Here's why and how to Boycott China for the way it treats animals
Although you've no doubt heard about their human rights abuses, these crimes against animals may be new to you.
This site will focus on these atrocious and totally incomprehensible abuses against animals. Please read all of this information so you can make an informed decision to join in boycotting China -- all products, services and yes, even the 2008 Olympics.
We, the people of the world, need to let the Chinese government know that we will not look the other way and allow them to line their pockets through the torture, mutilation and extermination of the animals in their country.
Mahatma Gandhi Quote
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be determined by the ways it treats it's animals."
Mahatma Gandhi
(International Animal Rights Day is December 10, 2009)
How And Why I Got Involved
I love animals, especially bears, dogs and cats (both big cats and domestics). In fact 2 of my nicknames are Bearmeister and Cat Woman. I've fostered cats and kittens since 1999 and have been working to save feral cats. The picture here is of my petting Tara, a former feral cat, who joined my family.While doing daily research on animals over the past couple of years, I began to see news articles about the inhumane acts being done to animals in China.
I was appalled. I don't look at most of the videos showing the abuse because it tears my heart out. However, I make myself watch one every once in a while -- usually I don't get all the way through -- just to remind myself why these animals need my help.
Seeing IS believing. My head may want to forget what I've seen, but my heart won't let me. Watching a video once in a while keeps my determination strong.
I also keep the following quote on taped to my computer monitor as yet another reminded that 1 person can make a difference. I hope you join me.
I wondered why somebody didn't do something; then I realized I was somebody! - unknown
POLL - What Crimes Have You Heard About?
Crimes against animals in china
Vote for every crime that you have heard about. If you know of 1 that is not there, please add it and remember to vote for it. Thank you.
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Selling and eating cat and dog meat.
20 points
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The dog and cat fur trade.
19 points
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Dog and cat meat industry.
16 points
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2006 dog culling.
14 points
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2008 cat extermination for the Olympics.
14 points
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Bear (bile) farming.
13 points
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Putting live goldfish in souvenir keychains for the 2008 Olympics.
8 points
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The brutal killing of animals for fur
7 points
Millions cats and dogs are killed annually for China's FUR TRADE
News Articles About China's Dog and Cat Fur Trade
- China's Shocking Dog and Cat Fur Trade
- For the sake of fashion, animals are trapped, drowned, or beaten to death in the wild and gassed, strangled, or electrocuted on fur farms...
- BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | McCartney attacks China over fur
- Sir Paul McCartney vows not to perform in China after seeing footage of dogs and cats being killed for their fur.
- Overstock.com Goes Fur Free
- Online Merchant held a joint conference with the Humane Society of the United States and announced Overstock.com will no longer sell products online that contain animal fur effective today...
- A Shocking Look Inside Chinese Fur Farms
- When undercover investigators made their way onto Chinese fur farms recently, they found that many animals are still alive and struggling desperately when workers flip them onto their backs or hang them up by their legs or tails to skin them. When workers on these farms begin to cut the skin and fur...
- Humane Society International/UK and The HSUS Welcome EU Ban on Cat and Dog Fur Imports and Exports
- Humane Society International/UK and The HSUS welcome a EU ban on the import, export and trade of cat and dog fur that will become effective Jan. 1.
Petitions To End This Abuse Of Cats And Dogs
These are petitions that need our signatures
1. End China's animal terror:
Stop China's Animal Terror
2. Stop China from the continuing slaughter of cats & dogs:
Stop China's Killing Cats & Dogs
3. Fight for animal abuse laws in China: Change Animal Laws In China
4. Stop the cats being skinned alive! Stop the cutting
Videos Of Chinese Treatment Of Cats And Dogs
Cat and Dog FUR Trade In Asia
Dog And Cat FUR Trade Background
Cats and dogs killed for fur
Yes, in China cats and dogs are raised, skinned for their fur. This is the largest and without doubt the most cruel fur trade in the world. Although China has animal welfare laws that protect cats and dogs in the home and (some) wildlife in the wild, the laws do not cover (protect) animals in the fur trade. That means they can do anything to these animals that they want (and they do) without fear of being charged.8 years ago, the Humane Society of the US sent an undercover investigator into China to determine how extensive the production and sale of cat and dog fur was. What was found was stomach-wrenching - a staggering 2 million cats and dogs were raised under cruel conditions and then skinned alive, strangled or stabbed solely for their furs and skins.
Facts about China's Fur Trade
These fur trade facts are horrendous
Vote for every fact that you have heard about. If you know of 1 that is not there, please add it and remember to vote for it. Thank you.
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Cat and dog fur is used in clothing, blankets, stuffed animals and toys.
7 points
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It takes 12 to 15 adult dogs to make a coat out of dog fur
2 points
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It takes up to 24 cats to make a coat of cat fur
2 points
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Dogs and cats are skinned alive or brutally murdered.
2 points
Dog fur called by other names on products
Dog fur is disguised by fake names
Vote for every fur name that you've heard about. If you know of 1 that is not there, please add it and remember to vote for it. Thank you.
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Faux fur
4 points
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fake fur
3 points
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Sobak
1 point
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Gae-wolf
0 points
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Goupee
0 points
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Loup d'Asie
0 points
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Dogues du Chine
0 points
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Corsac fox
0 points
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exotic fur
0 points
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Asian jackal
0 points
CAT fur is disguised by fake names
CAT fur is disguised by fake names
Vote for every fur name that you've heard about. If you know of 1 that is not there, please add it and remember to vote for it. Thank you.
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Faux fur
4 points
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fake fur
4 points
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rabbit
3 points
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house cat
1 point
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katzenfelle
1 point
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mountain cat
1 point
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wild cat
0 points
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goyangi
0 points
Groups Working To Stop China's Fur Trade
How to put a stop to China's fur trade
- MusiciansAgainstFur
- Singers/Songwriters & Musicians Unite Against The Cruel Cat/Dog & Captive Wild Animal Fur Trade in China, Hosted by Mary Alice Pollard, Cornwall's Voice for Animals, UK
- Animal Watch Manitoba (Canada)
- Every year, two million stray, farmed and stolen dogs and cats are turned into fur trim, plush toys and fur coats in China and other southeast Asian countries. Unlike the U.S. and several other countries, Canada has no laws to keep these unlabeled and mislabeled products off our retail racks and shelves.
- Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
- ormed in 1997, CAFT-UK has helped regenerate the grass-roots campaign against the fur trade in Britain.
Through investigations, education, campaigns and demonstrations we have exposed the horror of the fur trade and helped establish and continue anti-fur actions across Britain. We have filmed undercover in fur farms, lobbied for a ban on fur farming and persuaded dozens of shops to stop selling real fur... - Fur Is Dead: Learn what happens on fur farms and in the wild
- For the sake of fashion, animals are trapped, drowned, or beaten to death in the wild and gassed, strangled, or electrocuted on fur farms.
There are now officially 247 BEAR FARMS across China, housing an estimated total of 7,002 BEARS.
Bear Farms
Asatic Black Bears and Sloth Bears
One of the most barbaric treatments of Asiatic Black Bears happen in China. Bears are either out-right killed for their gallbladders and other parts, which are used in traditional Asian medicines, or possibly an even worse fate, the bear is put in a Bear Farm and their bile extracted.Bear bile is used in traditional Chinese medicine. During the 1980s, North Korea developed the inhumane method of bile tapping from Asiatic Black Bears through catheters. China quickly followed.
By the early 1990s the number of captive bears hit 10,000 in 480 bear farms! Bear bile prices had rocketed but with the advent of synthetic bear bile and greater awareness of this barbaric and inhumane method of harvesting, the price has plunged.
AAF founder Jill Robinson visits China
In 1993 Jill Robinson visited China's Sichuan province and found bears incarcerated in tiny cages in bear bile farms. The bears had been there since they were cubs. Here's what she found:
1. Due to surgically implanted catheters, the bears were lying stomach down in cages -- barely high enough for them to raise their heads.
2. The bears spent their waking hours biting the iron grills or banging their heads against them.
3. Bile being extracted twice a day, 50 milliliters each time.
Jill told Reuters in an interview,
"It's a lifetime of confinement and pain, one had lived like that for 21 years."
Bear on farm caged for 20 years
Help Us Stop Bear Farming
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) states...
"During bile milking; the bears show signs of severe distress. Moaning and banging of heads against the cage is common, while some bears were seen to chew their own paws".
"Between the ages of five and ten, bears may stop producing bile. They are then put in another cage, where they wait, either until death comes through sickness or starvation, or they are killed for their paws and gall bladders".
Please add your voice against this barbaric and inhuman act in support of a petition to end this horrendous practice. You can sign the petition at ...
Demand for bear parts is soaring even though accepted alternatives exist in traditional medicines.
BEARS Being Killed In China
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Sloth Bears - Learn About These Wonderful Bears
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Sloth Bears are one of the 8 species of bears worldwide. When I first heard the term Sloth Bear, I immediately thought of Three-toed Sloths. They are not related, however, they were originally classified as "Bear Sloths" because of their Sloth-like c...
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Sun Bears (aka Malayan Sun Bears)
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Sun Bears or Malayan Sun Bears are the smallest bears in the world. Here I'll share interesting facts, photos, videos and links to bear conservation organizations. As a bear lover, I love this little bear. They are adorable. As with the other bears...
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Asiatic Black Bears (aka Himalayan, Moon Bear, Tibetan Black Bear)
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These bears by any name are near and dear to my heart. They are a beautiful bear and I have here facts, photos, videos and links to organizations with more info and groups saving these magnificent bears from harm. Thousands of them live un-BEAR-able...
News Stories about the bear bile trade
- The Unbearable Trade in Bear Parts and Bile | The Humane Society of the United States
- There are about 7,000 bears on bear-bile farms in China. The captive animals are used to supply the voracious Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) market. Bear bile has...
- The horrific plight of China’s Caged Bile Bears
- Jill Robinson's life was forever changed when she stole away from her tour group on a Chinese bear bile farm and descended a flight of stairs to a dark basement, where she saw the dim outlines of cages.
- 7000 Bears will Die in Chinese Bear Farms from Abuse - Aznmedia Community
- Sharing the planet with humans has been bad for bears. Admittedly, that could be said of most other creatures, apart from bacteria. But bears had a particularly hard time because they looked like men ? or so early men thought.
- Lucky few find sanctuary from horror of Chinese bear farms
- Boris a rather confusingly named female Asian black bear, is one of the luckiest creatures in China: she even has physiotherapy when she needs it. She and seven others are inmates of China's first bear sanctuary, which opened yesterday in the town of Panyu, near the Hong Kong border.
June 2009 - China killing dogs again
Please sign petition to stop the killing
- Take Action: Stand with Chinese Activists Against Cruel Dog Culls | The Humane Society of the United States
- June 2009-A shocking dog massacre is happening in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China. More than 20,000 dogs-many of whom were registered and vaccinated household pets-have reportedly died a brutal death due to government orders.
- Change.org - PETITION: "Stand with Chinese advocates against cruel dog culls"
- THE PHOTO ABOVE: THEY ARE TAKING THIS GIRLS DOG AWAY FROM HER TO BE KILLED!
It has happened again. In a brutal campaign targeting not only strays but pets, authorities in the city of Yongxian, China have been slaughtering
54,429 DOGS brutally killed In 2006
2006 Dog Culling
The Reason For Killing Dogs In China
In 2006, there were 2,651 deaths in humans caused by rabies. Dogs were blamed. On November 7, 2006, the Chinese government called for a nation-wide culling (killing) of all dogs except military and police dogs.54,429 dogs were brutally slain on the streets -- whether or not they had been inoculated against rabies already. Over 4,000 dogs, who had already been inoculate and could not have caught nor transmitted the disease were killed anyway.
The world and the Chinese people were shocked and protest, petitions and in China the people took to the street protesting the killing of innocent dogs.
For a 4 minute recap of the events that transpired, please watch the following short video.
Video Of The 2006 Killing Of Dogs
New Video As Of June 12, 2008
Those of us who signed petitions, wrote letters, made calls, or protested, did make a difference. More change is needed, but his video proves that our voices, when united, can make a difference -- EVEN IN CHINA. The video says it is 7:45 minutes long, but it's actually only 4:45 minutes)
curated content from YouTube
2006 - A BLOODY Year Of The Dog
Chinese People Protesting Dog Cull
Results After Protests And Petitions From Around The World
As the video above stated, after petitions from around the world and protests at home, the Chinese government made minor concessions. The protests and petitions continue.
CATS are being exterminated (killed) for the 2008 Olympics.
2008 Cats Being KILLED For The Olympics
Why are they doing that you might ask. Because they want to clean up the Capital before the Olympic Games! To that end -- to kill the most cats -- the government has issued a warning that cats carry terrible diseases and may have contributed to the SARS outbreak in 2003! They have people so paranoid that owners are turning their cats lose to be captured by special collection teams.
Below is a picture of one of the collection teams working. Be warned, it is appalling. I normally would not show any type of picture like this. But, it shows the way the Chinese are doing their so called clean-up or what I'd call a cleansing.
Articles On The 2008 Cat Killing For The Olympics
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Olympics clean-up Chinese style: Inside Beijings shocking death camp for cats | Mail Online
Thousands of pet cats in Beijing are being abandon more...4 points
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Animal rights in China | A small voice calling | Economist.com
HUMAN rights, or the lack of them, have long been more...4 points
Video Of Cat Extermination For The 2008 Olympics
Boycott The 2008 Olympics In China
What You Can Do
Do NOT participate in the 2008 Olympics in any way.
1. Do NOT read about the games in newspapers.
2. Do NOT read about them on the Internet.
3. Do NOT watch them on TV.
4. Do NOT listen to Olympic news on the radio.
5. Do NOT go to China for the Olympics.
6. Do NOT buy anything made in China.
7. Do NOT participate as an athlete.
Do NOT make any monetary contribution to China what-so-ever.
China 2008 Olympic News
- IOC "surprised" by Games web censorship
- BEIJING (Reuters) - The media should have been told they would not have total Internet freedom before arriving for the Beijing Olympics, a senior IOC official said on Thursday, as rights groups piled criticism on both the IOC and host China.
More Things YOU Can Do To Protest These Crimes
Albert Einstein quote
Sign The Boycott China Petition
Please boycott China AND sign the petition at: Boycott China
Show them that we care about the animals around the world, including China's animals. That what they do to animals will affect their profits!
Contact The Chinese Embassy
Chinese Embassy
2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20007
Tel: (202) 338-6688, (202) 588-9760
Fax: (202) 588-9760
To find the Chinese Consulate nearest to you, click Chinese Consulates (www.visarite.com/chnConsulate.htm).
Petitions and important sites
Ways to protest to authorites in China
Here are more resources, organizations and news articles about China's crimes against animals. If you know of a site that is not listed, please add it. Please vote on the one(s) you think are the best information. Thank you.
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Animal Exploitation Photo Gallery/bears
This All Creatures Animal Exploitation Photo Galle more...3 points
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ABC News: Torture and Taunting: Inside China's Zoos
Torture and Taunting: Inside Zoos3 points
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http://awionline.org/pubs/Quarterly/05_54_2/542p9.htm Dancing Bears in Bulgaria/Romania
People's Daily Online -- Saving moon bears from li more...3 points
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CHINA BEAR RESCUE - ANIMALS ASIA - The Petition Site
HELLO ITS ABEL (MR BEAR ) FROM SAVE BEARS NOW. HEL more...3 points
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ACTAsia for animals - Dog Cull
China eliminating all dogs in Hanzhong city<br more...1 point
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BOYCOTT CHINA!...END ITS ANIMAL TERROR!! Petition
Target: President Hu Jintao, ALL 165 Chinese Ambas more...1 point
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Petition to Government of the People republic of China
Please urgently introduce legislation in China to: more...1 point
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Stop Killing Dogs - the petition to stop brutal dog torture and dog meat consumption in South Korea
This petition is for South Korea: Dogs get burned, more...0 points
What ARE You Doing To Tell China To Stop These Crimes?
How Can You Make Your Voice Heard
Please check every item that you ARE doing to protest the Chinese treatment of animals. Please add any that are missing and don't forget to vote for it (you may have to refresh the screen 1st). Thank you.
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Never buying fur.
14 points
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I am boycotting the Olympics completely.
No TV, radio, newspaper, internet articles about t more...12 points
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I am boycotting ALL products made in China until these crimes stop.
11 points
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Signed petition(s) against the trade in fur.
9 points
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Signed petition(s) against cat and dog meat industry.
9 points
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Signed petition(s) against bear farms.
8 points
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Signed petition(s) to boycott the Olympics.
8 points
If not you, who?
If not now, when?
News about Tortoise and Frogs abuses
- Tortoise Trust Web - Tesco sells live turtles in China
- The level of suffering caused to turtles and frogs in Chinese markets is well documented. These animals are shipped and handled with no regard to their welfare and without any attempt to minimise their suffering. They are maintained in-store under totally unacceptable conditions, and are killed in a grossly inhumane and barbaric fashion. These animals are essentially dissected alive. They have highly developed sensory capabilities, and without question suffer the most extreme pain and distress over an extended period.
News on China's Dog & Cat Meat trade
- Animals Asia asks Beijing to ban sale of dog meat permanently
- Animals Asia Foundation has called on the Beijing authorities to make permanent a temporary ban on the sale of dog meat at official Olympic restaurants during the Games period.
- Protests In China Over Eating Cats
- While animal lovers in Beijing protested the killing of cats for food on Thursday, a butcher in Guangdong province _ where felines are the main ingredient in a famous soup _ just shrugged her shoulders and wielded her cleaver. "Cats have a strong flavor. Dogs taste much better, but if you really want cat meat, I can have it delivered by tomorrow," said the butcher, who gave only her surname, Huang.
- Girl Leads Guangdong Protest Against Eating Cats | chinaSMACK
- A 17-year-old Chinese girl organizes and leads a protest in Guangdong, China trying to stop a shipment of cats that will be sold as food for Cantonese diners.
- Dog & Cat Eating in China - ANIMALS ASIA
- While some countries in Asia such as Hong Kong, the Philippines and Taiwan have banned the practice of dog eating, evidence shows that in China, the biggest dog eating country in the world, it continues to thrive.
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History of the Controversy Regarding Tibet Versus China
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I realize that the 2008 Olympics are now over in China, but the abuse acted out toward the Tibetans continues. For a few months the Tibet issue was exactly where it should be on the front pages of our newspapers and high on the agendas of politicians...
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Goldfish Keychains
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In celebration of the 2008 Olympics, vendors in Qingdao China have decided to sell heart shaped plastic keychains. With a live goldfish inside.
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- Artemus-Gordon Artemus-Gordon Nov 3, 2009 @ 1:36 pm
- China is one of the most polluting and destructive countries out there right now. Between what they do to animals, the things they are putting into products, and the einviromental damage they are doing to make more coal power plants. We need to stop them but it is hard if you try to avoid things made in China. I tried last Christmas and it was tough.
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- Oosquid Oosquid Oct 22, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
- Thank you for making this lens and throwing a light on so many animal abuse issues.
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- TheWhistler TheWhistler Oct 20, 2009 @ 10:45 pm
- Great lens, because it is a great topic. However. like most things only when humans are in danger will changes be made. After all we are the most important thing on this plant, unfortunately to animals we are a blight.
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- Annie Annie Oct 1, 2009 @ 3:58 pm
- I can't stop crying about this, is anything really being done to stop it?
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- lovebrownchimp lovebrownchimp Sep 28, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
- I hought I was pretty well up on animal rights issues but did not know some of this. I have seen film of animals being skinned alive. Keep up the good work.
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