다음은 중국의 동물보호법제정에 대한 최근 동향에 관한 글과 또
최근 9월에 열린 회의에 관한 인터넷 기사내용입니다. 이 내용에 의하면, 중국은 지난 7월 7일 동물보호법 초안을 발표하였으며, 금년말까지 중국국회에 제출되어, 3번의 상임위원회논의과정을 거친다고 합니다.


. 중국의 동물학대가 극심하고, 중국의 제도가 향후 동묽아시아의 동물보호제도에 큰 영향을 미칠 것으로 생각되어 관심을 가지고 바라보아야 하리라 봅니다. 동물지킴이
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. China completes draft animal welfare legislation
Posted by: "Merritt Clifton" anmlpepl@whidbey.com
Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:16 am (PDT)


From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:

China completes draft animal welfare legislation

BEIJING, MOSCOW-- China on July 7, 2009 announced the
completion of a draft national animal welfare law. To be published
for public comment in August 2009, "The proposed draft clearly
delineates how animals should be raised, transported, and
slaughtered," reported China Central Television, the state
broadcasting company. "It also calls for penalties and criminal
punishment for animal abuse. The draft law covers wildlife, farm
and companion animals."
"Severe violators could be sent to prison, while lighter
punishments would include fines and detention of fewer than 15 days,"
elaborated a report in the English-language Global Times.
"Animals have the right not to be scared, hurt, or killed
by human beings," said Chinese Academy of Social Sciences social
law research director Chang Jiwen. "Our motivation is to protect
animals, while at the same time protecting the sensibilities and
interests of humans. We should treat animals humanely. But that
doesn't mean we cannot make use of them."
Elaborated CCTV, "Currently only endangered animals are
protected. No existing law addresses animal welfare systematically.
A comprehensive animal protection law is considered imperative as
cases of animal abuse are on the rise. In June 2009 at least 30,000
dogs were culled in Hanzhong, Shaanxi province, following a rabies
outbreak which caused 12 human deaths. The cull has triggered harsh
criticism from the public.
"A recent survey carried out by the Internet portal Sina.com
shows 89% of more than 63,000 people surveyed support the
legislation," CCTV continued.
"The draft law will be submitted to the National People's
Congress by the end of the year," said CCTV. "The draft must go
through the State Council and receive three readings from the
National Party Congress Standing Committee before being adopted as
law."
Whether the draft law will address cruelties associated with
eating cats, dogs, and wildlife was not discussed in the
preliminary coverage, but twice in the first two weeks of August
police and other public officials in the Shanghai region reportedly
assisted rescuers who stopped trucks and saved allegedly stolen cats
from transport to live markets in Guangdong.
The Guangdong region, south of Shanghai, is the only part
of China where cats are commonly eaten, and as much as 80% of
Chinese dog and wildlife consumption also occurs there.
People 4 Chinese Animals issued a public thanks to five law
enforcement agencies for their assistance in arranging ransom for as
many as 2,000 cats.
Similar incidents, occurring in southern China for the past
two years, are believed to hint that the Beijing government is fed
up with the more notorious Guangdong practices. Beijing has also
repeatedly reinforced regulation of commerce in birds and reptiles,
conducted mainly in the south, and of live poultry markets,
implicated in frequent disease outbreaks during the past dozen years.
Frustrated Russian animal advocates could only envy the
Chinese progress. "Hopes that Russia might at long last pass an
animal protection law were dashed on June 5, 2009, Environmental
Protection Day," VITA president Irina Novozhilova told ANIMAL
PEOPLE. "Animal welfare was supposed to be the theme of a conference
scheduled for that day at the State Duma [parliament] under the title
'Humane attitudes to animals: a moral necessity for civil society,'
but on arrival animal activists were dumbfounded to read in the
official handout that [the participating elected officials] had
withdrawn demands for a comprehensive animal protection law, asking
merely that the government improve the existing legislation dating
from Soviet times.
"For more than a decade VITA in collaboration with other
Russian animal protection organisations has been battling for a
federal law to protect animals from cruel treatment," Novozhilova
continued. "A draft law, the work of Tatyana Pavlova," who died in
2007, "in the 1990s passed three readings in the Duma. There was
optimism that Presi-dent Boris Yeltsin would sign it into law early
in 2000. Unluckily for billions of animals, Yeltsin resigned, and
one of the first actions of his successor, Vladimir Putin, was to
send the draft law back for revision. The draft remained in limbo
until March 2008, when it was removed from the Duma's legislative
agenda."

--
Merritt Clifton
Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE
P.O. Box 960
Clinton, WA 98236

Telephone: 360-579-2505
Fax: 360-579-2575
E-mail: anmlpepl@whidbey.com
Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org
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From: ACTAsia for Animals [mailto:info@actasia.org]
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:30 PM
To: john@aapn.org
Subject: Legislation China

UPDATE August 2009

Promoting Animal Welfare Legislation in China

An animal protection law is currently being drafted in China, initiated by
law academics. The eventual resulting first animal protection legislation in
China, would be a vital step to help local animal protectionists stop animal
abuse in their country.
Like in any other country, local animal protection groups are essential in
promoting good legislation and this is a crucial time to prepare them for
this important task. We also want to positively influence the effectiveness
of the final law, and make it as animal-friendly as possible. To this end,
ACTAsia has organised a three-day programme called 'Promoting Animal Welfare
Legislation in China'.

Our programme will be held between the 4th and the 7th of September in
Beijing, and consists of a forum for the different stakeholders on the first
day, with the rest of the workshop focusing only on animal groups.

Bringing stakeholders together
At the forum, we bring together the key people who can make legislation move
forward - drafters of legislation, animal protection groups and influential
academics. The plight of animals in different situations (farm animals,
companion animals, laboratory animals, animals in zoos, etc.) will be
presented and how legislation should be drafted to address these issues.
Speakers from different countries will share their experience on
implementing animal protection legislation in their areas. The attendees
have the opportunity to learn, exchange ideas and start building
relationships which should result in better legislation to protect animals
in China.

Preparing animal protectionists
In the workshop, the animal protection groups will be helped in
understanding their important role in pursuing a good animal welfare law. It
is these groups who have to work over the long term to gain support from the
public, the media and the government to increase chances of the legislation
being passed. And once legislation is in place, animal protection groups are
the ones who need to keep pushing to make these laws effective. They will
learn skills to reach out to the public, to utilise the media, and to lobby
the government.

This programme is co-organised by the Capital Animal Welfare Association and
Alliance for Animals in China. We are grateful to Care for the Wild
International (main sponsor), Humane Society International, Animals Asia
Foundation, and One Voice for sponsoring this programme.

Please support us too in our efforts to promote animal welfare legislation
in China.......it is much needed.
http://www.actasia.org/index/index.php?page=get-involved

With warm regards,
Pei F. Su
Executive Director
ACTAsia for Animals