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China Says "No Dog for You!"
How considerate...(insert dripping sarcasm here)China has ordered dog meat to be taken off the menu at its 112 official Olympic restaurants in order to avoid offending foreign visitors.Restaurant work...
Travellers to Beijing Olympics Warned to Watch Out For Dog Bites
Remember Beijing residents will be eating a lot less dog since they closed all those restaurants for the games. So, there may be more dogs around to bite you if you go to the Beijing Olympics. Accord...
The Contradictions of China and Japan
It's strange how much I really hate China. When I think of China, I think of animal abuse, human abuse, environmental degradation, religious intolerance, greed, authoritarianism, brutality...and the ...
Outsourcing Animal Testing to India and China
Western pharmaceutical companies are outsourcing their animal testing, along with other activities to China and India. Through detailed interviews with executives of 16 pharmaceutical firms in China a...
China Continues to Defy International Law on Selling Tiger Parts
The Chinese authorities have continued to ignore the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) by selling ground up tiger bone in an alcoholic "tonic". Maybe they can come ou...
Chinese Olympic Animal Cruelty Trinkets
Chinese vendors are selling live goldfish in little plastic key rings. The goldfish don't last very long before they suffocate. Disgusting. In the last miserable hours of its life it has just about...
Controversial Panda Moves Anger Activists
Well, China is at it again. This time it's angering animal activists with a couple of controversial panda trades.First, to Scotland...PLANS to move a breeding pair of giant pandas to Scotland have at...
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Eats Dog in China
Real nice. At least I'm not a fan of The Tudors (too over the top for me) or else I would've had to give it up. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers has come under fire from animal rights activists after his latest...
Meat "Made in China" Any Worse than Meat "Made in the USA?"
Good article about meat in the US. It points out that the US Olympic team is bringing its own food to China due to health concerns. But what about the crap that shows up in the US supermarkets which...
Pandas in China OK After Earthquake
Giant pandas at the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center in Sichuan are safe according to the Chinese. Authorities confirmed Tuesday that captive animals in two of China's major panda reserves were aliv...
I Won't Watch The Olympic Games in Beijing
I will not be watching the Olympic Games this year because of the rotten treatment of animals in China. I won't bother linking to any videos of the wretched conditions of dogs, cats and other animals...
Animal Protection in China
There are Chinese animal protection groups out there. Here's some information about the the Chinese Animal Protection NetworkThe Chinese Companion Animals Protection Network (CCAPN) was launched in 20...
Is it Possible to Boycott Chinese Goods?
It's a good question. I've decided that I want to boycott more than just the Olympic games, but, damn, LOTS of stuff comes from China. It's worrisome for me as an American....we are losing our manuf...
Don't Let Cultural Respect Stop China Criticism
This is an excellent opinion piece by Ian O'Doherty from the Irish Independent. He points out that we should continue pointing out animal and human rights abuses by China, regardless of the issue of ...
Beijing Olympics an Insult to Human and Animal Rights
There are a lot of reasons why those Olympics should not be in Beijing. The country's human rights record alone is enough. But China's treatment of its animals is horrific as well. Holding the Olym...
Controversial Project to "Rewild" Chinese Tigers
Here is another great example of the frequent conflict between wildlife conservation and animal rights. In this particular case, while I understand and relate to the animal welfare position espoused ...
Spotlight on Chinese Animal Abuse
With the coming of the Olympic games to Beijing, I want to shine a bright light on Chinese animal abuse. They aren't the only nation with animal abuse issues, but they are surely one of the worst. D...
The Human Rights Side of the Beijing Olympics
This is a site dedicated to animals, but when it comes to China and the Beijing Olympics, remember that the government's cruelty affects animals and humans.Please remember the Tibetan monks and their ...
Animal Rights Takes Root in China
Animal rights in China is a very, very small movement, but it's there. It's all we can hope for in a country where even a human being is devalued.Jill Robinson, a Briton, spends most of her time in S...