The Chapter in China of our independent international civil and political rights Organization known as Actions for Justice and Peace ( AXJ ), has just sent us a copy of the attached article published on an Animal News website, and we must say that we find this to be appauling and disgusting. We understand that Beef, pork, Poultry and may other animals have been sources of food for human beings for many years, but dogs and cats are considered to be pets, and not for human consumption. We re-publish the article below for educational purposes only and ask the Authorities in China to re-consider this practice.

China: Dogs loaded up in cages and shipped to restaurants for food each day!

The life of dogs in China is extremely complicated nowadays. Pet owners are facing the risk of being approached by local authorities and having their beloved dogs confiscated in the middle of the street, for no reason whatsoever.

This happens even if the owners follow the rules by the book. Moreover, pets are stolen from their own yards by professional traders – who later sell them as food in public markets or, in bulk, to restaurants for a discount price. Videos showing traders grabbing people’s dogs in under 60 seconds without making any noise are available online.

The risk is even higher in the case of street dogs. The probability of being a street dog being captured, crammed in a truck and sold somewhere as food is immense, like the video attached to this campaign illustrates. This is the sad reality governing China on a daily basis, without any exceptions.

In spite of numerous protests and countless calls for reform, authorities have shown little interest in this matter. All they have learned to do is turn a blind eye: as a result, the meat trade is widely popular, despite the widely negative consequences that humans are exposed to when eating man’s best friend. According to unofficial statistics, over 10 million dogs perish for food in China each year – 15, 000 of them solely at the infamous festival in Yulin; they are brought from all across the country and cooked in the name of tradition, without any possibility of escaping…

The time for a change for the dogs of China has arrived. Please support my campaign and urge the authorities to show love and compassion and urge them to implement reforms to help the dogs. This ruthless meat industry must be outlawed nationwide and animal welfare legislation must be adopted without delay. The dogs of China deserve more – help speak up for them because they cannot do it for themselves!