Cruelty cases urgently call for animal welfare legislation: please send sample letter
Call to kill dogs daily; sadistic spree on cats: please send Sample Letter
From ACTAsia
June 2011 – Aggravated by the rescue by animal protectionists of 520 dogs in Beijing destined for the slaughterhouse, a man from Guangzhou posted a message on his blog threatening to kill two dogs every day. He will start on July 1st and continue his executions until the animal rescuers apologise in public for saving the dogs.
He is also calling for a hundred like-minded people to join him in his gruesome plan. Meanwhile, he is posting pictures and comments on his blog on different ways to kill dogs.
On a picture of a pegged puppy on a clothesline, he wrote: “I found a way to have fun by hanging a dog in the sun for exposure over a long time – the dog will enjoy it and so do I.”
In another cruelty case this month, it was discovered that an individual has been torturing and killing cats over the last five years. He always adopted former stray cats for this abuse. Every time he molested and killed a cat, the whole process was described vividly and posted on various online popular forums in China, using different ID names.
Excerpt from his online diary on the torture of a cat named Peanut can be read HERE.
Unfortunately, these examples are no exceptions. There is an increasing number of cases where individuals torture animals and publicise widely on the internet their abuse and the satisfaction they get from such acts. Research has proven repeatedly that animal abuse and violent behaviour in society are strongly linked.
Although these instances of animal abuse cause outrage among Chinese citizens and animal groups, there’s not much they can do. It shows yet again that the adoption of proper animal welfare legislation in China is an urgent need. Therefore we are asking individuals from all over the world to ask the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to pass animal protection laws as soon as possible. Please send a polite email to the addresses listed below; we have also provided a sample letter.
At the same time, we will raise our concerns to the relevant authorities and urge China’s infotainment web portal to stop disseminating this information which encourages the public to torture innocent lives.
WHOM TO CONTACT
qzxx@npc.gov.cn, tgxx@npc.gov.cn, icc@npc.gov.cn
SAMPLE LETTER
To the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress,
Chairman Wu Bang Guo
Dear Chairman Wu,
I am writing to urge you to ask the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to establish animal protection legislation in China as early as possible. Currently in China there is no legislation to protect animals against cruelty by individuals or ensure the needs of animals and acceptable welfare standards maintained in different industries.
Inhumane and cruel treatment towards these animals cannot currently be stopped by legal action.
People throughout the world, as well as Chinese citizens, are shocked by the recent online publication by individuals in China of extreme animal torture and encouragement to kill animals. There is an increasing number of cases where individuals torture animals and publicise widely on the internet their abuse and the satisfaction they get from such acts. Research has proven repeatedly that animal abuse and violent behaviour in society are strongly linked.
The victims of these horrendous acts, together with thousands of other animals kept in intensive factory farms, used in laboratories, ill-treated in the name of entertainment, or sold in markets for human consumption and fur, demonstrate the urgent need for passing animal protection laws in China. China’s production ability has been demonstrated globally, as products made in China are seen all over the world. We hope the country can demonstrate the same power and determination to establish an animal protection law as early as possible.
Yours sincerely
Name:
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china you are emerging as a superpower
growing more economic clout, by the hour
but some of your citizens are still under
the thumb
of antiquated, cruel mistreatment
as many people sit by, glum
the horror stories keep multiplying
as in pain and torture, innocent
animals are dying
it is time to address this misery
and enact and enforce laws
that would protect all your citizens
of wings, fins, claws, and paws
Karen Lyons Kalmenson
Our Compass 