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it is even more complex

Posted by: " Dr. Sharon Methvin " smethvin methvins

Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:40 am ((PST))

 

The point about the terror of being skinned alive is an important one to

remember when people say that this is only a cultural difference in food

preferences. And the terror is even more than you might imagine. The cats

are stored in warehouses up to 40 in one crate for several days before the

long, frightening journey to Guandong. I have seen the conditions of cats

who were rescued after having been 8 days without food and water. I tried so

hard to save several of them with fluids and force feeding, but some are too

traumatized to make it. Their systems have shut down or they simply have

that vacant look in their eyes and have left their bodies.

 

So, it is far more than just being skinned alive, it is also what they

endure from the point of capture and transit as well. This is on top of many

of them already being victims of the pet trade industry, where they have sat

in cages outside for weeks, but were never bought. The surplus ones are then

sold to the fur/meat traders to be shipped to Guandong.

 

I have a PowerPoint talk on all this, so if any of you have ties to

university clubs, or ethics departments, or local conferences, I would love

to be able to educate more students and the public about this issue. Many

universities have funds to cover airfare and accommodations for talks on

various social issues. I'm a cultural anthropologist and would be happy to

come to your university. Also, I am very happy to send by cd a general power

point (with plenty of photos) sort of a AR101 about animals in China for you

to present at your local animal meetings. Just send me by private email your

address, but only if you really intend to use it so I can spend my money and

time usefully. smethvin. I <smethvin.%20I> am not sure

how to load the ppt one the web, but if someone more web knowledge than me

and knows how and where I can load a large ppt file, then everyone can have

it to use as they see fit. Just tell me how and where to do it so we can get

the word out. Sharon

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We must not turn away with our eyes from that which they cannot turn away

with their bodies.

 

Sharon Warner Methvin, PhD

Sociology/Anthropology

Mount Hood Community College

Portland, OR 97030

Phone: 503.703.7002

Web: http://web.clark.edu/smethvin