Cat is beaten in a sack while this one watches, knowing he is next. To the Chinese torture is part of the killing, they say that torture brings out better flavor.
Cats awaiting their fate at a Chinese meat market..
Cat being pulled from cage so he can be tortured to death. Prolonged death means better tasting meat. Beating is the usual method, it prolonges the agony and intensifies the "flavor."
Butchered cats hanging on meat hooks to intice hungry customers.
Dogs caged at the meat market awaiting their fate. Usually being clubed to death with long poles. The Chinese actually take a particuliar delight in torturing their dinner victims before butchering them and eating them.
Here is an actual photo of a dog being hog-tied so it can be beaten to death to bring out the "flavor" of the meat. It is also a delightful spectator sport since people at the market gather around with smiles and giggles delighting in the torture of the victim.
Bred and housed in warehouses for the dinner table these dogs have never seen the light of day or known the kindness of a human being. Man's best friend? Sure, if you are dog and lucky enough to be born in China you can be man's best meal.
A vendor skins dogs at a food market in Nanjing, Jiangsu province June 12, 2008. Dog meat has long been a popular delicacy in China, and is commonly known as "fragrant meat". REUTERS/Sean Yong (CHINA)
More dogs hanging from meat racks awaiting their ultimate trip to the food bowl, Chinese style.
China’s True Heritage Passed On From One Generation To Another: Eating Dog And Cat—Ancient Chinese Custom!
I have seen and heard just about enough about all the hoopla of the Bejiing Olympics. First, let me state that I am embarrassed that a civilized country like America would even participate in ANY event hosted by the Chinese. China may very well be growing into an economic giant, all thanks to America and Europe. It may have modern cities, transportation, computers,video games, plasma television, ipods and all the other electronic gizmos of a “progressive” nation. But take a look around and what you will find is a nation whose government keeps their people suppressed politically, religiously, and physically.
It is a nation whose government not only scorns the rights of humans but of animals. It is a nation that views human life as an expendable commodity. Hence it should come as no surprise that animals regarded by Western Society as pets are food to these people. Dogs primary purpose to the Chinese are food and fur. They are caged and bred to be slaughtered for food or to adorn a coat that will be imported into America, Europe or Russia. Cats don’t fare any better.
Let’s not cringe at that because the Chinese do not hesitate to eat anything that most other cultures would find offensive: donkey penis, rats, cats, dogs, various fetuses, preserved “rotten” eggs, bird nest soup, and the list goes on and on. Their meat markets are filled with caged dogs, cats, and other animals all witnessing the slaughter of their cage-mates while awaiting their turn.
The carnage gets even worse when you look at their fur-trade practices. And yes, if you wear a fur-trimmed parka you are more than likely wearing a dog fur or cat fur imported directly from China. Why do you think all our clothes are imported? American clothing manufacturers can’t make clothes from dogs and cats but it certainly can IMPORT them. No questions asked. Consumers don’t mind, they don’t even bother looking into where their nice inexpensive (and sometimes not so inexpensive) fur-trimmed coat was made.
Let’s add the fact that thanks to China thousands of Americans lost their beloved pets due to contaminated pet food. The Menu Foods company imported tainted wheat gluten from China. And the Chinese KNEW it was tainted. But why would they care? They probably figured it was rather humorous to provide tainted ingredients to an American company that makes food for one of their own food products.
Additional thanks goes out to the Chinese for manufacturing toys for our pets and children using toxic lead paint. Why would Americans think that the Chinese regulate these things? They have no regulations!
Of course we are dealing with a nation that has practiced selling their female children into slavery for centuries. If the girls aren’t sold then they are killed at birth. It’s called infanticide.
More kudos to the Chinese for their marvelous pirating skills. They pirate software and market it as the REAL thing. They pirate movie DVDs, music CDs and again the list goes on and on.
Then there’s the crowing achievement of the Chinese: cyber sabotage. The barrage of spam, server infiltration, and hacking that goes on originates in China. It keeps the I.T. people busy and it stops up the flow of Western productivity.
Is this making you uncomfortable? Well that’s good! It’s time Americans took a stand against companies that import goods or manufacture their products in China. Why would we want to support this nation? Why would we want to support these companies? As far as I’m concerned this “Most Favored Nation” status of China should be changed to “Most Hated Nation.”
David Weber says:
I knew this kind of thing was going on over in China from numerous news stories and first hand accounts of friends who have worked there, but not to this extent. Horrific is all I can say. I for one am not subscribing to the fever of the Olympics. “Civilized” means more than just blindly accepting the practices of your homeland or culture, there has to be some reckoning with basic humanity and a way of living that evokes mankind in a more dignified fashion.
August 13th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
admin says:
To the person who left a comment yesterday promoting the “humane” treatment of dogs while at the same time making a statement that it is okay to eat dogs and cats and providing me with a web URL that features recipes for cooking dogs. I have this to say: It is NOT okay to eat dogs and cats. And THIS is NOT the forum for YOU to promote your views. Go promote dog eating somewhere else.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:18 am
PAWBAW says:
HI,
IT IS TOO HORRIFIC FOR WORDS! I knew this sort of cruelty was common practice in Far East. I have a real hard time viewing the pictures etc.., I had to scroll down really fast as I can not stomach this sort of violence against any living being. I support all action against animal torture and abuse and against cruelty and passing all legislation to protect them. The question is at the end how does one implement the law, how does one change the mentality of people? Is it through education, how do you teach ethics? Are people born with a sense of what is right and wrong?
We watched with horror Ted Koppel’s series on China just recently on Discovery Channel about , it was about children trade, supposedly caused by China’s policy of one child per family and the blackmarket of people SELLING their own children. It is apparently so wide spread and so common knowledge that even the authorities are in it, making bribe money!!!!
After I viewed that I was so nauseated I had to take a walk in the fresh air . I could not imagine something more horrific? people selling their children and the officers allowing it , black marketers treating the kids like objects, the remorseless parents and all talking about their profits with the journalists, it was the worst thing I have ever seen in my life. I thought about my countless petitions and letters to Chinese government officials and I thought will they care our plea for the abused animals when these people profit from selling their own human babies????
Disgraceful, the worst part of it, USA’s economy is so intertwined with China. In our current situation our national debt is paid by the Chinese and the Japanese and we have absolutely no power and no prestige so that we can press our human or animal right issues and be respected anywhere in the world!!!!
Anyway, I think it is enough, we must gather all our optimism and do the best we can. Because every move toward ideal is a ripple in the water (something similar said by JFK…)
All the best
August 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
admin says:
To PawPaw
Thank you for your support. We as consumers have a great deal of power. If the consumers of America would begin writing letters to companies who use Chinese products to manufacture their goods or who outsource the manufacturing process to China making the statement that they WILL NOT buy their goods—then believe me someone would notice.
Take Mattel for example and Menu Foods. Nutro is another one. The list of pet industry companies that utilize China as a source for gluten products and meat by-products (God only knows what’s in that!) goes on and on.
And don’t forget all those cute little kitty toys made with fur - probably remnants of cat or dog fur not used in fur-trimmed coats.
The best thing for us to do is be educated consumers. Find out where the country of origin is with every product we purchase. And choose not to support companies who use China in the production process.
August 15th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
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August 24th, 2008 at 11:26 pm