I just found this www.thepetitionsite.com/takeac...0348024 taken from this blog elektrablog.blogspot.com/

I know is hard to read, but anyone know about this being true? Is disgusting, there are pics and everything showing men dressed as police beating dogs.

China's campaign to kill all pet dogs
The kill is set to begin on March 16, we need to collect as many
signatures as possible, and send BEFORE that date in hopes that the cull will be aborted. Thank you for signing and please crosspost.

am a common citizen of Beijing, China. I'd like to tell you something terrible happened now in Beijing. On the large scale, The Chinese government is slaughtering dogs who has not certificates or who are just taller than 35 centimeters. The government has organized policemen and special dog-killing teams to arrest or kill dogs on the spot wherever they find the dog in the city. Many dogs have been hit to death on the street. Some of them were hung on the trees and were whipped to death. Some of others were caught and closed into suffocating dogs' concentrating camps to wait for execution. Everyday these bloody slaughter scenes are on play in every place of China. As the capital of China, Beijing is the worst place for dogs. From November 6, 2006, The policemen of Beijing are going to break into common people's houses who have large dogs or no-certificate's dogs at home. The dogs will be caught and be taken to the dogs' concentrating camp and wait for execution. And this is the real situation we have to accept.
And now please allow me to tell you why these dogs have not certificates. Basically, there are
2 reasons: First, Some owners can not afford the expensive fee for dog's certificate. Take Beijing for instance, Fee for the first year is RMB1000, And RMB500 for every year from the second year on. As you know, China is still a developing country, not each family can afford the charge. Second, For those dogs taller than 35 centimeters, our government refuse to give them ID card. So-called reason is they are tall and perhaps make people scared. Their ban is aim at all of large dogs including all the mild-tempered and few-barked ones such as golden retrievers, Labrador dogs and Scotland shepherds, etc.
The strongest explanation of Chinese government's about their killing of dogs is: Dog will spread canine madness. However, everybody knows that canine madness is entirely different from SARS and bird's flu. It's preventable through bacterin injection to dogs and can be remedied by bacterin injection to human beings. In China, only those dogs who have certificates can be injected the bacterin for free every year. Whereas many large dogs' owners, just like us, take our dogs to pet hospitals for injection by ourselves. Actually, most of cases of canine madness appeared in the rural areas of China. Just because our government has not tried its best on canine madness' prevention and has not accurate management on dogs, many people ignore the danger and do not prevent illness by means of injection in time, especially for peasants. Those owners whose dogs bit other people can easily avoid punishment if they run away or disavow they are owners. All of these lead to the tragic . Just let's think?if the government inject bacterin for all of dogs for free in China every year, undoubtedly, the number of ailing dogs must be greatly reduced. If the government permit all the dogs get certificates and ask all of them should tie the ID cards on , I believe nobody will avoid punishment any more since people will get the owner's information through the card. Why don't our government choose a reasonable way to control the disease? Why do they just kill these innocent animals by incredible cruel way? It's human beings' fault, but not dogs'.
I was born in the seventies. When I was still a little girl, my parents told me dogs are out best friends. But today in China, in the 21st century, most of parents only tell their children the dog is dangerous, so keep away from them anytime. Because of unilateral publicizing by the Chinese government and all kinds of media, more and more people are misled. I just want to say, the dog is still our friend, they are not virus, they are not dangerous. They will always bring us pure love and soul's peace. Perhaps they are just a kind of pet to owners, but the owners means a whole world to them. Dogs' life is quite short, maybe only 11 or 12 years. Why don't we make them happy and peaceful? When I chatted with a foreign friend, he told me nobody put the dog into cage because that means disrespect in his country. The dog is not humble in many countries except China. They are not regarded as food either except China. I think dogs are different from many other animals not only because they have emotion and very intimate to their owners, but also they never betray. Many of us can hardly do this, don't we?
I have many friends who have dogs in Beijing. Some of them belong to DINK families. Some others are old people who live alone. They love their dogs very much because the dog means one member of families always accompany with them. Undoubtedly, killing the dog must be hurtful and terrible to them. The dog bring them entire joy and comfort. These owners love their dogs just like love their own children. But why? Why does the government plan to slaughter??
I wrote several letters to our government. I asked for mercy for the innocent animals. Eventually, nobody gave me answer. So I have to write to you. People said the slaughter will be cruel more and more before the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. But why? Is there any relations between Olympic Games and killing dogs??
So dear officers, please help us. Please stop the cruel inhumanity towards animals in China. We are willing to do anything cooperate with our government if they won't kill animals at random. Our government should punish those owners who have uncivilized behavior during their keeping dogs in actual life. Remember the punishment must be accepted by people, but not dogs. Everybody knows it's not dogs' fault.
My dog, a 2-year-old golden retriever, named Happy, She is a very soft and good-tempered girl. My friend sent her to me just 50 days after her birth. Just like treat our own child, My husband and I give her all our love. We take her to the pet hospital to inject relative bacterin for her every year. We never take her out for a walk during the daytime for not disturbing other people. Usually we take her out at 5:30 in the morning and after 10:00 in the evening. As a matter of fact, Happy almost never run in the sun. She never bark just like all of golden retrievers. She loves my slippers and always lie on them and snore aloud. My honey Happy, a real cute and lovely girl, will be killed by our government. Why? How can I understand? From yesterday on, I dare not to take her out, because outside is dangerous. I can read the expression in her eyes, but I have not any other ways. I'd rather lock her in the house, but not see her arrested and killed by people. To be honest, if any policeman want to break into my house and take her away, I'm not sure what I will do. It's just the same as rob my own child away to me. I believe I will hold a stick or a kitchen knife in the face of them .
Dear officers, perhaps you have got a little news about Chinese slaughter towards dogs, but you never imagine how terrible it is now. Many of owners who have mild large dogs at home in Beijing just like me can not keep quiet any more. We have decided to get together outside the gate of Zoo of Beijing on the November 11, 2006. The theme of our assembly will be: Object to the limit of 35 centimeters towards dogs and condemn the uncivilized dogs' owners.
If you can understand our feeling, if you hope to support us, help us please. Please help all of poor dogs live in China. Please make your efforts to persuade the Chinese government to change their cruel policy towards animals. I really love my motherland. I am proud of my country because the 2008 Olympic Games will be held here. But if that means death to innocent lives, please don't come.
On behalf of all of virtuous Chinese people , on behalf of innocent and helpless animals and their owners, on behalf righteousness of human beings, please help us, please help us, please help us.