Eating Cats and Dogs: Help Stop It!!!

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We've just been organising for Animals Asia to come into school to do their "Professor Paws" programme with our Grade 1 children and it got me thinking that I should let everyone know about how wonderful they are! Animals Asia is a Hong Kong-based charity, dedicated to ending cruelty and restoring respect for all animals in Asia.

The veterinary practise I go to was also started by the same amazing woman who started Animals Asia. You may have heard of the Animals Asia Moon Bear Rescue programme that goes into China and rescues bears. So far they have rescued 500 farmed bears and are trying to end bear farming forever. That is just one of their many programmes.

The main issue that they are trying to change that is of special interest to me, is they are trying to stop the practise of

EATING CATS AND DOGS!!!

This is not a joke!

Thankfully it doesn't happen in Hong Kong: it's illegal as we were a British colony; however, in China the practise continues. It's horrible and I can't think about it!

If you're interested in finding out more, head over to the Animals Asia site by clicking on the banner below or above to get more info. It would be great everyone could put one of the banners on their blog to raise awareness, too! It's horrible and we need to work together to put a stop to it!

http://www.animalsasia.org/

P.S. If you're wondering if it's just a cultural thing, you may be interested to know that eating a carnivore is actually unhealthy. We shouldn't even eat pigs if they have been fed meat! Also, this is more of an issue regarding animal cruelty as the way the animals are bred, handled, caged and sold is deplorable. I won't post pics as I think that if you're really intersted you can head over to Animals Asia.