In the name of thousands of cats, PLEASE BOYCOTT THE BEJING OLYMPICS!!

[kt_luvs_kitties]

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.

[Jessika]

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?).

[Catty1]

Jessika - good point. Buy local/national products, not stuff "made in China".

And beware - China goods include many USA and Canadian tourist items!

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.

[Lady's Human]

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.

[RICHARD]

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!

[kitten645]

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.

[moosmom]

Shame on the Olympics, and SHAME on the Bejing/Chinese government

AMEN to that!!!

Not watching crew (rowing) will definitely be hard. It's my favorite sport.