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_Crazy_Mary__Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
edited March 2007 in A Moving Train
"HONG KONG — All pet dogs will be killed in a district of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing as part of an anti-rabies campaign, the government said.

Residents of the city's Wanzhou district have until March 15 to hand over their dogs, according to a directive seen Wednesday on the district's official Web site.

"All the dogs in the area should be killed. A compulsory cull phase will begin after March 16. The forced cull will be carried out by the police," the directive said.

The statement said government guard dogs and those animals kept for research institutions, military and commercial purposes would be spared.

Officials have rounded up dogs in other cities, such as Beijing, as they crack down on strays and unregistered pets.

A spokesman at Wanzhou's Health Department refused to comment about the cull.

Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper on Wednesday quoted a Wanzhou health official, Ran Hua, as saying the move would combat rabies in the area. He said three cases have been reported within the last year, and the paper said one person died last month."


Geez, isn't there a better way to handle this? I'm so glad I live in America!
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    _Crazy_Mary_ wrote:
    "HONG KONG — All pet dogs will be killed in a district of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing as part of an anti-rabies campaign, the government said.

    Residents of the city's Wanzhou district have until March 15 to hand over their dogs, according to a directive seen Wednesday on the district's official Web site.

    "All the dogs in the area should be killed. A compulsory cull phase will begin after March 16. The forced cull will be carried out by the police," the directive said.

    The statement said government guard dogs and those animals kept for research institutions, military and commercial purposes would be spared.

    Officials have rounded up dogs in other cities, such as Beijing, as they crack down on strays and unregistered pets.

    A spokesman at Wanzhou's Health Department refused to comment about the cull.

    Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper on Wednesday quoted a Wanzhou health official, Ran Hua, as saying the move would combat rabies in the area. He said three cases have been reported within the last year, and the paper said one person died last month."


    Geez, isn't there a better way to handle this? I'm so glad I live in America!

    Wow this is a little extreme and sad.
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    hong kong? dogs? phooey. sounds like fast food.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    That's heartbreaking. Some people bond with pets as closely as they do with their human relationships.
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    That's heartbreaking. Some people bond with pets as closely as they do with their human relationships.

    I can believe that. I loved my dog more than most people .
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  • sourdoughsourdough Posts: 579
    That sucks. Similarly in Ontario, pitbulls and other blacklisted dogs are now illegal to own and you had to get rid of them by a certain date. Too bad for many owners who had to give up their pets.
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    This has been going on for quite some time.........I remember first reading about it almost a year ago i believe. I love how there are three cases and one death in the past year, and now all dogs must be killed. Seems a little out of balance.

    "those animals kept for research institutions, military and commercial purposes would be spared."
    spared so they can undergo forms of torture/ be used for human purposes.
  • SongburstSongburst Posts: 1,195
    sourdough wrote:
    That sucks. Similarly in Ontario, pitbulls and other blacklisted dogs are now illegal to own and you had to get rid of them by a certain date. Too bad for many owners who had to give up their pets.
    That's not quite right. It is just illegal to buy a new one and you have to outfit them with Hannibal Lecter gear if you want to take them for a walk. The funny thing is that my Staffordshire is 1000 times better behaved than all of those annoying yappy dogs that we meet on the walking path. But because shitty people owned them, they get blacklisted.
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  • bigmuzzbigmuzz Posts: 299
    brain of c wrote:
    hong kong? dogs? phooey. sounds like fast food.

    hmm, thats what i was thinking. sounds like free meat for their local takeaway shop......
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    They're just hungry...

    $100 says they haul in a giant soup bowl and bar-b-q grill to the town square and throw a huge 3 day street party...
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    daaaaaaamn! i wonder if they've got room for me over there??
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    General Tao's chicken a la dog...

    Honeslty I believe any meat prepared like this and spiced lightly would be delicious.
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    What seems stupid about that is that the pet dogs are probably less likely to have rabies than the strays. Why don't they just require everyone to immunize and present proof? But I'm probably applying logic in a place where it won't work.
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  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    The Canine movement doesn't impress me...seriously..what have they done for anyone in the last century...no jobs, no artistic ability, no education... I'm starting to doubt their desires they so often bark about.
  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    mammasan wrote:
    Wow this is a little extreme and sad.

    Not really. This is the common treatment for an animal disease outbreak. For example, if an outbreak of bird flu were to occur, all of the birds in that region would be depopulated. The same thing goes with mad cow disease.
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    leave
    my puppy alone
    leave my puppy alone
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • ScubascottScubascott Posts: 815
    soulsinging wrote:
    daaaaaaamn! i wonder if they've got room for me over there??

    Huh? Do you have rabies? I don't get it.
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    How much for that doggie in the window?
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Smellyman2Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    godpt3 wrote:
    Not really. This is the common treatment for an animal disease outbreak. For example, if an outbreak of bird flu were to occur, all of the birds in that region would be depopulated. The same thing goes with mad cow disease.

    Yes it is.

    They could try say....Vaccinations? Obviously a dog w/ rabies will have to be put down, but this is the most ridiculous overreaction ever.

    If someone came to kill my dog my, they may end up dead themselves.
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