Dog Meat Sales Continue at Chinese Festival Despite Expected Ban (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
June 21, 2017 - (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO) Despite an announced ban,
dog meat continues to be sold at the annual Yulin Dog Meat festival in China. Animals rights activists captured video of vendors openly selling and preparing dog meat on June 16, a few days before the beginning of the festival. The video also shows live dogs tightly packed into cages, destined to be slaughtered and sold. Thousands of dogs, as well as cats, are slaughtered for the festival, which was founded in 2010. In May, Yulin sources from two animal rights groups reported that the local government was considering a ban. However, these videos show the sale of dog meat did take place this year.
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Animal rights activists captured that dog meat continues to be sold at this annual festival in Yulin, China … despite claims that the sale of dog meat was banned.
Thousands of dogs and cats are slaughtered for the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, which was founded in 2010.
Animal welfare groups in China and around the world condemned the event.
They claim that many of the slaughtered animals are strays or stolen pets.
In May, Yulin sources from two animal rights groups reported that the local government was considering a ban.
However, these videos show the sale of dog meat did take place this year.
One welfare group documented police presence in one of the markets … but only to warn the vendors to not publicly display the dog meat.
