50,000 dogs killed in China UPDATE on pg 2

[Karen]

That's disgusting!!! Rather than kill the poor innocent dogs, they should beat and kill the stupid owners who don't keep their pets rabies shots up to date!!

It doesn't look like they checked whether the dogs were vaccinated or not, Donna. And I do not know how readily available or affordable veterinary care is in "rural" China.

[beeniesmom]

I have a hard time believing that dogs are the "culprits".
Rabies can occur in any animal right? Like rats or other animals.

[elizabethann]

Just remember this story when you buy something that says:

MADE IN CHINA

You may not want the item afterall.

[lizbud]

This quote is very revealing about the logic of this government's thinking
process.

"With the aim to keep this horrible disease from people, we decided to kill the dogs," Li Haibo, a spokesman for the county government was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency.


And this country has over 400 nuclear weapons on hand, but no money
or will to offer rabies shots or educate their people. Very scary thinking.

[GreyhoundGirl]

I have a hard time believing that dogs are the "culprits".
Rabies can occur in any animal right? Like rats or other animals.

That's right !!!!

[lizbud]

I read another story that had a few more facts, including that the owners
where first offered 63 cents to each person who killed thier own dogs, before
they sent in forces to beat the dogs to death.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/9607608/detail.html

[Alysser]

OK, I really shouldn't have read that.

Do people have any common sense?? Did they even check the dogs for rabies at all! That's just digusting, I am beyond pissed right now, just reading that. Why do they have to kill 50,000 animals JUST because of 3 cases?

I can't even type anymore. That is just beyond inhumane...It takes a true physco to do something so horrible.

[Lady's Human]

Why should they treat canines any different than they treat their human population?

[jackie]

Why should they treat canines any different than they treat their human population?

That was my first thought too.