China:~Help Us Get Justice For Dog Beaten To Death By Police In Langzhong, Sichuan.

[Hand In Hand With Asia]

On 4th March 2014, police in Langzhong City, Sichuan, China, brutally killed a pet dog belonging to a homeless man. The killing was for no reason at all and is totally unacceptable. The dog was still chained when the police forcefully removed it from it's owner who could do nothing but watch while his companion was beaten to death with sticks and shovels in front of him.

The police later issued a statement defending their actions, saying that the dog's presence might have posed a threat to human safety but this just shows the ignorance and cruelty involved in their actions and shows the world how unfeeling they are. The people in charge in the relevant departments of the government now need to show the world that they condemn this killing, along with Chinese citizens and people around the world, by implementing the Small Animal Protection Law.

Groups on Weibo are condemning the killing and petitions have been started. 
Our Chinese activist Du Yufeng has asked for our help to start a petition to get as many signatures as possible from all over the world and to join her and her shelter, Bo Ai Small Animal Protection Centre in Guangyuan, in getting justice for this dog and it's owner.
Please sign and share widely. Help Chinese activists and animal lovers get protection for their animals.
Thank you

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/National_Peoples_Congress_Legi...

Du's write up and condemnation of the killing on Weibo:-
悲哀！一个可怜无助的流浪汉，一只弱势无言的小动物，在偌大的中国却没有他们的栖息之地！为了乞求生存相依为命，却惨遭毒打命丧黄泉！不由想起鲁迅先生的一句“朱门酒肉臭路有冻死骨”！他们两连在街上行走的权利都没有，哪还敢面对气势汹汹的警察求情放过他唯一的伴侣！围观的人群还面露笑容，麻木！