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Apr 12, 2017 · Although accurate figures are difficult to obtain, China is believed to be responsible for the majority of global cases of cat and dog slaughter. Each year, around four million cats and 10...
Jun 11, 2022 · The event, which is also known as the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, takes place over the course of 10 days starting on June 21 in Yulin, a city in Guangxi in southern China, bordering Vietnam.
Apr 2, 2020 · Most Chinese people don't actually consume dogs and cats and never plan to Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat.
Jul 30, 2014 · China’s history of dog-eating. Dogs have been a part of Chinese households for at least 7,000 years, archaeologists say. The mythological ruler Fu Xi was said to have domesticated six wild animals: the pig, ox, goat, horse, fowl and dog, indicating that dogs were often kept even in ancient times.
May 15, 2023 · Although most people in China have declared that they do not eat the meat of these animals, it’s estimated that more than 10 million dogs and about 4 million cats are killed for human consumption every year.
Apr 15, 2020 · An estimated 10 million dogs a year are killed for China’s dog meat trade. The World Health Organization warns that the dog trade spreads rabies and increases the risk of cholera. Most people in China don’t eat dogs, in fact dog meat is only eaten infrequently by less than 20% of the Chinese population.
Rabies—which kills around tens of thousands of people across Asia annually—has been found in dogs traded for human consumption in China, Viet Nam and Indonesia. Facts about the dog meat trade, and the fight to end it.
