PETA Calls on China to Respect Rats
"Rats sing, they dream, and they express empathy for others," Coco Yu of PETA's Asia-Pacific branch said in a statement.
Animal rights group PETA called for China to treat rats with kindness and respect, as millions across the nation begin to celebrate the coming Year of the Rat.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, said it has asked the Chinese government to consider animal welfare laws for rats used in laboratory experiments. The group also recommended a series of guidelines for animals used in science.
China has increasingly become a place of business for international pharmaceutical companies, the group said.
The country has a shoddy animal rights record. There is little animal welfare legislation, many zoos are poorly run and animal parts are traded for use in traditional Chinese medicine.
China has increasingly become a place of business for international pharmaceutical companies, the group said.
The country has a shoddy animal rights record. There is little animal welfare legislation, many zoos are poorly run and animal parts are traded for use in traditional Chinese medicine.
Activists have called on China to phase out bear farms, where bile is harvested for traditional medicine, complaining that the animals are often raised in inhumane conditions.
The rat is one of 12 animals in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, which follows the lunar calendar. The Lunar New Year is Thursday.
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Spider Monkey
2 year ago
The new year started January 1. Whats wrong with experimenting on the mentally retarded and prison inmates? Why rats. I'm sure China has millions of poor people who are nothing more than a burden to society anyway. Put them in a cage next to the retards and the prisoners and experiment away.
Liuzhou Laowai
2 year ago
""Rats sing, they dream, and they express empathy for others," Coco Yu of PETA's Asia-Pacific branch said in a statement."That must do a lot to reassure the millions who think that PETA is a bunch of nutters."The Lunar New Year is Thursday"No. The New Year lasts a year. Not one day.
