Dogs ordered destroyed in Disneyland, China...

July 25, 2005

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Report: Stray Disney dogs killed

Monday, July 25, 2005 Posted: 0956 GMT (1756 HKT)

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- Dozens of stray dogs roaming around

the new Walt Disney theme park in Hong Kong have been rounded up and

put down as the company prepares to open the park in September, a

newspaper has said.

The South China Morning Post reported Monday that the dogs had been

cared for by construction workers but were abandoned after the park

was built.

A spokeswoman for Walt Disney Co. said they had asked the government

to round up the strays because they were roaming around in packs and

felt they posed a safety risk.

" It was felt that they posed a safety risk to our staff and

construction workers, " she said. " What the government is doing is in

line with its policies. "

Disney, which produced hit cartoons films such as " 101 Dalmatians "

and " Lady and the Tramp " , and memorable characters such as Goofy and

Pluto, said it did not know how many had been put down, although the

Post said the figure was around 40.

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