Monday, August 07, 2006

Ain’t Nuthin’ But a Hound Dog


Awww!

Ok, what part of having a dog guard a bunch of priceless stuffed animals sounds like a good idea? Apparently somebody didn’t think this one through…

Poor Barney the guard dog let his natural propensity to chew small stuffed toys override his vigorous Night Watch Dog training. Fortunately for Barney, he doesn’t live in China… have you heard what they are doing there? What is with that country? Forget their lousy records on human rights, they can’t even treat dogs with civility. I’ve long been critical of America having any diplomatic or trade relations with China, and if you need any proof,
just read on.

China has long hated dogs. Mao made dog ownership illegal. (And you thought the Communist Party’s official endorsement of atheism and banning of religion a tad harsh? Ha!) This has softened since his death, but fanaticism is always a cheap excuse away. The latest excuse? Three reports of humans dying of rabies. (Now let me guess – the humans caught it from bats, or from human bites, right?) Well what better reason than rabies to order the slaughter of 50,000 dogs?
So what if they could start an education and vacination program? Beating dogs to death in front of their owners is so much more fun.
Hmmm... 3 humans, 50,000 dogs? I'll take the dogs, thank you.

Nice folks, eh? Remember that the next time you see a Made in China label. Especially on coats. They have been known to use
dog fur on coat hoods. Be sure you have a good command of the language when ordering in restaurants…


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