cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9437024
The point is that due to not having an overarching law on animal cruelty, prosecution of even egregious acts of cruelty against domestic animals is limited in China. I would like to know more about the history behind this and contemporary attempts to create such a law. Like other highly industrialized and consumerized countries, you see for instance ‘pig skyscrapers’ (Chinese version of CAFOs).
As well as mention this recent petition. It’s a petition, meaningless outside of larger activism. I heard about it through a post by Curtis Sliwa, who was doing that sort of activism and not in a regime change-y way which is respectable. But petitions usually get you into the NGO world, leading to lines like
To International Brands: Many global corporations rely on supply chains and manufacturers based in the Jieyang region. We demand that these brands launch immediate ethical audits and halt partnerships with suppliers in regions that tolerate extreme violence and animal abuse. Blood must not taint global supply chains.
if you want to prevent isolated and cruel killings of animals, this shouldn’t be an animal cruelty issue but a mental healthcare issue and an education issue?
The children were sent to a corrective school 2 days after the incident. Really doesn’t seem like the authorities took this lightly.
I keep being reminded how one of the most disturbing examples of anglo dystopia is about a young antisocial violent criminal getting reformed into a functioning member of society at the cost of a few of his passions.