mick silver
23rd December 2015, 10:42 PM
HARROWING images have shown some of the thousands of dogs slaughtered to prepare for sick meals to mark the winter solstice.
By Selina Sykes (http://www.express.co.uk/search/Selina+Sykes?s=Selina+Sykes&b=1)
PUBLISHED: 14:45, Tue, Dec 22, 2015 | UPDATED: 20:19, Tue, Dec 22, 2015
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Shocking images show slaughtered dogs during winter solstice in ChinaThe disturbing photos are of murdered hounds hanging for sale on hooks after being grilled by blowtorches.
There are also vile images of them being chopped up.
Vendors, meanwhile, are seen selling slaughtered dogs in restaurants in Guiyang in southwest China's Guizhou province.
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Local people in the region have a long tradition of eating dog meat during winter solstice.
It is believed to bring good luck and health, as well as stimulate internal heat during the cold season.
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A vendor selling dog meatMany residents do not regard eating domesticated pets as being different from eating sheep, cows and pigs.
Butchers kill dogs by stunning them with hammers and strangling them with their hands. The animals hang for sale on hooks after being grilled with blowtorches.
The consumption of dog meat has become increasingly controversial in China in the past five years, with many animal campaigners fiercely protesting the practice.
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Dog meat is regarded as good for the health in ChinaThe annual dog meat festival in Yulin, south-west China, sparked uproar among animal rights activists this year, where about 10,000 dogs were slaughtered to mark the beginning of summer solstice.
Wendy Higgins of Humane Society International said: "It's safe to say that once again the Yulin authorities certainly felt the pressure of both domestic and international protest.
"They ordered all Yulin restaurants to remove tables from outside their premises and, for the second year running, they also told them to reduce dog meat dishes.
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Eating dog meat is a tradition in China"We didn't see big public displays of mass dog meat eating, and that's an indication of a recognition that this is an unacceptable sight and likely to lead to conflict and further criticism."
An online campaign to ban the festival has been signed by more than 3.8 million people so far and has attracted considerable support from celebrities abroad.
The tradition of eating dog meat dates back four or five hundred years in China, South Korea and other Asian countries.
China has no animal protection law regarding the consumption of dog meat but many legal experts have argued the festival is illegal.
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Shocking images show slaughtered dogs during winter solstice in ChinaThe disturbing photos are of murdered hounds hanging for sale on hooks after being grilled by blowtorches.
There are also vile images of them being chopped up.
Vendors, meanwhile, are seen selling slaughtered dogs in restaurants in Guiyang in southwest China's Guizhou province.
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End this barbaric trade in dog meat in Asia (http://express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/617848/Barbaric-trade-dog-meat-Asia)
Local people in the region have a long tradition of eating dog meat during winter solstice.
It is believed to bring good luck and health, as well as stimulate internal heat during the cold season.
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/secondary/A-vendor-selling-dog-meat-420657.jpgPHOTOSHOT
A vendor selling dog meatMany residents do not regard eating domesticated pets as being different from eating sheep, cows and pigs.
Butchers kill dogs by stunning them with hammers and strangling them with their hands. The animals hang for sale on hooks after being grilled with blowtorches.
The consumption of dog meat has become increasingly controversial in China in the past five years, with many animal campaigners fiercely protesting the practice.
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/secondary/meat-420659.jpgPHOTOSHOT
Dog meat is regarded as good for the health in ChinaThe annual dog meat festival in Yulin, south-west China, sparked uproar among animal rights activists this year, where about 10,000 dogs were slaughtered to mark the beginning of summer solstice.
Wendy Higgins of Humane Society International said: "It's safe to say that once again the Yulin authorities certainly felt the pressure of both domestic and international protest.
"They ordered all Yulin restaurants to remove tables from outside their premises and, for the second year running, they also told them to reduce dog meat dishes.
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/secondary/China-420663.jpgGETTY
Eating dog meat is a tradition in China"We didn't see big public displays of mass dog meat eating, and that's an indication of a recognition that this is an unacceptable sight and likely to lead to conflict and further criticism."
An online campaign to ban the festival has been signed by more than 3.8 million people so far and has attracted considerable support from celebrities abroad.
The tradition of eating dog meat dates back four or five hundred years in China, South Korea and other Asian countries.
China has no animal protection law regarding the consumption of dog meat but many legal experts have argued the festival is illegal.
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