According to animal rights group Animals Asia, it's estimated that in China alone, 10 million dogs and 4 million cats, are slaughtered for meat every year.Be in the know. Bo Ai Animal Protection Centre Of Guangyuanstarted this petition to Mr Chen Wu (Chairman and Deputy Communist Party Chief of Guangxi Autonomous Region) Dear Mr Chen Wu,We politely urge you to ban the Dog Meat & Lychee Festival in Yulin, Guangxi and place a permanent ban on the trade and killing of dogs and cats for their meat. As ever, she dutifully visited the Public Complaints and Proposals Administration of Guangxi Province this year, along with six other activists, and handed over a petition demanding the provincial government ban the slaughter of pets, for the sake of food safety.China issued a temporary ban on all trade and consumption of wild animals in late February, after a "wet market" in the central city of Wuhan became the suspected epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak there. Many animal rights activists, including Du, believe that should be interpreted as a ban on dog meat consumption. At the yulin festival, throughout those days, these animals will be hung, burned, skinned, boiled, torched, dismembered, electrocuted and beaten…ALIVE..out in the streets for public view At the Yulin festival in China this year, thousands of dogs and cats will be cruelly killed and used for food.
"Please abolish this tradition and let's make a change together," reads one post. Please support us!Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. It has attracted thousands of visitors every year, many of whom pick live dogs from cramped cages to cook and eat. In recent weeks the Agriculture Ministry has also reclassified dogs as companion animals, rather than livestock. Now the decorations just tout "delicious meat." The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region government is at a historical juncture. Du and her fellow activists spent about $4,200 to buy 30 dogs and save them from slaughter during this year's Yulin fair. Du, founder of the Bo Ai Animal Protection Center in China's Sichuan Province, has been fighting against the Yulin festival for eight years. Please don't let these dogs … The 10-day fair was first held in 2009 to celebrate the summer solstice. Video from this year's Yulin festival, sent to CBS News by activists, shows vendors butchering dozens of slaughtered dogs on long tables, without wearing face masks. Last year, some 3,000 dogs were reportedly slaughtered to make stew at the Yulin festival. HSI. Please support us!Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. But it's not enough. Please support us!Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. While the national government hasn't yet explicitly prohibited the eating of dog meat, the cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai, both in the southern province of Guangdong, have now taken that step. Petition: Ban Yulin Dog Meat Festival for Good - One Green Planet. Slaughtered dogs are seen at a vendor's stall at the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, June 20, 2020. She said she confronted local authorities and residents and asked why they hadn't learned a lesson from the current pandemic. "The temporary national ban on eating wild animals is still in place, and the national government is currently drafting laws expected to bring in permanent new restrictions on the trade in and consumption of wild animals. Handoout/Du Yufeng/Bo Ai Animal Protection Center While the city To continue speaking up, sign these other petitions as well:For more Animal, Earth, Life, Vegan Food, Health, and Recipe content published daily, subscribe to the Lastly, being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. Cat meat, fresh lychee fruits and liquor are also on offer.Dog meat has long been believed to bring good health and luck in certain parts of China, but the practice is taboo and deeply offensive to much of the rest of the world — and to many Chinese.