Chinese Daily Photos, 2011 to 2019!
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Equation
Lieutenant General
Either way it's a sick gimmick. Someone should keep an eye on these groups who are preying on such drama for money.
Blackstone
Brigadier
It's no worse than some of the stuff animal rights people in America do. In any case, I'm glad Chinese activists are trying to stop the unnecessary eating of dogs.
Equation
Lieutenant General
I'm not against the eating of dogs (because I've tried them) but kill it humanely is what I'm looking after.
broadsword
Brigadier
No way! Holding innocent people to ransom is the more plausible reason. There is no animal rights law other than the trafficking and eating of rare wildlife. It has nothing to do with starvation anymore, but the only way for China to abandon eating of pet animals is for their quality of life to go up when they can appreciate the finer things in life and not use the "Plants and pigs also have life" argument. Only then will their govt make eating of pet animals a felony. That's how I see it.
Thanks for the responses gents. I feel the photos are real and no show for the public.
My step-son and his wife participated in a color run today here in Cedar Rapids. I don't get it. Never will. Why would grown people want to do this??? duh??
Color run in Beijing...06.21.2014.
My step-son and his wife participated in a color run today here in Cedar Rapids. I don't get it. Never will. Why would grown people want to do this??? duh??
Color run in Beijing...06.21.2014.
Blackstone
Brigadier
Well Equation, I could see the logic of that. After all, lots of people keep rabbits as pets, and yet they're widely consumed around the world. It's hard to justify opposition to eating any animal humanely raised on farms, but there's just something... wrong... about eating Fido. Also, where do we stop on eating farm raised animals? Should chimpanzees and Porpoises be humanely farmed for the exotic meat market? And if you're willing to draw the line at Bonobo chimpanzees, then why not push the Animal Order down to Fido?
superdog
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Chimpanzees are classified as endangered and are therefore protected by law in most countries. Farm raising an endangered species doesn't make it legal to kill and eat them. The same doesn't apply to dogs. In some countries dogs are also protected but not for the same reason. If you're using level of intelligence as an argument, be aware that there are no conclusive evidence suggesting that pigs or cows are any less intelligent than dogs. The reason more people hate seeing dogs being used as food than they do with other animals is because dogs are more sociable with people and are easier to keep as a companion, therefore more people develops an emotional connection with them. But does this warrant the act of enforcing such value onto other people who hold different views, making it a universal ethic? How well does this argument hold when even in countries where dog eating were wholly or partially prohibited (e.g. United States), millions of dogs continue to be "humanely" killed every year so that people can keep the streets clean and safe?
I think the bigger problem about eating dogs in China is the lack of regulation and its enforcement in dog farming. The source of meat dogs were poorly regulated and the acts of thieves stealing other people's pets/work dogs and selling them to restaurants still happens here and there. This has already caused multiple human causalities including dog owners being killed by poisoned darts and dog thieves being beaten to death by angry villagers. The government need to take a more active stance in managing these problems, but then there's also a whole bunch of other problems that they need to improve on.
Equation
Lieutenant General
If it's not endangered than it's all fair game. Who has the right to draw the line on what animal should or should not be eaten, hunted, or farmed? There are different cultures and different perspectives on what animals are a norm to eat. There is NO single set of rules for the world to follow when it comes to eating animals. Mankind has been eating all kinds of animals for millenniums and there are all kinds of animals that has been extinct either by man itself or nature (think dinosaurs) before and yet we haven't stop eating meat and never will.
broadsword
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To add to my earlier comment, there are more dog & cat lovers than eaters. As the standard of living goes up, their rank will swell even more and animal compassion will become more vocal. They will not be different from Chinese communities elsewhere as they become more modern and appreciate the finer things in life. They will identify more with pet animals and not associate them as food, but rather accept widely farmed animals like cattle and pigs, unless dogs and cats are farmed worldwide as food.
There is no question of dog eating becoming an entrenched industry like Japanese whaling partly because it is not a significant industry in China. Shutting it down is not going to start a big riot with agitated people overturning police cars when the majority of the people are against it. I sure the tradition will die out with the help of government intervention because they want to show they have moved on.
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