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12.) Prices of dog meat dishes are high
Some believe that the high cost of dog meat at the fesitval reflects the low supply in restaurants.
Another argument is that the high exposure of the event let for people to raise the price of dog meat.
13.) There is an old Chinese joke
The joke is translated from chinese into a meaning that means ‘Anything with two legs is edible except your parents. So is anything with four legs, except the bed.’
They can’t see past it and see it as a joke. Many of the Chinese people see it as a laughing matter while animal rights activists are against it.
14.) In 2016, 50,000 dogs were beaten to death
Anyone who had a dog , their dog was captured and beaten to death. Dogs were beaten and killed in front of their dog parents.
15.) Dogs are transported in crammed cages where they can’t move freely
Dogs are gathered from all over China and crammed into cages to be transported to the city of Yulin in China.
Dogs are crammed together with no access to water or food leading them to starvation and dehydration. Due to these conditions, some of them die .
Unfortunately, it is a much less cruel circumstance than being slaughtered inhumanely and suffer badly.
16.) The government tried to keep accusations away from it
The Yulin government tried to brush away their responsibility for the dog meat festival. Even though they technically aren’t the ones who initiated the festival, they are responsible to put an end for it.
17.) The slaughterhouses are very dirty
According to the founder of Animal Hope and Wellness, Marc Ching, the slaughterhouses he visited were so dirty with blood and guts being spilled everywhere.
18.) This isn’t the only dog festival in China
In 2011, there was a festival called Jinhua Hutou Dog Festival in which hundreds of dogs where slaughtered within days.
The good news is that it was banned and doesn’t exist anymore.
Things to do to try to stop this event
- Help to collect signatures on Change.org.
- Join protests happening in China or in your country against the dog festival.
- You can also boycott chinese fur products..
- Also, you can join animal rights organizations that are against this event.
- Even though this practice does save some dogs lives, it continues the dog festival because dog meat traders are more likely to replace the dogs with other dogs. This practice is buying the dogs that are going to become slaughtered to save them from their painful death.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the China dog meat festival is a very inhumane and cruel event where thousands of dogs are slaughtered each year. The festival isn’t limited to dogs but also cats are killed.
To know more information about dog festival, check Dog Festival: The Cruelty Happening Each Year.
