Sunday, April 6, 2008
Scenes in Shanghai
I have just returned from my CDS trip in Shanghai. Just to share a heart-wrenching scene I saw that could have affect you as much as it has affect me.
In a dark
pet shop in a tourist site, a brown toy poodle puppy was cramped into a small BIRD CAGE. It as no space to even stretch out itself or even move. It's back was already arched due to the cramped space.
Dozens of terrapins were cramped into a tank fit for only 5.
A tiny long-hair bunny was kept in cage no larger than itself.
Live guppies were packaged into plastic hearts filled with limited
coloured water and air.
My tour mates bought a dozen of them as souvenirs for their friends- a souvenirs which couldn't even last a month, as the poor guppy would soon die either of starvation or lack of oxygen.
Sorry I wasn't able to stop them.
The pet shop was crowded with people exclaiming, "SO CUTE!" without being able to detect the flaws in the shop.
Sometimes, humans are worst than beasts.
Sorry I didn't take any photos as I couldn't stand the cruelty any longer. But as Vet Techs shouldn't we do something about it?
For other photos in Shanghai please refer to my blog.
I hope those in Thailand have a better experience.
Posted by quack at 11:32 AM
