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Postby winston » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:18 pm

Activists save Chinese dogs from cooking pot

Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables, state-run media said Monday.

A truck crammed with the dogs was forced to stop Friday on a highway in eastern Beijing by a motorist who swerved his car in front of the truck and then used his microblog to alert animal-rights activists, reports said.

The dogs, many apparently stolen from their owners, were being transported from the central Chinese province of Henan to restaurants in Jilin province in the northeast, the China Daily said. It said 430 dogs were rescued, while the Global Times put the number at 520.

Eventually, about 200 animal lovers and activists gathered around the truck in eastern Beijing and after a 15-hour standoff that jammed traffic the dogs were freed early Saturday when an animal-protection group purchased them for 115,000 yuan ($17,600), the Global Times said.

The interception of the dogs was the latest bold action by pet-lovers in China, where growing awareness of animal rights is colliding with centuries-old culinary practices.

There have been regular reports in recent years of citizens attempting to block trucks carrying hundreds or even thousands of cats to meat markets in southern China, where cat meat is particularly popular.

The China Daily quoted activists saying many of the dogs still had collars with bells and name tags, indicating they had been stolen from their owners and that the trucking company transported a load of dogs to Jilin each week.

The consumption of dog and cat meat, both of which are believed to promote bodily warmth and are thus popular in winter, remains widespread in China despite a surge in popularity as pets.

However, earlier press reports have said authorities were looking into drafting a law that could outlaw the practice.

The reports on the dog rescue suggested the truck company was unlikely to face legal action as it had all the necessary permits to transport the animals.

The healthy dogs were to be made available for adoption in one month while the sick ones, suffering variously from dehydration and infectious diseases, were sent to pet hospitals in Beijing.

Source: AFP Asian Edition
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Postby LenaHuat » Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:56 pm

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Re: Animals & Pets

Postby winston » Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:25 pm

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Red Tibetan Mastiff: World’s Most Expensive Dog Sells for $1.5 Million

A coal baron living in northern China just spent $1.5 million to buy what is considered the world’s most expensive dog, a red Tibetan Mastiff. It’s hard to know precisely where in that sentence you spurt out your mouthful of coffee: that a dog is worth that much or that there is a millionaire willing to buy one in China.

In any case, the 180-pound 11-month-old red Tibetan Mastiff known as Big Splash, or “Hong Dong” in Mandarin, just earned the title of the world’s priciest pooch. The breed can grow to be 285 pounds, and according to the breeder, Big Splash is such a perfect specimen that the eyeball-popping price is justified. It is believed the breed descended from wolves 58,000 years ago.

Big Splash is a kind of cute fellow — big and bulky, although in most photos he looks like he’s having a bad hair day. The breed has become a status symbol in China, replacing cars and expensive bling as a way for the uber-rich to show off their new-found wealth.

Red is considered a lucky color in Chinese culture and Tibetan Mastiffs are thought to be holy animals, bringing riches and good health to their owners, which helps explain the country’s interest in the dog and the run-up in price. But given the size of most Chinese apartments and the size of these dogs, don’t expect to see them bought by the masses; Tibetan Mastiffs are truly only for China’s rich.

In time, Big Splash might fetch $15,000 a pop to breed with a female. Nothing like earning his keep.

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Re: Animals & Pets

Postby winston » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:25 pm

Dogs Are Born With 'Canine Telepathy'

Dogs are so in tune with us that they can read our minds, according to a new Learning & Behavior study that also determined canines are probably born with the ability.

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Re: Animals & Pets

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Undercover Video Gives the Dirt on Pigs in Factory Farms

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Re: Animals & Pets

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Re: Animals & Pets

Postby winston » Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:08 am

Penguins Identify Mates, Kin by Smell, Study Finds

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Penguins can sniff out the odor of lifelong mates, helping them reunite in crowded colonies, and also can identify the scent of close kin to avoid inbreeding, scientists said on Wednesday.

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Re: Animals & Pets

Postby kennynah » Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:24 am

i've always wanted to have a dog for a pet... but when i think of the amount of effort in caring for the animal... i hesitate.

anyone with experience looking after a pup ?
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Re: Animals & Pets

Postby kennynah » Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:27 am

winston wrote:Dogs Are Born With 'Canine Telepathy'

Dogs are so in tune with us that they can read our minds, according to a new Learning & Behavior study that also determined canines are probably born with the ability.

http://www.mindpowernews.com/DogTelepathy.htm


there was this documentary that showed dogs could sense when their owners are on their way home...even though in reality these owners were just beginning their journey home, some 10s of kilometers away.... incredible...
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