Guangdong
Foreign Affairs Office
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(8620) 81218888
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(8620) 81218569
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Dear
Sir or Madam,
Newspapers
worldwide are reporting about the extreme torture of cats that
are skinned and then boiled alive by butchers in Guandong.
Thousands of cats are sold to the Guangdong restaurants, and
most of these cats come from other provinces where cat nabbers
have become infamous all over China, terrorizing cat owners
who fear that their cats may be stolen to be sent to Guandong
restaurants. The shocking side of this story that's
making human beings all over the world shiver with indignation
is that cats are skinned and dismembered alive, and still
alive when thrown into boiling water to finally finish a most
hellish suffering with their last breath.
It is
with profound distress that I am writing to you regarding this
most Inhumane treatment of cats and ask you wholeheartedly
that you put a stop to it immediately. The West is
horrified by so much vileness, and this will certainly not be
a postcard that China would want for the world to see.
It is because of these practices of a minority that the
important and rich Chinese culture and history have become so
stained and repudiated by most countries which have adhered to
humane laws to protect the most defenseless members of our
planet: the animals. It will not be difficult for
China to adjust to this new era since most Chinese people
abhor these extreme cruelties. The minority in your society
who delight themselves on this type of cruel bloodshed are a
few and they will only destroy China's respectability around
the world. Surely, not all Cantonese are proud of the
smell of blood tainting their culture and history.
Quoting
General Secretary Hu Jintao on December 18, 2008 commemoration
of the 30th anniversary of the reform: "the spiritual
poverty is not socialism," can be translated also for
non-humans as these practices are certainly a great poverty of
spirit and one that will bring shame to the Chinese
civilization. It is now a good oportunity to follow on
his Excellency Hu Jintao's footsteps to a rich and spiritual
socialism.
Respected
Guangdong Provincial party committee, the provincial
government, Guangzhou Municipal party committee, the municipal
government leads: These acts have driven people around
the world beyond their limits of forbearance. There is nothing
that should justify such horror, let alone something as
selfish as the culture of food based on the suffering of the
innocent and the defenseless.
I
appeal to your conscience and the compassion that you surely
have in your hearts, to put an end to so much suffering
inflicted upon the most defenseless members of your
society: the animals. Please make it illegal for
butchers to inflict so much pain and agony on the voiceless
and defenseless animals. Please investigate these
atrocities, and forbid any food and beverage that is
based on cruelty, and capture and destroy the suppliers and
sales of live animal companions for food, immediately.
Modern laws and regulations must be instituted immediately to
avoid this type of traffic and the extreme suffering involved
with it. No nation should have to be embarrassed
of their own country because of a minority that can only bring
shame and disgrace upon itself. It would be to the great
advantage of China to put an end to this horrific treatment of
animals to show the world that it is also compassionate and
civilized, and has the ability to be an effective part of the
third Millennium.
Sincerely,
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