Dog Meat Festival Draws Ire of Animal Rights Activists
The annual Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Guangxi Province has drawn increasing attention...
Jun 23, 2015
The annual Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Guangxi Province has drawn increasing attention...
Jun 23, 2014
Yulin, a southern city in China, kicked off its annual dog-eating festival over the weekend amid a...
Feb 8, 2010
Al Jazeera reports on the proposed ban on eating dog meat: The Chinese government is considering taking meat from pet animals off menus across the country, raising concerns among dog farmers who have relied on the industry for...
Dec 23, 2006
From Letters from China: Four men were sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for slaughtering of dogs for food by a Hong Kong court. Counsel for defendants in mitigation said that it was a question of food culture and the case did not involve torture. The learned magistrate was unimpressed – “then assault is even more […]
May 5, 2006
From The World Today (link): China is the world’s greatest consumer of dog meat, eating as many as 20 million dogs a year. Many die horrible deaths in live animal markets. But in Beijing, Dog restaurateur Wang Qiming says business is good. “There are many who eat dogs. Before, young people didn’t, but now they […]