Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 - " jim robertson " <wolfcrest <AR-News (AT) googl (DOT) com> Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:41 PM [AR-News] CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON SUPPORT ANIMALS ASIA'S WORK TO END BEAR > > CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON SUPPORT ANIMALS ASIA'S WORK TO END BEAR > FARMING IN CHINA > > 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. > > 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. > > 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' > > 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. > > 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. > > Full details about the charity's work are available on its brand new > website www.animalsasia.org > > > 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 > ................................................ > > > Visit http://www.animalsinthewild.org > > 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 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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