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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Activists try to shut down China’s Yulin dog meat festival
Humane Society International visits dog meat markets and slaughterhouses in Yulin, China.
by 4th April 2016
BEIJING (AP) — Animal rights activists are seeking to shut down an
annual summer dog meat festival in southern China blamed for blackening
the country’s international reputation as well as fueling extreme
cruelty to canines and unhygienic food handling practices.
Activists said Monday that they will continue press for the festival to
be banned as well as legislation outlawing the slaughtering of dogs and
cats and the consumption of their meat.
While an estimated 10-20 million dogs are slaughtered each year, the June 20 event in the city of Yulin has come to symbolize the cruelty and lack of hygiene associated with the largely unregulated industry.
Yu Hongmei, director of the VShine Animal Protection Association, said China needs to follow the example of developed nations that have banned eating dog and cat.
While an estimated 10-20 million dogs are slaughtered each year, the June 20 event in the city of Yulin has come to symbolize the cruelty and lack of hygiene associated with the largely unregulated industry.
Yu Hongmei, director of the VShine Animal Protection Association, said China needs to follow the example of developed nations that have banned eating dog and cat.
