Playing in the garden
\nwith Mei li and her brother
\nthe ball is kicked over the fence
\nand the dog goes to retrieve
\njust at that moment
\na truck stops
\nthen off they go
\nwith the little afghan hound
\nwho screamed yes she
\nscreamed so<\/p>\n
that hook clasping her throat
\nhas already torn into her skin
\nnow caged and rumbling off
\ndown the dusty road they go
\nthe children looking for their ball
\nand of course their dog is gone
\na second or so ago<\/p>\n
it had been playing
\nbut now it
\nwas going off to hell
\non earth, with its neck
\nalready split
\nflies already buzzing
\nthe taste of blood will draw
\nevery fly in Thailand
\nknocking at the door<\/p>\n
and this scenario is now
\nrepeated up and down
\nthe streets and everywhere
\naround the busy town
\nthese gangs are paid on piece work
\nits savage and its cruel, it has to be
\nbut its just cash for the trappers
\nmoney for illicit sex or booze
\nthat’s all they see<\/p>\n
Dog meat traders and exporters
\nthey are filthy rich
\ndealing in this live dog trade
\nits all about the pitch
\nsome dogs die, and no one cares
\nits fresh meat that’s the draw
\nand Vietnam pays handsomely for pet dogs
\nand whatsmore<\/p>\n
they reckon it is healthy, fragrant and the rest
\nthey pay a lot of money
\nfor they thinks it tastes the best
\nand so the markets growing
\nand really we must STOP
\nthe way to do it Don’t go
\nthere on holiday
\nthe CHOP
\nwill come, hotels if empty, will
\npressurize the trade
\nwe have to apply pressure
\nnow or memories will fade
\ntoo quickly when it comes
\nto killing innocent dogs
\nso we
\nmust keep the pressure up
\nand let them really begin to see
\nwe mean business
\nand this trade has got to stop
\nfor sure
\n“GOU ROU” we must never see
\non any restaurant door<\/p>\n
Gou rou is pinyin for dog meat in Mandarin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Playing in the garden with Mei li and her brother the ball is kicked over the fence and the dog goes to retrieve just at that moment a truck stops then off they go with the little afghan hound who … Continue reading