Thousands of Dogs Slaughtered in China - A Brutal Massacre

What is happening?

China has ordered all 50,546 dogs to be killed in an effort to fight a rabies outbreak. Owners were ordered to kill their pets or face having teams of local police and other enforcement officers kill them. According to the Beijing News, some owners have used methods including hanging their dogs, electrocuting them and clubbing them to death, while others used drugs.

To prevent dog owners from violating the order, roadside checkpoints were set up to inspect vehicles for dogs. Any dogs found were immediately brutally killed at the scene.

They Need Your Help!

According to Beijing news, China has laws banning harm to endangered animals. But there are no regulations protecting other animals, including pets. A small but growing number of animal activists and pet owners in China are pushing to build a humane society and legislate animal protection, but those efforts are usually only in big cities.

Around 90 percent of the dogs in Muding county, Yunnan province, have already been killed since the campaign began on July 25, 2006. Even the 4,292 dogs in the county that had been immunized against rabies were ordered to be put to death. Dog owners were compensated five yuan (60 cents) each for the loss of their pets.

According to the Beijing News, to prevent dog owners from violating the order, roadside checkpoints were set up to inspect vehicles for dogs. Any dogs found were immediately killed at the scene. A woman was told by dog-elimination squads patrolling the streets, that her dog had to be killed. She covered her eyes as the patrollers beat her dog to death. Only police dogs and canines used to guard military artillery warehouses were spared.

What Can You Do?

You can speak out for those that cannot speak and whose language we do not understand you can speak for dogs.