比利时全国除猫 对猫进行阉割手术

　　The Belgian government has come up with a radical way to deal with the burgeoning cat population – to sterilise all but a select few of the animals within five years.

　　比利时政府目前想出一个办法彻底解决本国猫的数量急剧增长的问题，那就是在接下来的五年内，除了少数种类的猫，所有的猫都要接受阉割手术。

　　The feline population in Belgium, a country of 11 million people, has increased to an estimated 1.7 million, and the culling of cats has become a daily routine. According to the health ministry, more than 13,000 were killed in animal refuges last year, more than one in three of the country's 37,000 strays.

　　比利时的人口有一千一百万，而猫的数目目前已经增长到大约一百七十万只猫，所以清除猫的方案已经被提上日程。根据卫生部统计，去年一年，在比利时的动物收容所就有一万三千只猫被杀死，占全国流浪猫的三分之一。

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　　"We are confronted with a dramatic situation," said Jan Eyckmans of the Belgian health ministry. "So our minister asked the animal welfare council to come up with ideas."

　　来自比利时卫生部的简·艾克曼斯说：“目前我们面临到的境况非常严峻，所以我们部长要求动物福利委员会快速想出解决办法。”