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HAPPENING NOW! Truckloads of dogs and cats—many of them stolen pets—are being driven long distances across provincial borders without legally required quarantine documents to be brutally slaughtered for their meat in Yulin. Please urge China to end the animal welfare and public health nightmare of Yulin’s dog and cat meat trade: https://t.co/FZs2YVBLwA

A 'dog eating festival' is returning to China - and some poor pups are being snatched from loving homes to be slaughtered for it. 😠 The controversial Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival has commenced amid widespread domestic and international opposition. Introduced in 2010, the festival has drawn criticism from animal welfare advocates, who warn that thousands of dogs and cats may be killed before it ends next week. 😦 At the festival's peak about 10,000 dogs and cats were killed and eaten. Since then, global campaigns have heaped pressure on the festival and have helped reduce the number of pups killed to less than 3,000. Heartbreakingly, campaigners say that dogs and cats are stolen from loving homes or brutally snatched from the streets every year. 💔 Images over the years have shown frightened pets being crammed into cages with no food or water. According to critics, the festival, which takes place during the summer solstice, has become emblematic of the wider trade in dog and cat meat. In a recent breakthrough, a dog slaughterhouse in Yulin was shut down permanently thanks to collaboration between Chinese animal welfare groups and international activists. Nine dogs were rescued, including three wearing collars and thought to be stolen pets. #NewsForYou

A 'dog eating festival' is returning to China - and some poor pups are being snatched from loving homes to be slaughtered for it. 😠 The controversial Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival has commenced amid widespread domestic and international opposition. Introduced in 2010, the festival has drawn criticism from animal welfare advocates, who warn that thousands of dogs and cats may be killed before it ends next week. 😦 At the festival's peak about 10,000 dogs and cats were killed and eaten. Since then, global campaigns have heaped pressure on the festival and have helped reduce the number of pups killed to less than 3,000. Heartbreakingly, campaigners say that dogs and cats are stolen from loving homes or brutally snatched from the streets every year. 💔 Images over the years have shown frightened pets being crammed into cages with no food or water. According to critics, the festival, which takes place during the summer solstice, has become emblematic of the wider trade in dog and cat meat. In a recent breakthrough, a dog slaughterhouse in Yulin was shut down permanently thanks to collaboration between Chinese animal welfare groups and international activists. Nine dogs were rescued, including three wearing collars and thought to be stolen pets. #NewsForYou