Post by veggiewoman on Sept 13, 2006 10:41:15 GMT
Apart from the horrific murder of over 50'000 dogs recenlty after one was found APPARENTLY to have rabies -
www.peta.org.uk/feat/feat-china1.asp
apart from the selling of liscneces to western tourists to shoot dead animals inc on the endangered list ,
apart from the a whole list of other reasons on the above PETA web link
apart from the terrible treatment of people in Tibet by the evil dictorship of the Chinese government for decades now, there is now this:
[ftp]http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1871089,00.html[/ftp]
Civil liberties crackdown casts long shadow over Chinese leader's visit to Britain
· Activists point to sharp rise in arrests and beatings
· Media control tightened ahead of 2008 Olympics
......
In the most repressive phase since Mr Wen and president Hu Jintao came to power in 2003, human rights groups said yesterday that at least 100 dissidents had been jailed, beaten or placed under house arrest in Beijing alone since the middle of last month.
Adding to the chill, China has announced new media restrictions and begun an investigation of charity organisations and environment campaigners who receive foreign funding........
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www.peta.org.uk/feat/feat-china1.asp
apart from the selling of liscneces to western tourists to shoot dead animals inc on the endangered list ,
apart from the a whole list of other reasons on the above PETA web link
apart from the terrible treatment of people in Tibet by the evil dictorship of the Chinese government for decades now, there is now this:
[ftp]http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1871089,00.html[/ftp]
Civil liberties crackdown casts long shadow over Chinese leader's visit to Britain
· Activists point to sharp rise in arrests and beatings
· Media control tightened ahead of 2008 Olympics
......
In the most repressive phase since Mr Wen and president Hu Jintao came to power in 2003, human rights groups said yesterday that at least 100 dissidents had been jailed, beaten or placed under house arrest in Beijing alone since the middle of last month.
Adding to the chill, China has announced new media restrictions and begun an investigation of charity organisations and environment campaigners who receive foreign funding........
PLEASE BOYCOTT THE 2008 CHINESE OLYMPICS
www.buyhard.fsnet.co.uk/animalcruelty.htm
There are no laws against animal cruelty in China. The only prohibition is against killing endangered species. Torture is not even an issue. The following articles will give you an idea of the kind of disregard the Chinese authorities have for animal welfare. After you have read some of them, please sign our pledge book.
Boycott Action Page || Suggest an article for this page || Return to 'Reasons for Boycott and FAQs'
Articles on this page: