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" jim robertson " <wolfcrest

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Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:41 PM

[AR-News] CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON SUPPORT ANIMALS ASIA'S WORK TO

END BEAR

 

 

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> CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON SUPPORT ANIMALS ASIA'S WORK TO END BEAR

> FARMING IN CHINA

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> Jill Robinson MBE Founder and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation and UK MP

> Robert Marshall-Andrews QC had a resounding success during their meeting

> with the Chinese Embassy in London to discuss the further closure of

> bear farms in China.

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> Chinese Embassy representative, Mr Lu Wenxiang stated 'The Chinese

> Government is not encouraging bear farming today. We are actively

> seeking alternatives to bear bile and we look forward to the day when we

> see an end to the bear farming industry' Mr Lu went on to say 'By

> working in partnership we can end bear farming in China' he then thanked

> Jill Robinson and the Animals Asia team for working constructively

> within China to help end this barbaric practice.

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> During the meeting Bob Marshall-Andrews QC MP re-iterated the support

> that he has galvanised within the House of Commons for an end to bear

> farming. He said 'Our motion within the house, to see an end to bear

> farming, has already been backed by over 100 MP's from all political

> parties; and we will do all that is necessary to help Animals Asia and

> the Chinese Government to end this barbaric practice and to see the

> release of the 7000 bears currently on bear farms across the country'

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> Mr Lu Wenxiang accepted a 7000 signature petition from Animals Asia

> calling for an escalation in the closure of all bear farms before the

> 2008 Beijing Olympics. Each signature representing one bear trapped in

> the most deplorable conditions on a bear farm today. Animals Asia also

> presented the embassy with a framed picture of 'Andrew' the first bear

> to be rescued in China, and copies of letters of support for an end to

> bear farming which have been flooding in from Animal Asia supporters

> across the UK, including letters from children as young as 6 years old.

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> Jill Robinson said 'We are delighted with the outcome of today's

> meeting, the Chinese embassy are fully supportive of our work to end

> this barbaric practice, and this message will further encourage our

> government partners in China to close more farms, release more bears

> into our care, and work towards ending bear farming in China forever.

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> Full details about the charity's work are available on its brand new

> website www.animalsasia.org

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> ANIMALS ASIA HAS A BRAND NEW WEBSITE!

> Find out more about our historic China Bear Rescue and Friends or Food?

> projects

> by visiting the Animals Asia Foundation website at

> http://www.animalsasia.org

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> Visit http://www.animalsinthewild.org

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> To divide the animate world into two categories, one consisting of a

single

> animal species (us) and another made up of the remaining 5 million to 50

> million, is as scientifically useless as saying the universe is composed

> only of Gouda cheese and substances that are not Gouda cheese. --

> Sy Montgomery

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