"積極分子呼籲動物保護法"

他們說，為了杜絕殘忍，大眾必須支持保護動物。

為動物權利發聲的人員督促中國制訂新法來保護動物。他們表示，虐待動物的案例頻頻增加，並聲稱這樣的案例包含撲殺流浪動物和動物園內的表演。在中國社會科學院的法學教授常紀文說，沒有明確的跡象顯示何時會有立法的介入。

一名北京的律師蔡春虹（音譯）表示，耗時這麼久的原因是沒有足夠的公眾壓力逼迫立法者在這個議題上採取行動。「雖然多虧近年來日漸增加的寵物主人動物權益的意識已經逐漸抬頭，但是愛動物的人還是少數。」她特別提到。

大眾的看法可能會開始改變，因為那些殘忍對待動物的人行為越來越厚顏無恥。一個自稱「虐貓者」的網路團體已經引起公怒。團體的成員張貼虐貓或殺貓的圖片或影像。他們甚至討論在聖誕節前夕殺死超過一千隻貓的可能性。

(Local) Activists Call for Animal Protection Law

They say that to stamp out cruelty, the public needs to get behind animal protection.

Animal rights campaigners are pushing for a new law to protect animals in China. They say that instances of abuse against animals are increasing, and they claim that such cases include the killing of stray animals and animal performances at zoos. Chang Jiwen, a law professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, says that there is no clear sign of when legislation will be introduced.

A lawyer in Beijing by the name of Cai Chunhong said the reason why this has taken so long is that there is not sufficient public pressure to force lawmakers into acting on this issue. Although awareness of animal welfare is rising thanks to growing pet ownership in recent years, animal lovers are still a minority, she noted.

Public opinion might be starting to change as those who are cruel to animals become more brazen in their activities. There has been an outrage over an Internet group calling themselves cat torturers. Members of the group post images and videos of cats being tortured or killed. They even discussed the possibility of killing over 1,000 cats on Christmas Eve.

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