A Michael Broad Blog
This mysterious Chinese gang of cat torturers and killers has garnered a lot of comment and discussion on the Internet because they are so disgustingly horrendous. The things that they get up to are mindbogglingly horrific. But their activities are shrouded in mirrors and smoke with different names in different stories. I have written …
The revered and iconic tiger is part of these five mythological Chinese creatures. A recognition by the Chinese people of their admiration for this iconic species of wild cat which has to be juxtaposed against the ironic culture in certain sections of China where they have decided that eating tiger body parts improves their …
This page is in two parts: the first is the essay on the tiger for kids in Chinese. The second part is the essay in English followed by the Chinese translation broken down into sections. Note: Your internet browser may have automatically translated it 😕 . You can stop this by reading the instructions …
SOUTH AFRICA-NEWS AND VIEWS: The South African government has realised that public opinion is turning against one of their major businesses: the captive breeding, captive hunting, captive petting (of cubs) and captive use and abuse of lions. In that vein they want to provide tourists, which has to include trophy and sport hunters, with …
Because of the trade war between China and America, Chinese cat and dog owners are struggling to get their hands on American cat and dog food. The more discerning Chinese pet owner is buying American pet food because they simply cannot trust the Chinese stuff. And frankly, judging by the stories on the Internet …
These screw-on anti-scratch domestic cat boots look bizarre and cruel to be honest. They’re not meant to be worn for a long time which makes sense. They are meant to be put on when, for example, you take your cat to the veterinarian so the vet doesn’t get scratched or when you trim your …
It looks like China is the next big market for domestic cats. Things are changing. China’s ’empty nest youth’ are a major factor in the growth of the cat products market in China. They are a growing population of young Chinese obsessed with cats. For example a guy who works in the financial sector …
Wow, this is something bizarrely new and deliberately outrageous (as a selling point). It is a mobile game. It is called ‘Dirty Chinese Restaurant’. The players chase after cats and dogs to chop them up with a cleaver to cook and serve to customers (a play on the brutal cat meat industry). The game …
