China[edit] As of 2006 there were no laws in China governing acts of cruelty to animals.[90] In certain jurisdictions such as Fuzhou, dog control officers may kill any unaccompanied dogs on sight. However, the Peoples Republic of China is currently in the process of making changes to its stray-dog population laws in the capital city, Beijing. Mr. Zheng Gang who is the director of the Internal and Judicial Committee which comes under the Beijing Municipal Peoples Congress (BMPC), supports the new draft of the Beijing Municipal Regulation on Dogs from the local government. This new law is due to replace the current Beijing Municipal Regulation on Dog Ownership, introduced in 1889. The current regulation talks of strictly limiting dog ownership and controlling the number of dogs in the city. The new draft focuses instead on strict management and combining restrictions with management.[91] There are no government supported charitable organizations like the RSPCA, which monitors the cases on animal cruelty, so that all kinds of animal abuses, such as to fish, tigers, and bears, are to be reported for law enforcement and animal welfare.[92][93][94][95][96][97] In September 2009, legislation was drafted to address deliberate cruelty to animals in China. If passed, the legislation would offer some protection to pets, captive wildlife and animals used in laboratories, as well as regulating how farm animals are raised, transported and slaughtered.[98]
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