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【中文标题】深入揭秘中国的猫狗肉市场 【原文标题】Inside the cat and dog meat market in China 【登载媒体】美国有线电视新闻网 CNN 【来源地址】http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/china.animals/index.html 【译者】fukgm
【翻译方式】人工
【声明】本翻译供Anti-CNN使用，未经AC或译者许可，不得转载 【原文库】http://bbs.m4.cn/thread-229103-1-1.html
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By Emily Chang （CNN在华常驻记者，夏威夷人，血统不明，不是中国人）
MARCH 9,2010, 7.57a.m. EST
美国东部时间2010年3月9日上午7时57分
Guangzhou, China (CNN) -- Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches.
发自中国广州（CNN）-- 巨型铁丝网背后传来阵阵小狗们的吠叫与呜咽声，因为拼命啃咬锁住他们的铁链，有些小狗嘴里淌出了鲜血。而另一边，则是被塞在笼子里的小猫咪们担惊受怕地蜷缩在一起，看到有人接近，她们的眼神里便充满恐惧。
This isn't a pet store -- it's a meat market in Guangzhou, a city in southern China where eating cats and dogs is common practice. 宠物店当然不是这个样子——这里只是一个位于广州的肉市场，在这个中国南方的都市里，食用猫狗并不是什么大惊小怪的事。
At the Han River Dog Meat Restaurant in central Guangzhou, diners can choose from a long list of menu items, including dog soup, dog steak, dog with tofu and more. In the kitchen, the chef chops up meat for dog hot pot, one of the more popular dishes. Most customers like it spicy.
在广州市中心的一家名叫“汉江狗肉馆”里，有多种菜式供应给顾客，包括狗肉汤，狗肉排，豆腐炖狗肉等等。厨师正在厨房里为狗肉火锅切片，这是店里的招牌菜，其香辣滋味深受顾客喜爱。
"Dog meat is good for your health and metabolism," explains Li, the hostess who declined to give her first name. "In the summer it helps you sweat."
“多吃狗肉能促进新陈代谢，强身健体。”这位不愿透露全名的李姓老板娘介绍说，“到了夏天还能帮助排汗呢。”
Should cat and dog meat be banned?
食用猫狗是不是到了该被禁止的时候了呢？
But these local restaurants may have to find a new specialty. The Chinese government is considering legislation that would make eating cats and dogs illegal.
中国政府正在考虑一项立法：食用猫狗将被界定为违法行为。如果决议通过的话，好些广州本地的餐饮业者只能另谋出路了。
Professor Chang Jiwen of the Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences is one of the law's top campaigners. "Cats and dogs are loyal friends to humans," he said. "A ban on eating them would show China has reached a new level of civilization."
中国社会科学院的常纪文叫兽是这项立法的首席起草砖家，“猫咪和狗狗是我们人类滴好朋友，”他表示，“通过这项禁止食用猫狗滴禁令将标志着中国社会全面进入更高滴文明层次。”
Eating dog meat is a long-standing culinary tradition not just in China, but also Korea. Cat meat can be found on the menu in China, Vietnam and even parts of South America.
除了中国，在朝鲜和韩国，吃狗肉是一种有悠久历史的美食文化传统。同样，猫肉餐也经常出现在中国，越南还有南美一些国家的食谱上。
The Chinese government has signaled a willingness to take the meat off the market. To avoid upsetting international visitors during the Beijing Olympics, officials ordered dog meat off the menus at local markets. Officials in Guangzhou have warned vendors to stop selling it ahead of the Asian Games which will be held there later this year.
中国政府一度有禁止在大商场上架猫狗肉的意向。 北京奥运会期间，顾及到各国友人及访客的感情，中国政府曾经自觉禁止本地的市场销售猫狗肉。无独有偶，为了今年下半年就要举行的广州亚运会，当地官方也开始警告那些卖主停止这两种肉的交易。
The ban on eating dog and cat meat is part of a larger proposal to toughen laws on animal welfare. Individual violators could face up to 15 days in prison and a small fine. Businesses found guilty of selling the meat risk fines up to 500,000 yuan ($73,500.)
这条禁令只是一项更大的，为了提高动物福利而立的法规之一部分。个体违法者将被处以15天拘留和些许罚款，而非法销售的行为将被处以50万人民币的罚款。（约合73，500美元）
The legislation is gaining support from China's growing number of pet owners. With living standards rising and disposable income growing, more Guangzhou residents are investing in house pets.
这项立法争取到了越来越多宠物拥有者的支持。随着生活条件的改善和收入的提高，更多的广州居民把钱投资在饲养宠物上面。
"I would never eat dog meat," said Louisa Yong, as she clutches her pet cocker spaniel. "It's so cruel!"
“偶稳匀唔会去食狗，”（我永远不会去吃狗肉）路易莎.雍（杨？）表示，一边抱紧她的西班牙猎鸡犬说，“曾系冇人性啦。”（那太没人性了）
Meat vendors have a different view.
然而那些狗肉卖家却有不同的观点。
"The dogs you raise at home, you shouldn't eat," said Pan, a butcher who also declined to give his first name. "The kind raised for eating, we can eat those.
“当然宠物狗的用途不是用来食用的，”同样希望匿名的屠户潘先生认为，“肉用狗就不一样了，放开了随便吃。”
Many of the dogs and cats sold for meat are specially raised on farms. But Chang said there is always a chance they're someone's lost or stolen pet.
大多数食用猫狗都是在农场里养大后运来的，但常叫兽说总有例外，那些遗失或被盗的宠物也被一并运去了屠宰场。
In anticipation of the new ban, dog and cat meat has become more difficult to find, though some vendors say they will keep selling it as long as they can.
这个禁令估计能使猫狗肉销售不再这么堂而皇之，尽管一些店家表态要坚持到底，能卖多少卖多少。
"The legislation will definitely affect our restaurant," said Li. "We'll just wait to see the result."
“这项立法肯定会影响我们店的经营，” 李老板表示，“我们现在也只能等待最终结果出来再看。”
And it seems restaurants don't necessarily need to change their menus anytime soon. According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the law prohibiting cat and dog meat could take as long as a decade to pass. Until then it's a la carte, from the cage into the kitchen.
但现在看来这些店家还不需要进行相关变动，据社科院估计，这项禁止食用猫狗肉的立法可能需要十年左右才能得到通过，而在那之前一切照旧，仍然是如菜单所示：两点一线——从笼子到砧板。 | 
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