It is estimated that 10,000+ dogs ARE killed and eaten at the Yulin Summer Solstice Dog Meat Festival.
In the runup to this year's event, due to take place on 21 June, activists across the globe are calling for a halt to the event, and monies are being raised to help rescue dogs and track down those illegally capturing and killing the animals.
Activists including celebrities, lawyers and food safety experts are calling for an end to the practice.
Official claims that all dogs are bred by local dog farmers - such as we breed chickens - is false!! Please look at the picture !! According to research, there are no such farms and that all dogs are abducted from the streets, including pets with collars.
Another risk factor highlighted is poor food safety. Liu Lang, director of the Beijing Small Animal Veterinary Association said butchers slaughtering the dogs are at risk of rabies, while the meat is not properly quarantined or inspected, increasing the chance of food safety problems.
The Duo Duo Animal Welfare Project, based in California, has raised $21,920 on crowd-funding website Indiegogo in its campaign Stop the YuLin Dog Meat Festival.
"Our goal is to put an end to the brutal annual dog meat festival in YuLin, China," it said. The money will be used to hire local investigators to track the illegal abduction of dogs, raise awareness of the trade through schools and hiring of legal teams in China to push for the banning of the festival.
