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Subject: Cat Cleanup In China, Death-Style

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3/22/08: Cat Cleanup In China, Death-Style
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A cat begs mercy from her captor… Terrified cats crammed tightly into cages are hauled off to a meat market in Guangzhou.

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FULL CONTACT INFORMATION. Email Block & Sample Letter Follow.

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A past letter sweep to Chinese and Beijing-Olympics officials contributed to Beijing calling off one of its dog culls (though some animals were killed). Copy/paste email blocks (at end of contacts list), personalize your letter a bit, and hit send. THANK YOU for taking the time to act effectively.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT CONTACTS:

His Excellency, Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China
9 Xihuang-Chenggen Beijie; Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
email: info [at] cppcc.gov.cn, info [at] china.org.cn

National People’s Congress (NPC) of People’s Republic of China
No. 23, Xijiaominxiang, Xicheng District, Beijing 100805
People’s Republic of China
email: english [at] npc.gov.cn

National Government: govonline [at] chinascape.cn.net
Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China: webmaster [at] spp.gov.cn

Xinhua News Agency
Beijing Xuanwumen Street West Building No. 127 Dacheng, Postal Code: 100031
email: xhszbs [at] xinhuanet.com, xhsgnb [at] xinhuanet.com, dwb [at] xinhuanet.com

China’s Official Gateway to News & Information
China Internet Information Center
6th Floor, Building B, 89 Xi Sanhuan Bei Lu, Beijing 100089, China
ph: 86-10-8882 8258; fax: 86-10-8882 8331
email: webmaster [at] china.org.cn, wandi [at] china.org.cn
web mail: service.china.org.cn/link/wcm/comments_e

CHINESE TOURISM:

China National Tourism Administration
9A Jianguomennei Ave., Beijing 100740
ph: (0086-10) 65201114; fax: (0086-10) 65122096
email: webmaster [at] cnta.gov.cn, hzhang [at] cnta.gov.cn, xhzhang [at] cnta.gov.cn

CHINESE MINISTRIES:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Of The People’s Republic Of China
Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs
No. 2, Chaoyangmen Nandajie; Chaoyang District; Beijing, 100701
ph: 86-10-65961114; email: webmaster [at] mfa.gov.cn

Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China
6/F, B3, Ziguang Building, No 11 Huixin Dongjie
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
ph: (8610) 8488 3630; fax: (8610) 8488 3500
email: szw [at] ccnt.gov.cn, chinaculture [at] chinadaily.com.cn

Ministry of Communication: master [at] moc.gov.cn
Ministry of Agriculture: webmaster [at] agri.gov.cn
Ministry of Education: emic [at] moe.edu.cn
Ministry of Health: manage [at] moh.gov.cn
ALL CHINESE MINISTRIES: www.mac.doc.gov/china/Ministries.html

CHINESE EMBASSIES:

CHINESE EMBASSY IN UNITED STATES
2300 Connecticut Ave. NW; Washington DC 20008
ph: 1+ 202-328-2500; fax: 1+ 202-232-7855
email: chinaembassy_us [at] fmprc.gov.cn

FOR CHINESE EMBASSIES STATIONED IN OTHER COUNTRIES, TRY:
www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/embassy_list.htm
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2490/default.htm

BEIJING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS:

Beijing Tourism Administration: dongcheng [at] bjta.gov.cn, xicheng [at] bjta.gov.cn, xicheng [at] bjta.gov.cn, chongwen [at] bjta.gov.cn, xuanwu [at] bjta.gov.cn, chaoyang [at] bjta.gov.cn, gaobeidian [at] bjta.gov.cn, haidian [at] bjta.gov.cn, fengtai [at] bjta.gov.cn, shijingshan [at] bjta.gov.cn, mentougou [at] bjta.gov.cn, fangshan [at] bjta.gov.cn, tongzhou [at] bjta.gov.cn, shunyi [at] bjta.gov.cn, daxing [at] bjta.gov.cn, changping [at] bjta.gov.cn, pinggu [at] bjta.gov.cn, huairou [at] bjta.gov.cn, miyun [at] bjta.gov.cn, yanqing [at] bjta.gov.cn, chezhan [at] bjta.gov.cn

Beijing Official Website Portal: www.eBeijing.gov.cn
Digital Beijing Building, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC
fax: 86 10 8437 1700; email: english [at] beijing.gov.cn
web mail (bottom of page): www.ebeijing.gov.cn/siteinfo/t43272.htm

Beijing Foreign Affairs Office
No.2, Zhengyi Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing, PRC 100744
fax: 86 10 6519 2775; email: information [at] bjfao.gov.cn

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES:

Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG)
Beijing Olympic Tower, 267 Beisihuanzhonglu
Haidian, Beijing, 100083, P.R.China
ph: (8610) 66692008; fax: (8610) 66699229
email: 2008 [at] beijing-olympic.org.cn, beijingconference [at] olympic.org

ADDITIONAL BEIJING OLYMPIC CONTACTS:

webmaster [at] beijing2008.cn, mishubu [at] beijing2008.cn, zongti [at] beijing2008.cn, international [at] beijing2008.cn, sports [at] beijing2008.cn, xuanchuan [at] beijing2008.cn, guihua [at] beijing2008.cn, marketing [at] beijing2008.cn, technology [at] beijing2008.cn, legal [at] beijing2008.cn, gamesservices [at] beijing2008.cn, jiancha [at] beijing2008.cn, renshi [at] beijing2008.cn, caiwu [at] beijing2008.cn, wenhua [at] beijing2008.cn, security [at] beijing2008.cn, mediaoperations [at] beijing2008.cn, VEM [at] beijing2008.cn, paralympic [at] beijing2008.cn, transport [at] beijing2008.cn, OTR [at] beijing2008.cn, accreditation [at] beijing2008.cn, OCC [at] beijing2008.cn, volunteerop [at] beijing2008.cn, ticketing [at] beijing2008.cn

Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee
Chateau De Vidy, Case Postale 356; 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
ph: +41-21-621-6111; fax: +41-21-621-6216
email: jacques.rogge [at] ioc.olympic.org, pressoffice [at] olympic.org, info [at] ioc.olympic.org

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EMAIL BLOCKS: All emails. Copy/paste into To: or Bcc: line of email.

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Kinship Circle cannot guarantee validity of email addresses. During campaigns, recipients may change or disable their emails. Emails
obtained from government or corporate websites may be incorrect.

info [at] cppcc.gov.cn, info [at] china.org.cn, english [at] npc.gov.cn, webmaster [at] spp.gov.cn, xhszbs [at] xinhuanet.com, xhsgnb [at] xinhuanet.com, dwb [at] xinhuanet.com, webmaster [at] china.org.cn, wandi [at] china.org.cn, webmaster [at] cnta.gov.cn, hzhang [at] cnta.gov.cn, xhzhang [at] cnta.gov.cn, webmaster [at] mfa.gov.cn, szw [at] ccnt.gov.cn, chinaculture [at] chinadaily.com.cn, master [at] moc.gov.cn, webmaster [at] agri.gov.cn, emic [at] moe.edu.cn, manage [at] moh.gov.cn, chinaembassy_us [at] fmprc.gov.cn

dongcheng [at] bjta.gov.cn, xicheng [at] bjta.gov.cn, xicheng [at] bjta.gov.cn, chongwen [at] bjta.gov.cn, xuanwu [at] bjta.gov.cn, chaoyang [at] bjta.gov.cn, gaobeidian [at] bjta.gov.cn, haidian [at] bjta.gov.cn, fengtai [at] bjta.gov.cn, shijingshan [at] bjta.gov.cn, mentougou [at] bjta.gov.cn, fangshan [at] bjta.gov.cn, tongzhou [at] bjta.gov.cn, shunyi [at] bjta.gov.cn, daxing [at] bjta.gov.cn, changping [at] bjta.gov.cn, pinggu [at] bjta.gov.cn, huairou [at] bjta.gov.cn, miyun [at] bjta.gov.cn, yanqing [at] bjta.gov.cn, chezhan [at] bjta.gov.cn, english [at] beijing.gov.cn, information [at] bjfao.gov.cn

2008 [at] beijing-olympic.org.cn, beijingconference [at] olympic.org, webmaster [at] beijing2008.cn, mishubu [at] beijing2008.cn, zongti [at] beijing2008.cn, international [at] beijing2008.cn, sports [at] beijing2008.cn, xuanchuan [at] beijing2008.cn, guihua [at] beijing2008.cn, marketing [at] beijing2008.cn, technology [at] beijing2008.cn, legal [at] beijing2008.cn, gamesservices [at] beijing2008.cn, jiancha [at] beijing2008.cn, renshi [at] beijing2008.cn, caiwu [at] beijing2008.cn, wenhua [at] beijing2008.cn, security [at] beijing2008.cn, mediaoperations [at] beijing2008.cn, VEM [at] beijing2008.cn, paralympic [at] beijing2008.cn, transport [at] beijing2008.cn, OTR [at] beijing2008.cn, accreditation [at] beijing2008.cn, OCC [at] beijing2008.cn, volunteerop [at] beijing2008.cn, ticketing [at] beijing2008.cn, jacques.rogge [at] ioc.olympic.org, pressoffice [at] olympic.org, info [at] ioc.olympic.org

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SAMPLE LETTER — This letter is prepared to inform you about the issue. Try to shorten and personalize your letter before sending.

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Honorable Government Officials,

The ongoing assault on animals shames China and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Government-supervised dog culls have already generated negative publicity. Now, cats are corralled into cages and trucked to compounds as part of a “disease prevention” sweep of Beijing’s estimated 500,000 cats. I understand tens of thousands of cats have been collected since last July.

Citizens worldwide are outraged by press accounts that describe Beijing kindergarten teachers thrashing cats to death with sticks or residents discarding pets in the streets for roundup by killing squads.

Labeling cats a health risk linked to the 2003 SARS outbreak does not disguise the government’s true motive: To clean-up the capital in time to greet tourists during the Olympics. In fact, extermination of companion animals leads to international boycotts of the Games. Mass kills reveal how misinformed and barbaric Chinese animal control policies truly are.

I call upon officials to stop present and future killing of companion animals. Reactive culls are a crude solution to complex health issues and ultimately do little to control strays or stop disease transmission.

I also ask officials to uphold their statement about permitting people to adopt confiscated cats from at least 12 urban pounds. Humane groups have told global media they’re denied entry into these filthy compounds where most cats perish from disease. One group allowed inside reported “about 70 cats kept in cages stacked one on top of the other in two tiny rooms.” Most cats don’t get out alive.

Please lower the current 200-yuan fee to have pets neutered and tagged. The high price prompts some people to abandon their pets. Rather than collect and kill, I urge you to activate low-cost neutering and registration so your citizens can afford their companion animals.

If China wants to project a sophisticated image during the Olympics, it must foster a culture of responsible guardianship, disease prevention and humane education in keeping with 21st Century animal welfare standards.

I respectfully await your reply,

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS

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PHOTO: Retired doctor Hu Yuan, 80, runs one of few remaining refuges for abandoned pets in her ramshackle home in the ancient Long Tou Jing area of Beijing. She shares her tiny home with 250 abandoned cats and has taken in 70 over the past 12 months alone. She pays for neutering and food from her pension and donations. She said: “If I don’t take them in, the government will kill them.”

PHOTO: A rescued pet showing clear signs of disease.

* Olympics clean-up Chinese style: Inside Beijings shocking death camp for cats

* Shocking Death Camps for Cats Result of Beijing Olympics Clean-Up

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