Comments on: Chinese child eaten by crocodiles http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13337 Chinalyst - China blogs in English-Your China Blog Community en-US Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:47:07 -0500 Drupal TotalFeeds Module Comments on: Chinese child eaten by crocodiles http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13337 http://www.chinalyst.net/files/chinalyst-red.png 101 32 Chinese child eaten by crocodiles http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13337%2523comment-8883 I went to one Zoo in one unnamed Mainland Chinese city with my Chinese buddy and his family. I stayed about 10 minutes to the point of absolute disgust, and then proceeded to wait outside the Zoo's main gate for three hours for them to leave--I never regretted leaving that zoo, so yeah I didn't shed any crocodile tears over hearing this story. They were all probably jabbing the reptile for hours, the croc got fed up, and then finally broke out a can of whoop ass. There's a universal moral in that story. :? I went to one Zoo in one unnamed Mainland Chinese city with my Chinese buddy and his family. I stayed about 10 minutes to the point of absolute disgust, and then proceeded to wait outside the Zoo's main gate for three hours for them to leave--I never regretted leaving that zoo, so yeah I didn't shed any crocodile tears over hearing this story. They were all probably jabbing the reptile for hours, the croc got fed up, and then finally broke out a can of whoop ass. There's a universal moral in that story. :?

]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:47:07 -0500 Unknown http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13337%2523comment-8883 Chinese child eaten by crocodiles http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13337%2523comment-8882 I hate to say this (because the death of a child is always a shame) but anyone who attempts to cruelly torment and beat dangerous wild animals deserves anything that happens as a result. Generally speaking, there is a lot of animal cruelty in China. I remember seeing a bunch of adult guys kicking what appeared to be an injured or ill rat around from one to another like a football. It's not <span style="font-style:italic">that</span> unusual to see Chinese people casually torturing animals in this way. Of course, I'm not implying that this is the norm - only that it does happen, and more often than in some other countries. I'm not sure why this is. It's probably something to do with the egocentric nature of contemporary chinese society. In such an environment it is no wonder that empathy (for animals or for one's neighbour) might be be seen as a weakness. I hate to say this (because the death of a child is always a shame) but anyone who attempts to cruelly torment and beat dangerous wild animals deserves anything that happens as a result.

Generally speaking, there is a lot of animal cruelty in China. I remember seeing a bunch of adult guys kicking what appeared to be an injured or ill rat around from one to another like a football. It's not that unusual to see Chinese people casually torturing animals in this way. Of course, I'm not implying that this is the norm - only that it does happen, and more often than in some other countries.

I'm not sure why this is. It's probably something to do with the egocentric nature of contemporary chinese society. In such an environment it is no wonder that empathy (for animals or for one's neighbour) might be be seen as a weakness.

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