Please sign mt downing street petition! Only 1 month to go!

[snootycat]

Sorry to trouble you. As you know the situation regarding tortoises and turtles in China is diabolical. I wonder if you could give your support to a petition I have currently on the Downing street site? Its about animal cruelty in China to try to pressure our Govt to do something about it.Its doing quite well, but is only up till Xmas. We need numbers. There is evidence that the Chinese Govt are beggining to respond to pressure but this is a major task and we need to keep the pressure up, maybe for some time. If you could support it by signing yourself and perhaps forwarding it to people that would be extremely helpful
The site is at
Petition to: make serious representations to the Government of the Peoples Republic of China to introduce stringent animal welfare regulations to reduce widespread cruelty to animals. There should be an immediate ban on all imported fur. | Number10.g
There is a facebook group to support this at
URGENT! 200 sigs needed for Downing street pet re animal cruelty in China! | Facebook
Any help to encourage signatures greatly appreciated

[LiamRatSnake]

Do you not think they need to sort their human rights out first???

[incrisis]

Signing an online petition will not make any difference, sorry if that isn't want you want to hear, but it is the truth.

[sandmatt]

True nothing will happen... but have to admit as it goes china is a diobolically run country, and well it might even be better if george bush jr was to take over...

[dEsTiNyZeRo]

No but its one cross on the "to do" list.

While petitions might not get a policy, it will add something to their attention in a file somewhere, politicians might be useless, but they're not ignorant xD