Campaigns Against Dog Meat Eating in China
In most countries, dogs are regarded as pets and are taken care like family wherein they sometimes even sleep in the same beds as the owner. In Japan, they even have a monument for Hachiko, a dog who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty and fidelity to its owner. However, in some parts of China, dogs are slaughtered and eaten in what they call as the Yulin Dog Meat Festival.
The Yulin Dog Meat Festival is an annual celebration held in Guangxi, China. It started back in 2009. During each festival, they kill approximately 10,000 to 15,000 dogs and the festival goes eat the dog meat. It lasts for almost 10 days and happens every end of June which is dubbed to be the summer solstice. Though it just recently started again almost 8 years back, the history of this tradition dates back arou...
