Yes it is distressing, there has been a lot of reporting on it in more general dog forums. If we boycott made-in-China products we would need to contact Embassies etc to tell them exactly why - otherwise it has no meaning. Plus hurting the ordinary Chinese people who are equally appalled about this great wrong is not helpful. Difficult. This morning my new Lowepro Mini Trekker camera back-pack was delivered. Delighted with it, except for the "made in China" tag which I had been unaware of when I ordered it from interstate. I'd vaguely thought they were manufactured in USA and shipped from there to Australia. Complicated issues.