Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 In message <009f01c11043$5aa376c0$0100007f@ss>, Whiskers <whiskers writes > The Saint Bernard is a breed of dog that has a historical bond with > man. Its gentle nature, strength and size once earned it the status > of mountain rescue dog, and through this affinity, it became one of > Switzerland?s national symbols. It acquired its name centuries ago > when rescue dogs of this breed were kept by the monks of the > hospice at the Great Saint Bernard Pass between Switzerland and > Italy. This dignified history is far removed from the factory > production methods that lead it to end up as meat on a dinner > plate. > > Unhappily, what the Chinese do in China is not confined to the " Far > East " . > What they are doing to our Saint Bernard dogs is not only inhumane > and > offensive, but a gross insult to over one billion Catholics > worldwide. it is a gross insult to all those of us who are not hypocrites, but sadly the chinese are no worse than the rest of us in this respect. the concept of the " lamb of god " has a long and honourable history, too, but it doesn't stop millions of people here in the UK - and worldwide - from slaughtering and roasting baby lambs for sunday lunch after the weekly visit to church. along with millions of other intensively reared and cruelly treated members of god's creation. let us hope that the one billion catholics and all other rightminded people will start getting upset about that too. vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 Well said Vanessa. >In message <009f01c11043$5aa376c0$0100007f@ss>, Whiskers ><whiskers writes > > > The Saint Bernard is a breed of dog that has a historical bond with > > man. Its gentle nature, strength and size once earned it the status > > of mountain rescue dog, and through this affinity, it became one of > > Switzerland?s national symbols. It acquired its name centuries ago > > when rescue dogs of this breed were kept by the monks of the > > hospice at the Great Saint Bernard Pass between Switzerland and > > Italy. This dignified history is far removed from the factory > > production methods that lead it to end up as meat on a dinner > > plate. > > > > Unhappily, what the Chinese do in China is not confined to the " Far > > East " . > > What they are doing to our Saint Bernard dogs is not only inhumane > > and > > offensive, but a gross insult to over one billion Catholics > > worldwide. > >it is a gross insult to all those of us who are not hypocrites, but >sadly the chinese are no worse than the rest of us in this respect. the >concept of the " lamb of god " has a long and honourable history, too, but >it doesn't stop millions of people here in the UK - and worldwide - from >slaughtering and roasting baby lambs for sunday lunch after the weekly >visit to church. along with millions of other intensively reared and >cruelly treated members of god's creation. let us hope that the one >billion catholics and all other rightminded people will start getting >upset about that too. > >vanessa > >For more information on Asian animal issues, please use the search feature >on the AAPN website: http://www.aapn.org/ or search the list archives at: >aapn >Please feel free to send any relevant news or comments to the list at >aapn or to the moderator at info > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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