Amend the current list of dangerous breeds on a scientific basis;
Cancel height restrictions for current licences;
Promote responsible dog ownership – most stray animals in Beijing are pets who have been abandoned;
Follow WHO (World Health Organisation) guidelines to deal with rabies. WHO has stated that mass destruction of dogs alone is not effective for rabies control - a sustained mass dog vaccination campaign is the most effective measure. Improving the quality of rabies vaccines would also make a big difference;
Implement scientific and humane dog management policies to deal with stray populations.

1.科学地修改当前的限养及危险种类名单

2.取消办理狗证的35厘米的限制

3.推动立法加强狗主责任义务---大部分流浪动物都来自被遗弃的宠物

4.根据国际卫生组织的指导方针去合理解决狂犬病问题。国际卫生组织明确指出仅凭大规模的限杀是不能有效的控制狂犬病的--只有持续的大规模替犬类注射疫苗是最为合理有效的方式。同时提高并保证狂犬病疫苗的质量能够明显改变现状

5.实施科学的人性的犬只管理政策去解决流浪狗数量问题

Inhumane destruction of dogs is nothing new in China – in July this year, more than 50,000 dogs were killed by the authorities because of a rabies scare. Methods used included electrocution, strangulation, poison and even beating them to death.

Beijing appears to be following up on this policy by enforcing a 2003 regulation which does not allow the keeping of 41 ‘dangerous’ breeds or any breed with a height of more than 35cm (14 inches) in its 8 focused management areas. From November 7th, the authorities have been entering people’s homes to confiscate, and presumably kill, any dog that does not meet their regulations. All unlicensed animals, and any house with more than one dog, have also been affected in the same way. The city claims that it will remove all ‘big’ and ‘dangerous’ dogs from Beijing within a month. There are an estimated 1 million pet dogs in Beijing, of which just above half are registered.

This policy will cost thousands of friendly dogs their lives. It is likely that these unreasonable measures will spread to the rest of the country, causing many more inhumane deaths.

Please sign this petition to call on the Chinese authorities to stop this unreasonable confiscation of dogs, amend their current list of dangerous breeds, cancel height restrictions for current licences, implement humane dog control policies and follow WHO recommendations on implementing mass vaccination of dogs to effectively control rabies.

ACTAsia for Animals is working with groups in China on this issue, and we would like to present this petition to the authorities in China along with effective humane alternatives to this senseless killing. We need your action urgently to save dogs in China.Please go to our website at http://www.actasia.org/ to read more about this issue and take further action.