The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights

野生动物保护组织人士:“中国是最大野生动物消费国”的说法证据确凿 (NGO Confirms China is World’s Biggest Consumer of Wild Animals)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jingmao/nu-05212013163414.html

Folk Remedy Extracted From Captive Bears Stirs Furor in China
归真堂IPO受阻,中国动物权益保护者的胜利
The New York Times, May 21, 2013
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/world/asia/chinese-bear-bile-farming-draws-charges-of-cruelty.html CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130520/c22rescue/