Yep, the Chinese have a terrible record of animal treatment. They are perhaps the worlds worst perpetrator of animal cruelty. Especially notable is the continuing practice of using dogs and cats for fur. They also eat them. You’ll see though how cruel they really are. From the article below:
Often, the animals are skinned alive, and remain conscious for 10 or 15 minutes after the pelt is removed.
Even before this horrific act, the animals are kept in cramped conditions and are beaten and clubbed to knock them out before skinning.
Some animals still wear a collar, a sign they were once a much loved family pet which was stolen for the fur trade.
Visit this page for more information on dog and cat fur in china. This page also provides photos for proof. You’ll see just how sick they really are: http://www.furkills.org/
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ROSELAND ACTIVIST GOES GLOBAL IN BID TO STOP CHINESE FUR TRADE
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A Cornish animal rights activist has set up a global campaign to try and save millions of animals which die each year from the Chinese fur trade.
Mary Alice Pollard, who lives in Gerrans on the
Mrs Pollard campaigns under the banner
The group exists to raise awareness and also to form an "musical petition" which will be presented to the Chinese Government.
"This is so that singers, songwriters and musicians can work towards a common goal," said Mrs Pollard.
"In May we will send this to the Chinese Government with signatures from all over the world.
"This a chance for people to group together in a common art and a common cause. I think there's strength in numbers."
It is estimated that up to three million dogs and cats die each year for the Chinese fur trade.
Often, the animals are skinned alive, and remain conscious for 10 or 15 minutes after the pelt is removed.
Even before this horrific act, the animals are kept in cramped conditions and are beaten and clubbed to knock them out before skinning.
Some animals still wear a collar, a sign they were once a much loved family pet which was stolen for the fur trade.
The pelts could be turned into anything from clothing to toys, some of which aren't properly labelled as real fur.
Although Mrs Pollard is extremely keen to see the trade outlawed, she realises the importance of finding alternative means of income for people working in the industry.
"It's very easy to hate these people that do this to these beautiful animals, but we have to find them alternative work," she said.
"If we ban this, what happens if it goes underground? We have to give these people alternative, cruelty free work.
"We have to make sure the EU bans imports of fur, so we stop the trade in the western world."
One musician who has joined the campaign is Maria Daines, from Cambridgeshire. She has written a song - I Am The Owner Of This Coat - for the cause.
She said: "This song was inspired by the work of Mary-Alice Pollard,
"Contrary to our knowledge of this subject, the fur trade is very much thriving in some parts of the world.
"A lucrative business is labelling real animal fur as 'fake' fur, and selling it as trinkets, fur trims and clothing, even as pet toys.
"The animals are not killed humanely, they are not transported humanely, they are thrown around like rubbish before their deaths, in crates that hold up to 30 dogs or cats in the smallest of spaces.
"How can we stand aside and let this continue? Please help by adding your name to the petition."
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