A county in southwestern China has killed as many as 50,000 dogs in a government campaign ordered after three people died from rabies, official media reported Tuesday. The five-day massacre in Yunnan province%u2019s Mouding county spared only military guard dogs and police canine units, the Shanghai Daily reported, citing local media. Dogs being walked were taken from their owners and beaten on the spot, the newspaper said. Other killing teams entered villages at night, creating noise to get dogs barking, then honing in and beating them to death.
Owners were offered 63 cents per animal to kill their dogs before the teams were sent in, the report said.
The Chinese government is slaughtering dogs who do not have certificates or who are just taller than 35 centimeters. Some owners can not afford the expensive fee for their dog%u2019s certificate. Take Beijing for instance, the fee for the first year is RMB1000, and RMB500 for every year from the second year on. China's government refuses to give dogs taller than 35 centimeters ID cards.
I want to create a petition to send to China's government, preferably to Yunnan provinces where the massacre took place. It's a shame how China hid this from the world right before the Olympics of 2008 took place in Beijing! Please help by signing this petition, the people of China love their dogs and to see them beaten to death right in front of them is devastating. Lets try to help them!
