An annual dog meat festival in south-west China has begun, amid uproar on the part of animal rights activists.
About 10,000 dogs will be slaughtered for their meat at the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin in Guangxi province on Sunday and Monday to mark the summer solstice, state media said.
One retired school teacher from Tianjin hit the headlines when she purchased dozens of dogs to save them.
Residents and vendors in Yulin say the animals are killed in a humane way.
Activists say the killing is cruel and an online campaign to ban the festival has been signed by more than 3.8 million people so far and the campaign has attracted considerable support this year from celebrities both domestic and foreign.
Celebrities including British comedian Ricky Gervais have spoken out on Twitter with the hashtag #StopYuLin2015. Chinese pop star Chen Kun and actor Yang Mi have said they are joining the campaign on micro blogging site Weibo.
And Chinese actor Fan Bingbing and others posted a video online against the festival.

The festival began a few years ago according to state media.
The tradition of eating dog meat dates back four or five hundred years in China, South Korea and other countries, as it is believed to ward off the heat of the summer months, according to state news agency Xinhua.
However, this festival began in recent years, Xinhua said.
City officials have distanced themselves from the gathering. "Some residents of Yulin have the habit of coming together to eat lychees and dog meat during the summer solstice," the city's news office wrote on Weibo.
"The 'summer solstice lychee and dog meat festival' is a commercial term, the city has never [officially] organised a 'dog meat festival'," it added.
As in recent years, some animal lovers resorted to buying some of the dogs in order to rescue them.
Yang Xiaoyun, retired school teacher, paid about 7,000 yuan ($1,100; £710) to save 100 dogs on Saturday.

The BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing says this kind of dispute puts the government in a really difficult position. The glorified consumption of dog meat generates a lot of negative foreign media reports, embarrassing the authorities. Also, the dog meat industry has been accused of many underhand tactics, including the illegal capture of family pets to use as food.
But at the same time, the government is wary of the increasingly sophisticated animal rights movement, she adds. Animal rights activists in China have formed a cohesive network on social media that extends to many foreign animal welfare groups. China's leaders do not want to encourage such a movement amid a wider crackdown on civil disturbance of any kind.


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I think its cruel and senseless, but for the dog eaters na enjoyment galore.

Iyami!

ejiroghene105:
Iyami!

Bros, e be like say you be dog eater

Why don't the animal rights activists feel the same way about butchering Cows and catching Fishes?
It's bad enough humans segregate between one another, they'll also extend it towards animals.

Yeah we love Dogs, but they are no less a source of meat to some people as Goats are to others.

404

dogs in trouble

Kai..dog that can sense sadness, pain, hardship, happiness and even unforeseen death of the owner.. That animal is one of a kind and any body capable of killing it after hearing how it cries can kill a human being....China sha

they are being cruel to our beloved friends they are being cruel to our beloved friends

UjSizzle:
Why don't the animal rights activists feel the same way about butchering Cows and catching Fishes?
It's bad enough humans segregate between one another, they'll also extend it towards animals.

Yeah we love Dogs, but they are no less a source of meat to some people as Goats are to others.

All animals are equal.
But some animals are more equal than others.

A dog is more than just an animal.

herald9:


All animals are equal.
But some animals are more equal than others.

A dog is more than just an animal.

Story. Tell that to the vegetarians

UjSizzle:
Why don't the animal rights activists feel the same way about butchering Cows and catching Fishes?
It's bad enough humans segregate between one another, they'll also extend it towards animals.

Yeah we love Dogs, but they are no less a source of meat to some people as Goats are to others.

Couldn't help but agree wit u, I am a dog lover bigtime but yes they'r still a very big sourc of meat. Truth be told I evn eat dog meat , here's the favorite part, my dogs do too.

ejiroghene105:
Iyami!

premConcept:
404

I trust Nigerians.

lahit14:


Couldn't help but agree wit u, I am a dog lover bigtime but yes they'r still a very big sourc of meat. Truth be told I evn eat dog meat , here's the favorite part, my dogs do too.

lahit14:


Couldn't help but agree wit u, I am a dog lover bigtime but yes they'r still a very big sourc of meat. Truth be told I evn eat dog meat , here's the favorite part, my dogs do too.

dis guy ehn

PrinceZahzah:
dis guy ehn

Oh pls... The both, I mean loving dogs passionately and eating dog meat doesn't hav to be mutually exclusive. Plus hav u heard, dog meat poses some health benefits, its not founded ofcourse but thr's som truth to it not to evn mention how delicious it is.

lahit14:


Couldn't help but agree wit u, I am a dog lover bigtime but yes they'r still a very big sourc of meat. Truth be told I evn eat dog meat , here's the favorite part, my dogs do too.

dog eat dog wasn't just a phrase afterall

lahit14:


Couldn't help but agree wit u, I am a dog lover bigtime but yes they'r still a very big sourc of meat. Truth be told I evn eat dog meat , here's the favorite part, my dogs do too.

guy I no sure say dogs go still da una area o

Oh my God , can they let people buy those dogs for double of the price instead of killing them

Lol why should the Chinese people be prevented from eating them/Its their culture for hundreds of years.Dont you eat meat and chicken?Are cows lesser animals than dogs?Dogs too are sources of protein.
All this talk of dogs being mans best friend is funny,if you die alone in your house with your dog,the dog will start eating your dead body whether you were nice to your dog or not.Why dogs are "loyal'is because you are their source of food and shelter,and thats it.They dont love you that much lol.

UjSizzle:
Why don't the animal rights activists feel the same way about butchering Cows and catching Fishes?
It's bad enough humans segregate between one another, they'll also extend it towards animals.

Yeah we love Dogs, but they are no less a source of meat to some people as Goats are to others.

who told you animal rights activist are not fighting against butchering of animals all through?

just like humans are a source of meat for cannibalistic people; Fiji, some south east and some south south Nigeria.

I eat meat but am against the method of killing the animal for its meat

meanwhile the dog is considered a pet close to a human (remember man's best friend) so therefore the outrage against slaughtering dogs for meat is considered inhumane.

MissSlimbody:
An annual dog meat festival in south-west China has begun, amid uproar on the part of animal rights activists.
About 10,000 dogs will be slaughtered for their meat at the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin in Guangxi province on Sunday and Monday to mark the summer solstice, state media said.
One retired school teacher from Tianjin hit the headlines when she purchased dozens of dogs to save them.
Residents and vendors in Yulin say the animals are killed in a humane way.
Activists say the killing is cruel and an online campaign to ban the festival has been signed by more than 3.8 million Bpeople so far and the campaign has attracted considerable support this year from celebrities both domestic and foreign.
Celebrities including British comedian Ricky Gervais have spoken out on Twitter with the hashtag #StopYuLin2015. Chinese pop star Chen Kun and actor Yang Mi have said they are joining the campaign on micro blogging site Weibo.
And Chinese actor Fan Bingbing and others posted a video online against the festival.

The festival began a few years ago according to state media.
The tradition of eating dog meat dates back four or five hundred years in China, South Korea and other countries, as it is bbbelieved to ward off the heat of the summer months, according to state news agency Xinhua.
However, this festival began in recent years, Xinhua said.
City officials have distanced themselves from the gathering. "Some residents of Yulin have the habit of coming together to eat lychees and dog meat during the summer solstice," the city's news office wrote on Weibo.
"The 'summer solstice lychee and dog mebat festival' is a commercial term, the city has never [officially] organised a 'dog meat festival'," it added.
As in recent years, some animal lovers resorted to buying some of the dogs in order to rescue them.
Yang Xiaoyun, retired school teacher, paid about 7,000 yuan ($1,100; £710) to save 100 dogs on Saturday.

The BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing says this kind of dispute puts the government in a reallby difficult position. The glorified consumption of dog meat generates a lot of negative foreign media reports, embarrassing the authorities. Also, the dog meat industry has been accused of many underhand tactics, including the illegal capture of family pets to use as food.
But at the same time, the government is wary of the increasingly sophisticated animal rights movement, she adds. Animal rights activists in China have formed a cohesive network on social media that extends to many foreign animal welfare groups. China's leaders do not want to encourage such a movement amid a wider crackdown on civil disturbance of any kind.
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eeya! Look at the bright side.. All dogs go to heaven

DJMCOTTY:
eeya! Look at the bright side.. All dogs go to heaven

All dogs go to heaven
Bros, how nah?

MissSlimbody:
I think its cruel and senseless, but for the dog eaters na enjoyment galore.

Couldn't have said it better myself

MrsPhyno:

Couldn't have said it better myself

MissSlimbody:


All dogs go to heaven
Bros, how nah?

na Wetin cartoon tell us na!

DJMCOTTY:
na Wetin cartoon tell us na!

Choi!

That means "All dogs go to cartoon heaven"

Now I understand

MissSlimbody:

Choi!

That means "All dogs go to cartoon heaven"

Now I understand

obviously mrs slimbodi is a cartoon hater........chill am coming lemme see ur profile before I talk, cus am crazy for slim gals

DJMCOTTY:
obviously mrs slimbodi is a cartoon hater........chill am coming lemme see ur profile before I talk, cus am crazy for slim gals

Naaaah, I'm not a cartoon hater. But its been long I watched one.

The world is not a bed of roses.