:32 AM

 

Cat cull in Beijing

 

 

China Small

Animal Protection Association

 

BEIJING

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

I was

wondering if you could shed some light for me on the current Beijing drive

for

stray cats - the " Cat Cull " apparently gotten underway by the Beijing

authorities to clean the city of its stray cats.

 

Animals Asia have now confirmed this is happening. Last weekend a rather

upsetting article appeared in the British Daily Mail:

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_articl

e_id=528694 & in_page_id=1766

 

Doubts as to the truth of the information contained have been voiced, but

without more

up-to-date information from Beijing organisations/activists this is

difficult to verify what is happening, and at what scale.

 

I would therefore be most grateful for your help in this matter.

 

With kind

regards,

 

Diana Hartig

Germany