Lychee and Dog Meat Festival

I find this so upsetting and distressing I can’t believe that people can be so cruel just to eat I have dogs at home if it meant only one of us could eat my dogs come first every time I cherish them and this kills me to see this disgusting behaviour. 

The truth is an officially organised event in Yulin city called the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival which takes place around the summer solstice.

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At its height, the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival was said to be responsible for 10, 000 to 15, 000 slaughtered dogs. In 2014 that figure was reported as dropping to 2, 000 to 3, 000. Reliable sources in 2016 – when the event was no longer official – put it at under 1, 000.

But the truth is, nobody really knows. Nobody is counting.

The vast majority are stolen companions or strays. Grabbed or poisoned or both and crammed into tiny cages with other dogs – they start a long journey to a dog meat trader. During this time they have no food or water and diseases spread quickly. These include canine distemper, parvovirus and, almost certainly, rabies.

Typically they suffer a death that is far from efficient. They are snared around the neck with metal hooks and dragged from their cages. Then they are either bludgeoned or stabbed in the neck or groin to be “bled out”. Other methods of killing including being hanged or electrocuted. This happens dog by dog so other dogs are likely to witness multiple deaths ahead of their own. This further spreads panic.

despite many of the animals being stolen, the meat is still not cheap. It is eaten for reasons of superstition or tonic or, arguably, tradition. If it was made illegal tomorrow nobody would starve. 

Sorry In advance for the photos 😭