50,000 massacred in china Options

[AngryBaby]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireSt...9822&page=1
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A county in southwestern China has killed as many as 50,000 dogs in a government campaign ordered after three people died from rabies, official media reported Tuesday.

The five-day massacre in Yunnan province's Mouding county spared only military guard dogs and police canine units, the Shanghai Daily reported, citing local media.

Dogs being walked were taken from their owners and beaten on the spot, the newspaper said. Other killing teams entered villages at night, creating noise to get dogs barking, then honing in and beating them to death.

[alienshards]

It does not take that much time to question people, since the virus needs a week or two to become contagious. Please realize this is exactly the technique used to eradicate smallpox. I am not making this up.

In this situation, however, it was impossible to question the dogs, and no vaccine was avalible, leaving only one option.

And yes, pets would be suspect to exposure as well.

You must realize that rabies can take over a year to manifest. A year is a long time to be watching for a rabid dog. You may decide your pet dog could not have rabies and leave him alone with a child, and then the symptoms set in.