Posted on 06/22/2020 4:16:54 PM PDT by libh8er
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s notorious dog-meat festival has opened in defiance of a government campaign to improve animal welfare and reduce risks to health highlighted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but activists are hopeful its days are numbered.
The annual 10-day festival in the southwestern city of Yulin usually attracts thousands of visitors, many of whom buy dogs for the pot that are on display in cramped cages, but campaigners said the numbers this year have dwindled.
The government is drawing up new laws to prohibit the wildlife trade and protect pets, and campaigners are hoping that this year will be the last time the festival is held.
“I do hope Yulin will change not only for the sake of the animals but also for the health and safety of its people,” said Peter Li, China policy specialist with the Humane Society International, an animal rights group.
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Some say that the fare is woof on the palate.
Cruel and disgusting.
Good dog!
Do they offer pupsicles? Asking for a friend.
I really like that dog in the center of the photo. That looks like the kind of dog that could be a good companion for many, many years.
You can say the same thing about the animals we eat.
So horrid.
I’d rather see Antifa idiots in the cages
Obafuhrer there for the opening?
The animals we eat aren’t tortured to death so the meat tastes better.
Next up...Fido Flu ???
You can say the same thing about the animals we eat.
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I won’t eat anything smart enough to be trained to fetch my slippers.
Awhile ago I thought “Ok - that’s their culture.” Those dogs look no different than a bunch of pigs or chickens in a cage at the county fair.
But then I read about the inhumane way that they kill the dogs in order to “bring out the best taste”. I don’t recall exactly, but they torture them to death. Even a rat shouldn’t be tortured to death.
They're too bitter and nasty to eat.
Stupid morons. Their culture is full of evil.
I look at that picture and am horrified. From the time I was two years old I desperately wanted a dog. To get one I fought a 14 year long guerilla war with my mother, finally getting one when I was 16. I’ve had one or two ever since during most of my adult life. Seeing how the Chinese treat then disgusts me as much as a concentration camp picture.
“All cultures are equal” /s
Isn’t that why, back in February, Mayor DiNazio said to go to Chinatown and hug a Chinese person?
“All cultures are equal” /s
Isn’t that why, back in February, Mayor DiNazio said to go to Chinatown and hug a Chinese person?
I’ve seen pix where they boil the dogs alive, in the belief that the flavor is enhanced when the animal dies a painful, horrible death.
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