Sentences with phrase «of dog meat»

Community outreach and highlighting the special nature of dogs as our companions are also part of our strategy to promote a public insistence for the end of the dog meat trade.

Many of the articles in this part of the site cover controversial subjects, such as breed specific legislation and human consumption of dog meat.

In the face of worldwide condemnation, officials have cracked down on public displays of slaughter and limited advertisement of dog meat by restaurants.

These dogs have been spared a lifetime of misery and a brutal death at the hands of the dog meat trade.

But she has noticed that the popularity of dog meat is mostly limited to older customers.

This gives animal activists leverage in a country that once considered the consumption of dog meat a norm.

Just this week, Balinese governor Pastika issued a decree to ban the sale of dog meat in Bali, effective immediately, that pushes for education regarding the dog meat trade, marking a huge milestone in the fight to stop this barbaric industry.

We pledge to care for and rehome these animals because saving them draws attention to the horrors of the dog meat trade globally and, more importantly, gives these dogs and puppies new lives where they will be loved rather than be dinner.

Across China, there are many dog markets and slaughterhouses, but the annual dog meat «festival» in Yulin in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has come to symbolize the immense cruelty of the dog meat trade.

Andrea Gung, executive director of Duo Duo Project, says: «Even if this is a temporary ban, we hope this will have a domino effect, leading to the collapse of the dog meat trade.

Shocking video footage of dog meat death pits in Nagaland, India has been newly released by Humane Society International as the animal group launches a major new campaign to end India's brutal and illegal dog meat trade.

HSI released shocking video footage of dog meat death pits in Nagaland, India to mark the launch of a major new campaign to end India's brutal and illegal dog meat trade.

After all, as awful and shocking as it sounds to American dog owners like us, the sale of dog meat for human consumption is still legal in China.

Eating Happiness is the first call - to - action documentary to expose to the world the true nature of dog meat consumption in Asia.

HSI will not support activities that however unintentionally, breathe life into the dying industry of the dog meat trade.

The dogs came to the United States as part of the Humane Society's international effort to end the practice of dog meat farming in the Asian country, the only one that raises dogs solely for meat.

More than 2.5 million dogs a year are reared on thousands of dog meat farms across South Korea.

Up to 80 percent of dog meat consumption is during the hottest days of summer, called Bok Nal.

Chinese activists called on the Chinese government to stop the routine and widespread criminality of the dog meat trade that slaughters up to 10 million dogs — including stolen pets — every year for human consumption.

With China's infamous Yulin dog meat festival just finished, and South Korea's month - long «Bok Nal» days of dog meat eating beginning this weekend, HSI / India reveals that India too has a hidden and cruel trade of dogs for human consumption, despite the practice being illegal.

Producer and director Genlin takes you through the backstreets and rural villages of Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and China to disclose the brutal violence of the dog meat trade.

He wrote, «I'm hoping to use this visit as an opportunity to raise awareness to the inhumanity of the dog meat trade and the plight of dogs everywhere, including back home in the US where millions of dogs are in need of loving homes!

With love and patience, hopefully they can put the nightmare of the dog meat trade behind them.»

Meet Bonnie, a survivor of the dog meat trade in South Korea.

In December, a forum in Beijing focused on the health, public security, and moral impacts of the dog meat trade.

With the annual Yulin dog meat festival approaching, the supervisors added their voice to the growing international chorus of opposition to the 10 - day celebration of dog meat in the Guangxi region of China and to the dog meat trade in general.

Sausages made of dog meat, preserved dog meat, and other processed dog meat products have been created in contemporary China solely for profit.

With a series of strategic events planned, LCA and ALW aim to mobilize S. Koreans in their own country to call for the end of the dog meat trade

ACPA was successful in working with the governments to secure a five - year moratorium on cross-border transport of dogs for the trade in 2014, and focuses on strengthening enforcement of the ban and training of relevant officials, as well as raising public awareness of the ban and the health risks of the dog meat trade, especially rabies.

Sellers of dog meat in Seongnam's Moran Market will shut down their dog slaughtering and butchering operations, starting within a week, the Korea Herald reported.

Kelly O'Meara, director of companion animals and engagement, Humane Society International, said: «Investigations throughout Asia have documented severe cruelty at all stages of the dog meat trade, including sourcing, transport, sale and slaughter.

«Attitudes and behaviours are changing in South Korea and we're hopeful that the country's new president will take action to hasten an end to the dying dog meat trade, helping millions of dogs and thousands of dog meat farmers.»

The majority of dog meat, as much as 80 percent, is consumed during Bok Nal season, the three hottest days of the year between July and August.

While many believe that the Yulin festival is responsible for most of the dog meat industry in China, millions of dogs are slaughtered in China for their meat and skins every year, particularly in the southern and northeastern provinces.

«These young activists are the hope of a new China that will be free of the dog meat trade cruelty.

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Approximately 30 million dogs are killed across Asia each year as part of the dog meat trade.

Rescue in hub of dog meat trade won more notice than festival held to boost dog - eating YULIN, China ---- The largest - ever rescue of dogs from a truck hauling them to slaughter, accomplished on June 19, 2017 in Guangzhau, the longtime hub of dog - eating in China, very nearly upstaged the 2017 Yulin Lychee & Dog - Eating Festival, which -LSB-...]

Global media frenzy overlooks lack of official notice from China YULIN, China ---- Chinese media, including those that usually publicize government announcements, had through May 20, 2017 remained conspicuously silent about a purported week - long suspension of dog meat sales said to have been introduced in Yulin, China coinciding with the annual Yulin Lychee & Dog - Eating Festival.

Much of the dog meat trade in China is illegal.

The graphic pictures flooding out of the Dog Meat Festival have raised awareness of what seems to us utterly barbarous.

Eric Margolis, founder of the Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation and major donor of this dog meat farm rescue, said: «When I see the kind of cruelty that exists in the dog meat trade, I have to do everything I can to stop it.

«I went to Yulin convinced this would be the last because of all the hype and the pressure, but after seeing the reality of the festival and the extent of the dog meat being eaten, you realize that if this is the end, something miraculous has got to happen.

Peter Li, China policy specialist for HSI, has a more hopeful outlook about the impending demise of the dog meat trade in China.

«Helping to end the horrors of the dog meat trade is a critical mission for us,» explained Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of San Diego Humane Society, in a press release.

«Even if this is a temporary ban, we hope this will have a domino effect, leading to the collapse of the dog meat trade,» Andrea Gung, executive director of the Duo Duo Animal Welfare Project, said in the statement.

We placed eye - catching full page advertisements in some of the country's leading national newspapers, lobbied policy makers, and took to the road with our mobile «virtual dog meat farm» campaign truck to show Korean people the true nature of dog meat farms.

The practice of dog meat consumption in Korea is a highly contentious and emotive issue, and while more animal rights activists are speaking out against meat farms, it still takes great courage to go against the traditional practice.