China Dogs

March 8, 2007

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China Dogs

Jeremy Landers

Story Created: Mar 8, 2007 at 3:21 PM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 8, 2007 at 3:21 PM CDT

BEIJING (AP) - A U-S animal rights group has condemned a plan to kill all pet dogs in an anti-rabies campaign in a district of a city in southwestern China.

According to a statement on the district's official Web site, residents of the district have until next Thursday to hand over their dogs. The Humane Society says that a vaccination campaign would be a better way to control rabies.

Officials have rounded up dogs in other cities, such as Beijing, in a crackdown on strays and unregistered pets.

The Web site says a compulsory cull phase will begin after March 16th.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP-NY-03-08-07 1215EST

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