French animal lovers launch Olympic petition/protest over China killing dogs for food
courtesy of One Voice
(Paris, France)— A French association of animal lovers on Monday launched a petition aimed at encouraging China to ban, in time for the Summer Olympics, the killing of dogs for food.
One Voice said the practice of preparing canines for the pot often involves slow and brutal methods in which the animal is beaten to death, boiled alive or hung up to bleed while still breathing.
In years past the backstreet butchers' targets of choice were St. Bernards, but now the dogs most chosen for slaughter are German shepherds.
"This trade is widespread in China, even in large cities, although in Beijing, the authorities are trying to push it outside the city ahead of the Olympics," said Muriel Arnal, president and founder of One Voice.
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