(ANIMAL RIGHTS) BEIJING — Either the crime rate in Beijing, China is at an alarmingly new low, or the city’s local officials need to reassess their priorities. Dog lovers of Beijing are living in a constant state of fear for their furry companions. The city’s police claim they are just confiscating dogs taller than 13.7 inches, but smaller dogs have been taken as well. Many animal activists believe the apprehended dogs will wind up going to dog meat traders. Continue reading below, to find out the reasoning behind Beijing’s decisions, and read citizens’ accounts of the concerning events. — Global Animal
The New York Times, Andrew Jacobs
Read the New York Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/world/asia/beijing-police-seek-large-and-vicious-suspects-with-wet-noses.html?hp&_r=1&
