In parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy, which is why around 15,000 dogs are taken to slaughter every year to become food. Many of these are sold during the summer solstice festival in the city of Yulin – most of them are helpless strays, but others are pets who are stolen from their owners.
Clubbed to death
To make matters worse, the animals are rarely killed in a humane way. They’re often bludgeoned to death in front of one another, before being de-furred in a machine and then cooked with a blowtorch.
It should go without saying that millions are speaking up against this barbaric tradition and calling for people to boycott the industry altogether. Famous names such as Dame Judi Dench have rallied with the aim of putting an end to the slaughter once and for all, but of course they need people to sit up and listen.
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