- Signatures: 1,292
- Goal: 100,000
- Deadline: 8-8-2007
See Full Petition
Email this PetitionLast fortnight, a county in south-western Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs after three people died of rabies. Another province is planning a similar massacre. It is extremely disturbing and saddening to note that the global community has not raised its concerns on something as abysmal as this.
Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot. Killing teams entered villages at night creating noise to get dogs barking, and then beat the animals to death. Owners were offered 5 yuan per animal to kill their own dogs before the teams were sent in.
This is undeniably a bloodcurdling and brutal response to the situation on the part of the Chinese Government. Health experts have pointed out the limitations of the healthcare infrastructure in China, where only 3 percent of dogs are vaccinated against rabies and more than 2,000 people die of the disease each year. Had the government been more proactive all this would have been avoided. The brutal and unjustifiable killing of innocent life, human or not, is unacceptable, and we the undersigned protest the Chinese Government's decision to slaughter dogs as a measure to curb increasing instances of rabies in the country.
As an Indian, I ask you, as my Ambassador, to urge the Chinese government to stop this government-sanctioned animal butchery in the name of public health, and more explicitly urge them to adopt an efficient rabies prevention program instead.
Courtesy: Various news sources
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,293 | 2:21 am PST, Feb 16 | Mrs. | Lucette Cabrilhac |
| 1,292 | 12:29 pm PDT, Oct 5 | Ms. | Claire Sefiane |
| 1,291 | 8:05 pm PDT, Sep 4 | Ms. | Laurel Watson |
| 1,289 | 11:31 am PDT, Apr 8 | Miriam Ventura | |
| 1,288 | 7:41 am PST, Mar 5 | salini s | |
| 1,287 | 12:18 am PST, Feb 27 | Ms. | Vannnieuwenhuyse Ingrid |
| 1,286 | 11:38 pm PST, Feb 26 | Mr. | Jan Declercq |
| 1,285 | 11:35 pm PST, Feb 26 | Mrs. | Anouk Van Damme |
| 1,284 | 1:08 pm PST, Feb 25 | Li Kyriakou | |
| 1,283 | 8:51 am PST, Feb 25 | Geneviève Piéroni | |
| 1,282 | 7:10 am PST, Feb 18 | Anke Wevers | |
| 1,281 | 2:01 am PST, Feb 18 | Ms. | Joke Geubbelmans |
| 1,280 | 12:29 am PST, Feb 18 | Leen Raats | |
| 1,279 | 9:18 am PST, Feb 17 | Ms. | thiebaud beatrice |
| 1,278 | 8:18 am PST, Feb 17 | Lisa Simeoni | |
| 1,277 | 4:23 am PST, Feb 17 | Mrs. | leclercq aurore |
| 1,276 | 3:08 am PST, Feb 17 | Mrs. | odette chauve |
| 1,275 | 2:14 am PST, Feb 17 | Mrs. | pley nicole |
| 1,274 | 11:38 pm PST, Feb 16 | Mr. | jean-frédéric Marrot |
| 1,273 | 6:12 pm PST, Feb 16 | Mrs. | mauguy claire |
| 1,272 | 4:28 pm PST, Feb 16 | Mrs. | Odile HECKMANN |
| 1,271 | 4:27 pm PST, Feb 16 | Ms. | Carole BELLEUDY |
| 1,270 | 4:26 pm PST, Feb 16 | Mr. | Nicolas BELLEUDY |
| 1,269 | 4:25 pm PST, Feb 16 | Mrs. | Marie-Rose HECKMANN |
| 1,268 | 11:09 am PST, Feb 16 | Mrs. | Nicole Verbist |
| 1,267 | 8:35 am PST, Feb 16 | Chantal Buslot | |
| 1,266 | 8:32 am PST, Feb 16 | Krishnasami Vasumathi | |
| 1,265 | 12:32 pm PST, Feb 15 | Anne-Catherine ESTRADE | |
| 1,264 | 9:12 am PST, Feb 15 | Ms. | janin régine |
| 1,263 | 3:27 am PST, Feb 15 | Ms. | verdel dominique |
| 1,262 | 2:47 am PST, Feb 15 | Ms. | BURBAN Anne |
| 1,261 | 2:31 am PST, Feb 15 | Ligue Française Contre la Vivisection | |
| 1,260 | 1:45 am PST, Feb 15 | Mrs. | Amal EL BEKRI |
| 1,259 | 3:37 am PST, Nov 18 | Ms. | Delphine never |
| 1,258 | 3:36 am PST, Nov 18 | Ms. | Carolyn VANINI |
| 1,257 | 7:45 am PDT, Oct 5 | Ms. | sylvie piras |
| 1,256 | 9:57 am PDT, Aug 26 | Mrs. | Lisa Salazar |
| 1,255 | 7:36 pm PDT, Aug 22 | Teresa Tyler | |
| 1,254 | 9:09 pm PDT, Jul 31 | Jenny Dumas | |
| 1,253 | 11:54 am PDT, Jul 29 | sam ahmed | |
| 1,252 | 5:05 pm PDT, Jul 19 | Anonymous | |
| 1,251 | 7:34 pm PDT, Jul 6 | Gle Zanth |
Stop the canine carnage! Now!
Dear Ambassador Surie,
Last fortnight, a county in south-western Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs after three people died of rabies. Another province is planning a similar massacre. It is extremely disturbing and saddening to note that the global community has not raised its concerns on something as abysmal as this.
Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot. Killing teams entered villages at night creating noise to get dogs barking, and then beat the animals to death. Owners were offered 5 yuan per animal to kill their own dogs before the teams were sent in.
This is undeniably a bloodcurdling and brutal response to the situation on the part of the Chinese Government. Health experts have pointed out the limitations of the healthcare infrastructure in China, where only 3 percent of dogs are vaccinated against rabies and more than 2,000 people die of the disease each year. Had the government been more proactive all this would have been avoided. The brutal and unjustifiable killing of innocent life, human or not, is unacceptable, and we the undersigned protest the Chinese Government's decision to slaughter dogs as a measure to curb increasing instances of rabies in the country.
As an Indian, I ask you, as my Ambassador, to urge the Chinese government to stop this government-sanctioned animal butchery in the name of public health, and more explicitly urge them to adopt an efficient rabies prevention program instead.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Courtesy: Various news sources
Last fortnight, a county in south-western Yunnan province killed 50,000 dogs after three people died of rabies. Another province is planning a similar massacre. It is extremely disturbing and saddening to note that the global community has not raised its concerns on something as abysmal as this.
Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot. Killing teams entered villages at night creating noise to get dogs barking, and then beat the animals to death. Owners were offered 5 yuan per animal to kill their own dogs before the teams were sent in.
This is undeniably a bloodcurdling and brutal response to the situation on the part of the Chinese Government. Health experts have pointed out the limitations of the healthcare infrastructure in China, where only 3 percent of dogs are vaccinated against rabies and more than 2,000 people die of the disease each year. Had the government been more proactive all this would have been avoided. The brutal and unjustifiable killing of innocent life, human or not, is unacceptable, and we the undersigned protest the Chinese Government's decision to slaughter dogs as a measure to curb increasing instances of rabies in the country.
As an Indian, I ask you, as my Ambassador, to urge the Chinese government to stop this government-sanctioned animal butchery in the name of public health, and more explicitly urge them to adopt an efficient rabies prevention program instead.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Courtesy: Various news sources
Note: This Stop the canine carnage! Now! petition was submitted by Divya Das. ThePetitionSite.com is a free service provided to help concerned citizens rally support for issues they believe in. The opinions expressed by this petition do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of ThePetitionSite.com or Care2.com. There is no express or implied endorsement of this petition nor any newsletter offers (except those from Care2.com) by Care2.com, Inc, ThePetitionSite.com, or our sponsors. If you believe this system is being abused, please contact customer support.
Questions about this petition? Contact the petition sponsor: Divya Das.
Questions about thePetitionSite.com? Visit our FAQ Page.
