Thanks, I know the Chinese do this but I was trying to forget. It's almost impossible for me to maintain any sort of calm when I hear about things like this. That the Chinese are cruel and barbaric people has been a stereotype for so long that it maddens me that people would deny it or try to describe them as a great "civilization" or "superpower". More like evil empire. What on earth is the point of nations like China?
Well, some argue it is simply part of their culture- that because they have so many people and so few resources, they must use whatever they can to survive. Now, I of course, think that's bunk. The documentary was horrific. They showed dogs and cats being treated so imhumanely, so barbaric... I am not lying when I said I got physically sick.
One of the things this documentary said is that, in the west, we personify animals. We give them voices and feelings through children's stories, so we grow up in a culture that attributes human feelings to animals. And to a degree, that's very, very true. But I also believe that a child who grows up showing compassion for animals, will show twice as much compassion for humans. Ironically, one of the last things the documentary stated was something based on an old saying or proverb from somewhere... 'You can tell the fate of a civilization by the way it regards animals.' If this belief holds true, China is doomed. And rightfully so.
That the Chinese are cruel and barbaric people has been a stereotype for so long that it maddens me that people would deny it or try to describe them as a great "civilization" or "superpower" I'm assuming that you are not chinese. Cruel and barbaric are strong words to apply to an entire people. They did have a great civilization that certainly lasted far longer than any western civilization. As to their eating habits, its their business not ours.