http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ng+Cats+Bejing
Bejing is "cleaning up the streets" by killing thousands of cats, in an effort to impress tourists during the Olympics. :mad: :mad: :mad:
After reading this, I've decided to boycott the Olympics altogether. It's just not right. :(
I find this disgusting and repulsive and urge everyone who loves animals to do the same.
I would never boycott an olympics, I am too involved with sports with my daughter, she is a junior olympic and that is who would suffer. There are many ways to make a statement and I don't agree with that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by moosmom
Myself & my husband decided months ago to boycott the games. When all the information first came to light about the child labor being used to get ready for the games and about the extreme measured they were going to with the 'street' animals.
"impress the tourists"..... my...... well ... rear......
if they want to impress do something GOOD!!...
Too little too late. I cringed when I heard the announcement about Beijing getting the games, but nothing was said.....
Now when the spotlight is on, the protesters come out.
Where were they when the selection of Beijing was announced?
They may not have know. I personally have no idea how the Olympics chooses which country will host it. I never saw it in the news because I never read the sports section and have little interest in sports so even if it was in the popular section, I probably would have skipped it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
I WILL be boycotting the Olympics. You can count me in, moosmom!!!!
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Originally Posted by Lady's Human
The world had not seen the killing of monks in the strret back then. The
Chinese governmant failed to stop film of the beatings & killing leaking out
to the press.
p.s. With China owning so much capitol invested in the US, we could hardly
object to them hosting.
Way ahead of you Moosmom ;) The second I heard I knew that I would not support/condone this time around. And, probably never again to be honest....
Shame on the Olympics, and SHAME on the Bejing/Chinese government.
I believe we need to boycott China, not the olympics... don't buy tickets to visit for the olympics; you can still watch from your own home and they won't gain a dime...
But the Olympics itself its just chance it's in China (ok, not chance, but it isn't like it's a Chinese event or something, you know?).
Jessika - good point. Buy local/national products, not stuff "made in China".
And beware - China goods include many USA and Canadian tourist items! :eek:
And please check the petition regarding cat killing in China here in the dog house. It's done by Care2, and is an online petition, not an email one - so it is totally legit, like all their others.
And email the link to other pet lovers you know.
By watching from home, you are increasing their market share for whatever time slot they are in. In doing so you increase the ad revenue for the networks who cover the events.
The Olympics site selection comittee is a very well publicized body. The selection process is a competition in and of itself, with the competing cities all showcasing themselves to the selection comittee. When Beijing was selected, it was announced with major fanfare, but nothing was said.......until it was far, far too late to do anything.
The chinese governement is screwed....
Check this out.
When you remove an element from the food chain what happens?
In about two months the areas near the sites where the cats are being eradicated will be teeming with......
TONS OF MICE AND RATS!!!! and fleas and all the other funky stuff that goes along with infestations...
Sometimes you just have to let Mother Nature roll up her sleeves to rock and roll.
Remember, you heard it here first!
I absolutely agree that boycotting everything Chinese is the proper thing to do. You shouldn't watch it on TV either as advertisers pour money into the games to reach their target market. It is naive and unrealistic to say that the sports event and the political/world reality are seperate. China's cruelty towards animals, humans and the Tibeten situation requires economic sanctions. In the end, it's all that makes a difference.
AMEN to that!!!Quote:
Shame on the Olympics, and SHAME on the Bejing/Chinese government
Not watching crew (rowing) will definitely be hard. It's my favorite sport.
Okay everyone go ahead and punish the athletes...will you also boycott products from China? Human rights have been a huge issue in China but nobody has had a problem with the huge amount of imports we get from there, its pretty interesting to me. We invaded a country supposedly because of human rights issue but China has gotten off pretty easy treating their own citizens like dirt, its too bad cats have to be killed to wake folks up.