All about animals
Every day I get the english language newspaper, China Daily, delivered to my room. I love to read the paper and this one is proving to be an eyeopener, as it relates political and life events in China. Three articles caught my attention recently in light of my recent post about the trip to the Zoo....
Tues March 7 - Beijing Times
Stray tabby fights for life after petrol attack
A stray Beijing cat has been taken to an animal hospital after being abused by some cruel, but unknown passers-by.
The people poured petrol on its fur and set it on fire. It was rescued and sent to hospital, but its face has been badly damaged and it may well be put down.
The public were outraged by the incident and pooled money to pay for the treatment.
Tues March 7 - Chongqing Morning Post
Shivering snake rescued after escaping from circus
A 2.5 metre-long python has been rescued after being discovered sick and lost outside Chongqing.
The snake is believed to have escaped from a visiting circus, which recently toured the area. The snake is a tropical creature, so it was not suited to the local conditions.
The serpent had ulcers and was very weak, but it is now being looked after in a local animal rescue centre.
Lastly, as reported in China Daily on Wed March 8 2006
Animal welfare call
Zhou Ping, a deputy from Sichuan Province to the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), yesterday appealed to the congress's current annual session to enact a law on protecting animal welfare as soon as possible.
Zhou said the law should include the banning of mistreatment of animals and consumption of wild animals and measures to improve means of slaughtering animals.
Good to see that some people are thinking about animal welfare! The news coming out of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing is very interesting, as the government debates and plans future activities. The most striking information for me is always that which contrasts the difference in lifestyle, wealth, health and opportunity for rural Chinese compared to urban Chinese. We have heard in Australia about farms being taken for building projects for dams etc, but property rights are also a problem for urban Chinese who live in traditional housing and neighbourhoods. I saw a TV story just yesterday on how the squeeze is on in Beijing for people to move out of ancestral homes and sell up for what they consider insufficient compensation so that more skyscraper apartments can be built. China is on the move but how do you stop people being trampled on?
Tues March 7 - Beijing Times
Stray tabby fights for life after petrol attack
A stray Beijing cat has been taken to an animal hospital after being abused by some cruel, but unknown passers-by.
The people poured petrol on its fur and set it on fire. It was rescued and sent to hospital, but its face has been badly damaged and it may well be put down.
The public were outraged by the incident and pooled money to pay for the treatment.
Tues March 7 - Chongqing Morning Post
Shivering snake rescued after escaping from circus
A 2.5 metre-long python has been rescued after being discovered sick and lost outside Chongqing.
The snake is believed to have escaped from a visiting circus, which recently toured the area. The snake is a tropical creature, so it was not suited to the local conditions.
The serpent had ulcers and was very weak, but it is now being looked after in a local animal rescue centre.
Lastly, as reported in China Daily on Wed March 8 2006
Animal welfare call
Zhou Ping, a deputy from Sichuan Province to the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), yesterday appealed to the congress's current annual session to enact a law on protecting animal welfare as soon as possible.
Zhou said the law should include the banning of mistreatment of animals and consumption of wild animals and measures to improve means of slaughtering animals.
Good to see that some people are thinking about animal welfare! The news coming out of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing is very interesting, as the government debates and plans future activities. The most striking information for me is always that which contrasts the difference in lifestyle, wealth, health and opportunity for rural Chinese compared to urban Chinese. We have heard in Australia about farms being taken for building projects for dams etc, but property rights are also a problem for urban Chinese who live in traditional housing and neighbourhoods. I saw a TV story just yesterday on how the squeeze is on in Beijing for people to move out of ancestral homes and sell up for what they consider insufficient compensation so that more skyscraper apartments can be built. China is on the move but how do you stop people being trampled on?
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