Amid growing opposition, the annual dog meat festival will be held on June 21st in Yulin, Guangxi, China. Many media outlets , including the British media Gurdian, have reported.


It is a traditional event for Yulin citizens to eat dog meat every summer solstice. However, it has been criticized by animal protection groups for being too cruel to treat dogs at the festival.

Du Yufeng, the founder of the Boai Small Animal Protection Center, has been protesting in Yulin since the beginning of this month. He said he had appealed to the authorities to cancel the festival.

Looking at photos of past dog meat festivals, dogs were carried in narrow cages, slaughtered and then rolled on the floor, or cooked in pots and served as food. You can see how it is doing.


However, Yufeng, who actually went to the scene, said he saw an even more cruel sight. He explained:

"The efforts of the local government team have somewhat diminished the cruelty, but most of it is superficial. We see the dogs terrible before they are cooked. The more scrutinized you are, the more cruel you will notice. "

Animal welfare groups say that about 10,000 dogs are slaughtered each year at the Dog Meat Festival, and many of the methods of slaughter are cruel, such as electrocution, burning, and peeling alive. Insist.

The group has also petitioned the British and US governments to stop the dog meat festival. According to the South China Morning Post, a petition sent to the US government describes how to slaughter dogs:

"They use a knife to kill a living dog, and then they want to bake and eat a still conscious dog."

This is not the first time the dog meat festival has been criticized by animal welfare groups. In 2011, the Korean and Chinese dog meat festivals were canceled due to protests by animal protection groups.