Legislators are soliciting opinions on the draft of an animal abuse law according to China Daily.
According to the draft, individuals will be fined up to 5000 Yuan plus a detention within 15 days if the eat the meat of a dog or a cat; moreover, instituions can be fined 10,000-500,000 Yuan.
The law has been in the draft stage for over a year and will be submitted to higher authorities come April. But draft legislation can take years to approve.
Drafters at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences have been consulting for more than a year with Britain’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the US-based International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Ending the culinary tradition is going to be difficult even it is passed in to law, as it dates back thousands of years. Dog meat was once considered a medicinal tonic.
The economic impact of this law would be small as China’s affluent don’t partake in the delicacy. In fact, such traditions have received much scrutiny from affluent, pet-loving, urban middle class. And online petitions against dog and cat consumption have attracted tens of thousands of signatures.
As a supporter for those good people in China who are fighting for the furkids I pray this law will take effect and the cruelty of the little ones will end. Thank you for caring John.
Yes, let’s hope this law will be passed (it’s about time) and let’s hope that suppliers stop their cruelty towards these animals not because of the law but because it’s the right thing to do.
I do hope the law is passed,for it is only right to do so.I too support the people of China for fighting for their precious fur babies, i appreciate it.
I must stated that i enjoy the meat of dogs. That would make you uncomfortable. But as you know, pigs sheep and ox are innocent, why only eating the meat of dogs and cats are forbidden?
I have pet dog and cat so it’s hard for me to imagine them on the dinner table.
It’s just because they kept company with you for so many year, while other animals did not. So, there is no right to prevent us from eating the meat of dogs.