| This is a sad commentary about modern day China. Both the theft of family pets and the dog culls with the police killing dogs. What has not been discussed is the dog fur farms. These are another reason for families losing pets. China is the biggest source of dog and cat fur in the world. Any department store you go to in the U.S. sells clothing from China and on many coats is clearly dog fur, cat fur, raccoon dogs or rabbit fur. The fur of German Sheppherd dogs is most distinctive and easily identified. They don't even kill the dogs before they skin them alive. They hit them in the head and make them disoriented and then start skinning them alive. This industry is truly satanic and so are the suppliers of dogs - the thieves that capture roaming dog. No compassion whatsoever for a living creature or the horrible pain it feels while being separated from its' fur. Another bad thing is that many non-Chinese then believe all Chinese are inhumane -- and that is sad also. I tell them that I have many many friends in China who would never think of participating in such atrocities and have their own pets they love. As for the dog culls, rabies is the excuse but other countries have dog vaccination programs which deal with the problem. All that is needed is this and the whole insane issue can be taken care of once and for all. I suspect that those in control would just rather kill because its easier and cheaper. The truth is that another whole industry could be set up in animal care. The veterinary profession in China is far less than in western countries. Indeed, you dont even have to be a trained veterinarian to open up a veterinary clinic. If the government were to set up legitimate clinics and require people to get their animals vaccinated against the various diseases and get the proper medical attention, they would have another industry to require other fees from and tax. It would be soooooooooooooo easy. What is not said is that the government really doesn't want dogs around so they just charge huge fees to discourage dog ownership and then use that as an excuse to kill them all when people don't pay. Of course, the other problem is that dogs dont get the proper medical attention when they are not licensed because owners dont want to draw attention to their "unlicensed" dog. So, it is unfortunate that there is not a humane orientation to those in power. Perhaps someday they will join the nations of the world who believe what Gandhi once said, "The moral progress of a nation and its' greatness can be assessed by the way its treats its' animals." By the way, I am not picking on China. No country is perfect. (In fact, I am not happy with my own President right now either. I can't wait for him to be gone.) The point is that the government should reflect the will of the people and the people should be guided by their moral compass. Most of us know what is right and wrong, good and bad, humane and inhumane. We know that giving is good and greed is bad. That caring is proper and uncaring is not. The problem is when we allow those who only operate according only to their own self-interest, their own greed, corruption and deception to continue doing bad things. In China and in other countries that want to be fully accepted by the rest of the world understand that kindness towards our four-legged friends is important and not something to be ignored - because others will think of you badly. Try to make a difference and create awareness of your positions. Nothing will happen unless people make their positions known in overwhelming numbers. |
Friend's Dog Killed