Latest comments posted about South China’s taste for wildlife on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1191-South-China-s-taste-for-wildlife http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1191-South-China-s-taste-for-wildlife So outrageous! So inhuman! We live under the same heaven as the wildlife animals. Why do they slaughter and feast on them like that? -commented by a fourth-grade elementary schoolgirl Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:42:29 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-7263 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-7263 Consuming wildlife is kind of psychopathic attitude that we have to kick. And to demonstrate one's riches... What about inner quality! It is concerns about inner quality that will cause the emerging of something new and young! Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:53:01 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4179 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4179 I’m also agree to respect the dignity of little animal. However, doesn’t mean that you treat a kitten as how you treat a panda. Whenever, those usable resources at present are limited, hence, the urgency of issue will be taken place. Chinese sturgeon, such a popular endangered species can’t even gain an exclusive attention from media, whereby shall the media to put exclusive attention into the commonly seen kitten? Be just like those cat lover who has their own assertion and point of view. Their request and urge has strictly been suppressed, they are also lack of channel to express their aspiration.Cat’s lover has been equipped with superior prerequisite compare with others; at least, you don’t have such worried to live in this society, being able to form your own organization without obstacle. Hence, please don’t blame the society for being not understanding, as you already stand a very good position. Support and attention given by the society should target on those sector which is urgently required. Guangzhao has highly demand on food; however, most of the communities in Guangzhao only put efforts in their usual foodstuffs. Moreover, those community who has science knowledge wouldn’t believe in the nutritional value contribute by wildlife. No doubt, there are certain groups of community in Guangzhao like to consume wildlife; however, it’s not a general practice, it is a mistake to execrate the prejudice of the community in Guangzhao. In general, community in Guangzhao does not have a special affinity to consume wildlife. Moreover, based on your research concerning the price check of wildlife, do you think that they are affordable? It such a small group, how can they represent the community in Guangzhao? There is no boarder line in terms of consuming wildlife. As such, don’t ever blame that community in Guangzhao are those who cruelly kill wildlife. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:32:27 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4144 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4144 Eating wild animals could make the rich show their wealth and give those in power a chance to show their influence and affluent lifestyle. How silly it is! It is just like everyone in Beijing buying cars, otherwise it would be shameful, even it will take more than one hour to get there when it is just a twenty-minute walk. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:38:17 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4148 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4148 Being a Chinese, I simply couldn't understand those GuangDong people who eat wild animals. The most incredible thing is they even put the kittens and puppies on the table. On July 7th, a truck was stopped by cat-lovers at Shanghai suburbans. 800 cats were cruelly killed and put into small cases, in every case there were twenty somewhere bodies. Some died, some dying. It's said that trucks like this carry cats to Guangzhou everyday, make them into a dish call "dragons and tigers fight" (cooking cats and snakes together), most of the cats are street cats caught by cat mongers, and some of them are pet cats that went out to play. Their techniques are barbarous, including nips that penetrate cat paws. Although Chinese media always call on protecting wild animals, I still feel they only promote threatened animals such as Giant pandas and Chinese sturgeons. Every time Shanghai reports hugely on saving an injured Chinese sturgeon - from how many experts form the consultation, and follows up to the release of cured animal into the sea. However reports on the issue of these 800 cats were few. As a 77840 rescue volunteer (77840 is how we call this cat issue), I feel so disappointed by this altitude. I believe that first of all, the media should change the people's view on animals thoroughly, that elevate the "protect the animals" to "love the animals", and change their first impression from "how delicious they are" to "how cute they are". Follow that, they should push the goverment to bring up corresponding laws or rules to ban the maltreat of small animals. I admit that there are lots of people waiting to be rescued in this country, however, that couldn't be an excuse for us to ignore the rights of the animals - it is not contradictory to rescue both of them. If we just let it be like this, what else to eat after all the wild animals are eaten? Humans? Navarch Shanghai Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:09:41 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4121 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1191#comment-4121