I can't do anything for all of them, although they are dying.

[greysandmoregreys]

Where is this shelter located? I would like more information on this if possible.

[Lilith Cherry]

It is so very sad... the government here does not approove much of pets! I think the "shelter" is in Shanghai but this happens in most big cities in China.

[Jamieejo85]

THAT IS HORRIBLE HORRIBLE AND IT PISSES ME OFF!

[huacao]

Originally posted by Lilith Cherry
It is so very sad... the government here does not approove much of pets! I think the "shelter" is in Shanghai but this happens in most big cities in China.

They don't care how many pets are there, they just want get the money from the pet owners. Originally, this is the way of limiting the amount of dogs, but today, it is the way of the governmnet to collect money.

[Lilith Cherry]

I am sorry Huacao, I did not mean to confuse things when i made that comment. I know it is the government wanting money that causes this distress... dog licences are outrageously expensive here in Guangzhou and I am sure in Shanghai too. I so wish there was something that could be done about this horrible situation

[pitc9]

Where are you from? How did you get these pictures??

[lute]

this is terrible!!! how could anyone do such a thing?!?! i just wanna scoop them all up and take them home! isn't there a way to get them out???

[Giselle]

Dangit! ...I went to mypethome.com, but the stuff is in Chinese and I can't read it. My mom was right...I should have taken Chinese school The government is pretty brutal according to my parents and relatives...I don't know if there *is* a way of writing to them without endangering your family, but can you please give us a little more information? How do the dogs end up in there? Where do they come from? Altered? Where is the "shelter"? Is there anybody we can contact? I don't know if they even care...but is there an animal cruelty specialist over there? I hate to say it, but what about PeTA? Anybody?

Edited to add: My heart broke when I saw a wet Pekingese in there Those big brown eyes and slumped tail drew tears because of its resemblance to Lucky. My Pekingese never droops his tail unless he's sick...

[Giselle]

Since I can't read it, I have to ask here.

The source of the photos are from mypethome.com, correct? What is the scoop behind the pictures? What was its purpose? aghhhh, I feel like an idiot because I can't read it...

[Kater]

I *think* huacao is from Shanghai according his/her earlier postings. Lilith Cherry seems to believe this as well.

The website http://mypethome.chinapet.com/ seems to me to be a pet community with forums. I'm having trouble loading the page right now so I can't be entirely sure.

I recently saw a Chinese film titled "Kala, my dog" (2003) and it was then that I was first made aware of the unfortunate results of these expensive dog licensing laws. For example, I found a website stating that in Shanghai licenses for dogs living within the city proper are 2,000 RMB per dog per year (approx. $240) and licenses for dogs living outside of the city are 1,000 RMB per dog per year (approx. $120). According to the film, police will periodically go to parks or places where dogs and owners are gathered and check for licenses. If you cannot produce a current license upon request, your dog will immediately be confiscated by the police. These strict laws were put into effect in 1997 and seem to have been in response to increased incidences of dog bites and the fear of rabies. Lilith Cherry, huacao or others, please feel free to correct me if any of this is inaccurate.

Maybe huacao can give us more information about these pictures but even then I'm not sure there is really anything we can do about it. However, this does *not* mean I'm not willing to try.

[huacao]

This is no scoop behind these pictures. All of these pictures are telling people the truth about the dog's living right in China. Several years before, even me, just heard about how helpless and hopeless those dogs were. Until recent, there were some pictures was posted by some people. Personally, i believe not every one can take those pictures, and no every want these picutres were posted. But this world needs more truth, so i transfered these pictures. I hope more and more people know this, and I am hoping that i can meet someone who can really help these poor doggies.

i trust most people in the "mypethome" and "bbs. petsrama", because i have been there quite long time. I saw a lot of real case in which they use their money, their time, and their hearts to help, to save those helpless dogs. After the dogs recovery, they tried their best to find a good family for each one of them for totally free. The only requirement in their adoption agreement is "buying those poor doggies a right of living in that country"!

[huacao]

Originally posted by Kater
I *think* huacao is from Shanghai according his/her earlier postings. Lilith Cherry seems to believe this as well.

The website http://mypethome.chinapet.com/ seems to me to be a pet community with forums. I'm having trouble loading the page right now so I can't be entirely sure.

I recently saw a Chinese film titled "Kala, my dog" (2003) and it was then that I was first made aware of the unfortunate results of these expensive dog licensing laws. For example, I found a website stating that in Shanghai licenses for dogs living within the city proper are 2,000 RMB per dog per year (approx. $240) and licenses for dogs living outside of the city are 1,000 RMB per dog per year (approx. $120). According to the film, police will periodically go to parks or places where dogs and owners are gathered and check for licenses. If you cannot produce a current license upon request, your dog will immediately be confiscated by the police. These strict laws were put into effect in 1997 and seem to have been in response to increased incidences of dog bites and the fear of rabies. Lilith Cherry, huacao or others, please feel free to correct me if any of this is inaccurate.

Maybe huacao can give us more information about these pictures but even then I'm not sure there is really anything we can do about it. However, this does *not* mean I'm not willing to try.

Oh, thanks god!!Kater. After i read your response, i almost cry. Thank you for your understand of us. That is really true in this movie. When my dog was used to live in China, i have to pay $600 usd for buying his license annually. At that time my personal annual income was just $2000 usd, and i was the middle class, even the top part in the middle class, but the dog license almost cost me 1/3 of my annual income. Since I love my dog, and I didn't need support my family, so i paid for that. I knew it was unfair, but i took it. For some people, like the major charactorsin the movie, such high price is unaffordable to them. You can also see that it is very hard to get them out even you have to pay after they were caught. In this movie, the man wants to pay, but his wife doesn't want to pay. The wife's attitude is the represent of most of the dog owners, so one their dogs are caught, their normally give up.

[QueenScoopalot]

This is too sad for all these dogs, and the people who have to pay such outrageous license fees. I wonder if putting it on every possible dog forum on the internet would create a furor, and change things for the better. What is the reasoning for these high license fees? It broke my heart seeing those tragic pictures. I'd be tempted to bring wire cutters and set them free from that awful death camp.

[leslie]

Yes, I agree with QSL, tell us, What is the point of high license fees every year? Where does that money go exactly and how much is the total income to the govt. from annual dog licences?

[7up]

You can translate a web site using this on line service:

http://www.worldlingo.com/products_s...ranslator.html

After you type in the web site, you have to choose the language that you are translating from and it usually works pretty good.

Jay