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Posts tagged ‘animals’

Beijing Morning Post investigation reveals horrid state of pet dog market in the city

It has often happened in China that buying a dog can turn into a nightmarish experience. The same little puppy that looked so lively in the shop window would suddenly become sick beyond help and die. The front page of the Beijing Morning Post today features a harrowing investigation into the dirty secrets of the pet dog market in China.

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The tears of animals

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project.

Pets are increasingly common in China, but how do Chinese people think of the relationship between humans and animals? This week’s digest proposes a reflection on this topic through two personal and original pieces about animal pain recently posted on 1510 .

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