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

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  1. #1
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    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.
    "Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda

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    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 one eyed man in the kingdom of the blind wasn't king, he was stoned for seeing light.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    DO NOT BUY WHILE SHELTER ANIMALS DIE!!

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    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.
    don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die....

    I have been frosted!

    Thanks Kfamr for the signature!


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    This will be the first time in my life that I won't be watching the Olympics. I have no desire to. I would rather watch my Nieces & Nephews during their soccer and baseball games.
    I love Fenway, JoJo, Olivia and Nonnie!

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