Outbreak of Rabies Mars the Comeback Of Canines in China.

The article reports on reactions to the slaughtering of 50,000 dogs in Mouding, in China's Yunnan province, following a rabies outbreak that killed several people and sickened hundreds. Mouding County officials are finding that dogs, formerly shunned as symbols of capitalist decadence, are gaining status in the new China. The killings provoked outrage throughout China and around the world. Animal-rights group PETA called for a boycott of Chinese products. In rural china, more slaughters are being planned. In urban China, however, dogs are increasingly being registered, vaccinated and pampered.