group rescues 800 dogs from China meat trade

[Doomsday101]

Nearly 800 dogs were rescued by a Chinese animal protection group last Saturday night in the city of Zigong, in southwest Sichuan province.

The Qiming Center, an animal-rights protection group in Sichuan, pulled off the rescue. Last Friday night, a volunteer tipped off the group that hundreds of caged dogs were being loaded onto trucks in Zigong and headed to various restaurants in Southern Guangxi province. The group dispatched a team of five to block the dog-trader while they posted microblogs online calling for help from animal-loving citizens.

After a standoff and negotiation, the group agreed to pay the dog trader 83,000 yuan ($13,000) to secure the caged dog's freedom, said Qiming president Qiao Wei.

"It's a compromise we took in an effort to let the dogs free—they are visibly suffering for being packed in small cages with very limited space. We spent hours negotiating with the trader," Qiao told CNN in a phone interview. "Finally with the help of local government he was willing to hand over the dogs in exchange for 83,000 yuan—60,000 for personal compensation, another 20,000 for cages that we lack."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/20/world/asia/china-dog-meat-rescue/index.html?hpt=hp_bn4

[zrinkill]

Yuck .....

But if people want to eat dogs ...... who cares.

[casmith07]

Yuck .....

But if people want to eat dogs ...... who cares.

It's a weird thing. I can't imagine cat/dog being tasty. But it's good that they saved the dogs.

It's hard for people to see domesticated animals as a food source.

[zrinkill]

It's hard for people to see domesticated animals as a food source.

Yes in our culture.

But me and you have both been places that anything with meat on it is food.

[Doomsday101]

a typical question at a restaurant in China "How is your poodle today?" :laugh2:

[DragonCowboy]

I love dogs (not in a culinary way..)

But they say that pigs are just as intelligent. Who's going to save pigs from us?

[Doomsday101]

I love dogs (not in a culinary way..)

But they say that pigs are just as intelligent. Who's going to save pigs from us?

Can’t image dog bacon. The problem for the pig is he is too tasty and not as cute. :laugh2:

[DragonCowboy]

Can’t image dog bacon. The problem for the pig is he is too tasty and not as cute. :laugh2:

Lol.

For some reason I'm not really a fan of pork or even beef, really.

Those poor chickens, though :(

[Yeagermeister]

I love dogs (not in a culinary way..)

But they say that pigs are just as intelligent. Who's going to save pigs from us?

The pig would have to be 10 times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres. :laugh1:

[Doomsday101]

Lol.

For some reason I'm not really a fan of pork or even beef, really.

Those poor chickens, though :(

Chickens are not cute. Yeah baby chicks but once they become full blown chickens nothing cute about him. :laugh2:

[Dallas]

Chickens are not cute. Yeah baby chicks but once they become full blown chickens nothing cute about him. :laugh2:

I beg to differ. They look perfectly cute right next to my BUSCUIT and MASHED TATERS !!

Sorry, my inner BrAiNPaiNt is showing. :laugh2:

[big dog cowboy]

Unbelievable.

[Idgit]

Mmmm. Dog-bacon.

It's funny to me when people get turned off by dog or horsemeat. When you think about it, chicken-eggs are way grosser than dog meat. Or cows-milk....can you imagine drinking some of that right from the tap? What about lobster? If you came to earth for the first time from Jupiter (Matellus reference, since it's a Cowboys board), and I showed you a picture of a dog and a lobster and asked which you'd prefer to eat, what would you honestly say?

[Doomsday101]

Mmmm. Dog-bacon.

It's funny to me when people get turned off by dog or horsemeat. When you think about it, chicken-eggs are way grosser than dog meat. Or cows-milk....can you imagine drinking some of that right from the tap? What about lobster? If you came to earth for the first time from Jupiter (Matellus reference, since it's a Cowboys board), and I showed you a picture of a dog and a lobster and asked which you'd prefer to eat, what would you honestly say?

Lobster. :D

[Idgit]

Lobster. :D

Lobster's delicious. But I often wonder about who was the first guy to try eating one. They look like they'd taste really gross.

Dogs, on the other hand, look delicious.

[Doomsday101]

Lobster's delicious. But I often wonder about who was the first guy to try eating one. They look like they'd taste really gross.

Dogs, on the other hand, look delicious.

Early man did not think Dog looked tasty they saw a companion who could help them hunt for game.

[Idgit]

Early man did not think Dog looked tasty they saw a companion who could help them hunt for game.

Hey, I'm a dog lover, too. And not just on a good D-L-T sandwich.

[trickblue]

Hey, I'm a dog lover, too. And not just on a good D-L-T sandwich.

So NOW we know what Mickey D's McDLT was made from...

http://theworldsbestever.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mcdlt-1.jpg

[baj1dallas]

Early man did not think Dog looked tasty they saw a companion who could help them hunt for game.

Dog wasn't dog back then. They were competitors.

Yeah all those dogs go free, meanwhile the people who were going to eat them starve, the dogs eat food that could have fed people, there's nowhere to put them, they're probably dangerous...this is just misguided interference from outside cultures.

[Wimbo]

http://www.lsxtra.co.uk/images/cookie.jpg

[Sam I Am]

http://www.lsxtra.co.uk/images/cookie.jpg

Ha! Awesome! :lmao2:

[Doomsday101]

Dog wasn't dog back then. They were competitors.

Yeah all those dogs go free, meanwhile the people who were going to eat them starve, the dogs eat food that could have fed people, there's nowhere to put them, they're probably dangerous...this is just misguided interference from outside cultures.

some experts disagree based on Archeological evidence of early man and wolves.

[Rackat]

YbcwDXhugjw

[CliffnMesquite]

Puppy on a stick!

[Idgit]

So NOW we know what Mickey D's McDLT was made from...

http://theworldsbestever.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mcdlt-1.jpg (http://theworldsbestever.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mcdlt-1.jpg)

+10 style points for the McDLT reference.

[Seven]

"Rescues" 800 dogs? I don't think so. Now what?



Anyone with half a brain knows what's next for 90% of these dogs.

[5Stars]

I beg to differ. They look perfectly cute right next to my BUSCUIT and MASHED TATERS !!

Sorry, my inner BrAiNPaiNt is showing. :laugh2:

:lmao2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

[LeonDixson]

If I'm that dog trader I'm out right away rounding up pooches and to heck with the restaurants, I'll sell them to the animal rights guys over and over again.

[dreghorn2]

Lobster's delicious. But I often wonder about who was the first guy to try eating one. They look like they'd taste really gross.

Dogs, on the other hand, look delicious.

I'm originally from Maritime Canada, my father used to tell me how during the depression only the 'real poor' kids would show up at school with lobster sandwiches for lunch.

For many years people used lobster as nothing more than fertilizer for lawns.

[Signals]

I guess this brings new meaning to hot dogs. :D

[Temo]

Early man did not think Dog looked tasty they saw a companion who could help them hunt for game.

Interestingly, pigs were domesticated in the same way. However they couldn't help hunt/guard, so they were bred for food only.

[TheCount]

It's a weird thing. I can't imagine cat/dog being tasty. But it's good that they saved the dogs.

It's hard for people to see domesticated animals as a food source.

99% of the meat (and plants) people eat is from domesticated animals.

Dogs are meat like anything else, and they aren't eating labs and husky's, they eat a breed specifically bred for consumption.