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Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 17:05:56 +0000
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Sunday Morning Post, 9th November 1997 by Fiona Holland

     Children at more than 100 schools will watch a graphic video portraying
rare animals being shot, snared and torn apart by dogs as part of an
educational campaign aimed at stamping out the use of endangered species.

     The Asian Conservation Awareness Programme, a hard-hitting advertising and
education campaign, targets users of Chinese medicine and those who buy
ornaments and jewellery  made from endangered species.

     Local animal welfare group EarthCare has linked up with the British-based
Global Survival Network to launch the campaign early next year.

     The campaign slogan, "When the buying stops, the killing can too" will
appear in advertisements featuring five endangered species - the tiger,
rhinoceros, bear, sea turtle and elephant.

     In a harrowing 25-minute video, peaceful scenes of animals in the wild are
cut with footage of poachers gunning them down and undercover footage of
traders selling skins and body parts.

     Gruesome segments depict elephant herds stampeding in terror, a bear shot
in the face with an arrow and a live turtle, helpless while its shell is
cut off.

     Another scene shows "a machine for grinding tigers".

     EarthCare spokesman Clare Lissman admitted the video was hard-hitting but
said it was intended to grab consumers' attention.

     "It is not just about these five animals and how you can save them, the
idea is to start people thinking," she said.

     Film star Jackie Chan has added his backing. A message against endangered
species will precede showings of his upcoming film "Who am I?".

     Peter Knights, of the Global Survival Network, has said the campaign aimed
to work with the traditional Chinese medicine community rather than
criticising it.

     "It is very much trying to put the responsibility on the consumer to make
them realise their actions are actually causing the problem," he said.

Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 16:28:41 +0000
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Subject: Animals abused at safari park (CN)
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Sunday Morning Post, Hong Kong, 9th November 1997.
by Ng Kang-chung

     Bloody horse fights, a parade of bears with their nostrils ripped open by
metal rings and monkeys forced to dance on tightropes are among
"attractions" at China's first safari park.

     The "Carnival of One Hundred Animals" is a new daily circus performance at
the Shenzhen Safari Park.
     Monkeys, bears, tigers, lions and elephants are forced into acrobatic
performances, under the threat of whipping by park staff.

     Animal activists alerted by the Sunday Morning Post were "disgusted" at
the carnival, but marketing staff said it had reversed falling attendances.

     "There is a falling number of patrons, especially those from Hong Kong.
We are looking at new ways to boost our business," said a spokesman.

     "There is no question of cruelty.  All our animals are under proper care."

     But a visit to the carnival - staged at 3.30pm daily at the park's animal
theatre - showed clear signs of abuse.

     Dancing girls led brightly-clad Malayan bears on leashes attached to rings
pierced through their lips.  The dancers forced the animals to walk
up-right, dance, or "play music" by pulling their leashes.

     Some bears - whose nostrils were not yet ripped - wore rings in their noses.

     As a grand finale, staff pulled three horses - two males and a female,
said to be in season - before the grandstand.  The two stallions were urged
into a violent frenzy, fighting, kicking and biting each other.  Excited
audience members laughed as the bleeding and injured stallions neighed in
pain.

     Deep wounds and scars from flailing hoofs and teeth were plainly visible
on the horses, which fight for five minutes each day.  A park duty manager
said the horses were imported from Guangxi.

     "They did not know how to fight, but we have trainers to train them," he
said.

     "The horse fighting is a popular show.  We have received no complaints so
far."

     International Fund for Animal Welfare Asia representative Jill Robinson,
who saw the carnival last week, said she would file a formal complaint.

     "It was disgusting.  The horses were made to fight and bite each other,"
Ms Robinson said.  "The audience seemed impressed.  People hardly
appreciated the cruelty to the animals."

     Ten-year-old Shenzhen pupil Tian Jun said he had enjoyed the action.
"That was a good show.  But I like dog fighting more," he said.

     The park at Xili Lake - about 45 minutes' drive from Lowu checkpoint - is
run by the state-owned Shenzhen Tourism (Group) Corporation and is the
first safari park in China.


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