China Animal Activists Seek to Muzzle Dog Meat Festival

China animal protectors collectively boycotted Yulin Dog Meat Festival

A Notorious Dog Meat Festival in Southwest China has sparked an outcry about the nation? S growing ranks of pet lovers, who said the event has spurred an illicitly trade in stolen pets.

The infamous dog meat festival in southern China has aroused public protests from an increasing number of pet lovers. These pet lovers said that the dog meat festival stimulated the illegal trade of stolen pets.

　Dog meat is a popular winter food in parts of China and Korea, where the rich meat is believed to help keep people warm. But the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, which will be held this weekend in Guangxi near the border with Vietnam, has caused domestic and international outrage, With opponents saying many of the animals are cruelly treated and illegally borne.

In some parts of China and South Korea, dog meat is a very popular winter food, and its rich meat quality is regarded as helpful to keep warm. However, the Yulin Dog Meat Festival to be held this weekend has aroused indignation in China and even internationally. The event will be held in Guangxi Autonomous Region of China, which is adjacent to Viet Nam. Opponents said that many animals were treated cruelly in this activity, and their access was illegal.

the festival has for severe years been galvanising (stimulus) China? s animal rights movement, which has arisen as the number of prosperous middle-class pet owners has grown. Many activists plan to travel to Yulin to protest against the festival Where an estimated 2, dogs a day are slaughtered.

With the growing number of middle class pet owners in China, animal protection organizations in China have also risen. The Yulin Dog Meat Festival has been held for many years, which has deeply shocked these organizations. Many activists plan to go to Yulin, Guangxi to protest against this dog meat festival. It is estimated that the number of dogs slaughtered in the dog meat festival will reach 2, per day.

　Originally a summer solstice celebration, The local government began promoting the event as a dog meat festival in 29. The Yulin government began to distance itself last year amid (under ...) an. Outpouring of online criticism.

Yulin Dog Meat Festival was originally just a celebration of the summer solstice. In 29, the local government began to promote this activity with the brand of Dog Meat Festival. Last year, due to a large number of criticisms on the Internet, the Yulin government began to give up its original propaganda positioning.

　? Average people are not aware of the cruelty that dogs experience in the process of dog meat production. If they knew, they wouldn? t be saying this is simply a question of whether you love dogs or not,? Said Zhang Yuanyuan, a volunteer who plans to travel to Yulin from Shenzhen in an attempt to persevere in Zhang Yuanyuan-Hostile Locales to Ditch the practice.

, a volunteer who plans to go to Yulin, said? Ordinary people don't know the cruel treatment that dogs experience in the process of dog meat production. If they knew, they wouldn't say it's just a question of whether you love dogs or not. ? Zhang Yuanyuan plans to travel from Shenzhen to Yulin, trying to persuade the local people to give up this behavior. However, local people are often hostile to them.

　A four-year study by Hong Kong-based group Animals Asia documented networks of dog traders that bring strays or stolen pets to northeast, central and southern China, especially during the winter months when dog meat is popular. The investigation found that stolen or stray dogs were so cheap that breeding dogs for m Eat was unprofitable.

Animals Asia foundation, headquartered in Hong Kong, conducted a four-year study and recorded the network of dog meat traders. These dog traders transport lost or stolen pets to northeast, central and southern China? Especially in the winter when dog meat is popular. The survey found that stolen or lost dogs are too cheap, making it unprofitable to raise meat dogs.

a survey conducted by animals Asia in rural areas found that 7 per cent of Chinese villages had lost at least one dog to thieves.

The survey conducted by the organization in rural areas of China found that 7% of the villagers had lost at least one dog.

　? A lot of the animals that we see in these trucks are in such horrendous condition that by the time they get to the ultimate trade markets a lot of them have died,? Said Mary Peng, whose veterinary business in Beijing has been treated dogs rescued from trucks bound for slaughter houses.

Mary Peng has several veterinary shops in Beijing and has treated puppies rescued from trucks heading for slaughterhouses. She said:? Many of the animals we saw on these trucks were in terrible living conditions, which led to many of them being dead when they arrived at the final trading market. ?

　Some of the activists travelling to Yulin may unwittingly be encouraging the trade in dogs by paying to rescue them from dog dealers. Last year Saw ugly scenes of dealers in Yulin mistaking dogs in front of crowds of tourists and activists to spur them into buying the involved animals.

Part of the activists who went to Yulin may have inadvertently encouraged dog trafficking by paying money to save puppies from dog dealers. Last year, there was an ugly scene in Yulin where dog vendors abused dogs in front of tourists and activists to stimulate them to buy injured puppies.

the practice of buying the dogs has split the Chinese animal rights community, with many believing it is counter-productive. I am completely opposed to this,? said Ms Zhang, arguing that it simply adds to the market for dogs. ? You can? t just look at how many dogs are being eaten but also the violent capture and transport of these dogs.?

The behavior of buying a puppy has also caused disagreement in the animal protection circle in China, and many people think that it will be counterproductive. Zhang Yuanyuan claimed that doing so would only expand the size of the dog market. She said:? I'm totally against it. You can't just pay attention to how many dogs people eat, but also pay attention to the violent capture and transportation of these dogs. ?

key words:

spark: cause

outcry: public protest

illicit trade: illegal trade

outreach: anger

galvanize: stimulation.