The argument lies on how they’re treated whilst being farmed and how humanely they are killed.

Cats and dogs destined for food in China, are kept in the most horrific conditions, well below any basic husbandry standards, and they have to endure long painful deaths - in full view of their fury companions, waiting for their turn for torture.

it shouldn’t be banned just upcoming or during the Olympics.. it should be banned outright.. the conditions these poor animals are kept ie. several crammed into stifling a cage with barely hardly any room for movement for hours/days on end.. is horrendously cruel.. less needs to be said of the way in which they are killed.. for dogs intentionally slow and cruel..
it is utterly shameful and barbaric the treatment of animals in China both fur and meat trade.
How you can call or consider yourselves a ‘civilized’ country enough host the olympic games when this is the way you pitilessly and heartlessly treat your animals ..
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Many years ago I made a vow never to visit China, not just because of the vile treatment of dogs and cats, but also because of the appalling trade in bear bile. High time they came into the 21st century as regards medicine…..would they visit a 12th century dentist?

yes without a doubt we need to boycot all these cheap imported goods that keep appearing on our supermarket shelves from china and japan, people need to start buying more english made products.Consumer power is the key to these countries that have no sense, continuing to defy moral laws and abuse humans as much as animals.

The man’s best friend turn out to be the man’s best food! I think we must boycott with all our means this country and the olympic games. This awful people will continue to behave like barbarians and i don’t believe that they will stop to serve dog meat.

China is a cruel country for animals.

stop eating dogs and cats stop buying fur from there and help the bears

Please, help me too be proud to be a human. Because, we can be good, usefull and not only bad and destructors… My english is not perfect but my heart is true! Love others (humans, olds and youngs, animals and natur), respect life to respect yourself! I hope we can say this in china. And my dog want to say: Woof! (Thanks for my friends)

C’EST VRAIMENT NAVRANT DESESPERANT ET HONTEUX DE VOIR TOUT CETTE CRUAUTE, COMBIEN DE TEMPS CELA VA T’IL DURER ENCORE!!!!
CES MONSTRES QUI FONT SOUFFRIR LES ANIMAUX ! CES HOMMES MERITENT UN CHATIMENT!!!
BON COURAGE A VOTRE ASSOCIATION

Don’t forget the beating to death of over 500,000 dogs because of a few cases of rabies! And don’t forget the dog cull of any dogs over 35cm (barely 14inches) - even dogs taken from their owners - because of the Beijing Olympics. Yes, boycott everything Chinese until these barbaric practices cease!

it’s not only china, it’s korea and vietnam…. when you think it can’t get any worse….

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The lack of respect for animals is China is part of the culture and sadly I believe it will take a generation to change. I will not watch the Olympics because I will only be reminded of the suffering being hidden as the rest of the world looks on.

There should be much more coverage on the news and in national news papers showing this barbaric and cruel way of life and death these poor poor creatures have to endure to bring it more in the general publics knowledge. Perhaps more people would then try and do something to stop it. The Olympics should be banned in China because of these atrocities both to animals and humans (Tibet) and any athletes with a conscience should boycott them. The people who commit these vile acts of torture are the lowest of the low forms of life on this planet. That also includes the seal killers, bull fighters, whale killers, fox hunters, badger bating the list goes on and on and all the inhuman people that causes suffering to any animal

Did anyone read the Metro paper today? It reported that three “seal hunters” (for seal hunters read dog excrement) died when their trawler hit ice and capsized in Canada. Only three but better than nothing. Great reading!!

If China are ceasing this barbaric trade during the Olympics because they don’t want tourists to see, then they MUST know that this trade of dog meat is BAD and CRUEL. For years they have been stubborn and have said it is part of their culture and to leave them alone, but to cease it now just goes to show that they KNOW it is a disgusting trade. This is simply NOT good enough, dog meat, cat and dog fur should be BANNED FOR EVER. I will continue to sign petitions and spread the word to hopefully get this nasty evil trade STOPPED.
It’s not good enough China! You certainly get NO brownie points from me! Please everyone, I urge you to keep on campaigning, we are the animals voices.

I can just see our brave and honourable politicians ordering a boycott of the Olympics - NOT! These spineless toadies are more interested in the money making side of befriending the Chinese, despite even the traetment of the Tibetans. Let’s be perfectly honest, the Chinese are largely barbarians and have NO compassion whatsover. But don’t fool yourself into thinking they are alone, the world is full of barbarians who think nothing of torturing animals to death.

The way in which the Chinese mistreat animals is loathsome. But look how they treat people both in China and in Tibet. How China was ever chosen to host the Olympic Games beggars belief. Unfortunately, it all boils down to international trade and money. I was appalled, but not surprised, to hear George Bush say he was going to Beijing for the Games, and also our own PM say he was going to the opening ceremony in Beijing. I just hope that the Chinese don’t think that he is representing the views of the rest of us as he certainly does not represent me in any way. The Chinese have a reputation for animal cruely second to none, but let us not forget the Canadian seal hunters, the Japanese whalers, the Australians for “mulesing” and subjecting animals to the “sheep ships” which are destined for countries where the conditions in slaughter houses are unspeakably cruel. We must not forget our own examples of cruelty as witnessed in factory farming videos from PETA or people like Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who recently highlighted the atrocities we subject our chickens to. More power to their elbow and those who go undercover to expose such things ought to be given a medal.
I agree that the only ways that these countries will, I hope, change their ways is through trade boycotts and other means which hurt them where it counts - in their pockets. I fear, however, that it will take a very long time to achieve if ever. More reason to continue to fight for those innocents who can’t speak for themselves and have no vote.

After seeing the way animals are treated in China’s zoos and circuses, I have tried to e-mail the Chinese Cultural office to express my disgust and request an end to this cruelty, but their in-box is always full and they never seem to receive my messages.

it is called the power of the stronger over the weak or weaker .. and in this case.. also the voiceless..
I also feel very enraged when I learn of many many and all the suffering, pian and torture of animals.. not only in China but also elsewher in the world.. eg. France and it’s foie gras production. the bull fighting blood sport in Spain.. bear baiting in Pakistan, the Canadian seal slaughter.. sheep muesling in Australia.. canned hunting and dog fighting in the USA.. not to mention all the other countries.. all people who meter out such cruelty are despicable and deeply loathesome.. it’s also a form of BULLY.. the strong against the weak or defenceless..
however stating that you will ‘boycott’ Chinese goods or not watch the Olympics is will hardly bear any even the most minimal significant dent.. Chinese goods are PROLIFIC everywhere.. go to any store and pick something up.. more likely it will be made in China..
there are despicable human beings.. the ones that meter out cruelty in all it’s many forms to animals that causes terrible suffering and pain and eventually death.. remember..the BULLIES.. and cowards too of course. because they would cower to their knees if so much as a fraction of the suffering they inflict to the animals was in turn inflicted onto them..
all people who inflict suffering, pain or abuse to animals in whatever form or whatever trade.. are the most COWARDLY of BULLIES..
becuase they do not fear retribution (from the defenceless animals).. so they do what they do.. and continue to do..
God, pity, protect and save the animals!!!!

I’m glad China has banned dog meat but will the ban be lifted when the olympics are over? It seems superficial to me. They should never have been allowed to bid for the Olympic games in the first place, let alone win it. Let face it, any nation who eat dogs and kill them in the most inhumane ways as well as other explicit cruelty to animals for example the animal olympics that is held for sport in China where they force kangaroos to box in the ring with people, are not humans in hemselves but mentlly derranged beasts. I boycott China and have no interest in China in any way at all.

In the past few years I have really started to loath the Asian race. Their obscene cruelty defies comprehension. They seem to be a race of people totally lacking any empathy towards their fellow creatures. I mean, as a human being I always imagine the pain a creature must suffer when its misstreated. And because of this I really take care to not cause suffering to any creature, big or small. So is this their problem , a total lack of empathy and imagination? I will never travel to China as the thought of witnessing a cruel act on an animal and not being able to stop it would be to much for me to bear. I am an Australian, and yes there is a lot of cruelty here but fortunately the main population is aware of it and thanks to the interrnet is making a stand. But travelling through Asia you witness horible cruelty on a daily basis and when you make a comment the Asians just seem to look at you with a silly grin and really dont understand your concern. My final comment is that if a god does exist, couldnt he give just a little protection to the helpless animals. And surely he couldnt be too proud of our bad behaviour towards this once beautiful planet and its beautiful creatures. Thank You