Yulin Dog Meat Festival

[Catherine]

Quote:It's not just about 'meat eating' and us Westerners being sentimental (because it's about dogs -and cats) or us being hypocritical as we also eat meat.
It's about the unspeakable torture which is unnecessary in a slaughtering process. It's about dealing in stolen dogs (i.e. citizens' stolen 'property'. It's about the torturous and heartless treatment of these animals prior to slaughter. It's about serious health concerns from diseased meat. It is about excuses for profiteering. There probably is a 'mafia' attached to this dog/cat meat trade also.
All those concerns should lead authorities to shut this down!

Any one of these reasons should be enough to shut Yulin down. I suppose it only continues because of the money it makes.

When there is money to be made we can justify the most horrible behaviors.

Ending Yulin and things like it will be a sign that we are becoming a better world. I think many of the people who live there would like to see an end to it. I hope the rescue efforts go well this year. I know they can't save all the dogs, but it would be good if they could save some. The ones who live are a reminder of the ones who were slaughtered. They could have lived too and had happy futures.