Activists in China saved up to 1,000 dogs and cats bound for the slaughterhouse
Activists in China saved up to 1,000 animals bound for the slaughterhouse Tuesday, ahead of a controversial dog-meat festival that many hoped had been called off.
According to the Humane Society International (HSI) , the dogs and cats were rescued from a truck intercepted in Guangzhou, southern China. HSI China policy specialist Peter Li said the intervention was « the single largest dog and cat truck rescue that we’ ve seen so far in China. »
This week the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival begins in neighboring Guangxi, despite earlier reports that the local government had cancelled the event. The annual meat-fest regularly courts international condemnation.
According to China’s state-backed newspaper the Global Times, this year’s festival will be more » subdued » to avoid controversy.
