{"id":4480,"date":"2016-06-22T16:39:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T08:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/22\/man-frees-1000-dogs-from-chinas-dog-meat-festival\/"},"modified":"2016-06-22T16:39:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T08:39:20","slug":"man-frees-1000-dogs-from-chinas-dog-meat-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/22\/man-frees-1000-dogs-from-chinas-dog-meat-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Man frees 1,000 dogs from China's dog meat festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Tuesday, as China’s Yulin city kicked off its controversial 10-day dog meat festival, animal rights activists were busy working to shut down some of the vendors and slaughterhouses that are expected to kill some 10,000 dogs during the event.<\/p>\n

While an estimated 10 to 20 million dogs are killed for their meat each year in China, the annual Yulin event has become synonymous with the practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Each year, the festival kicks off in the beginning of the summer solstice, because of traditional Chinese beliefs that eating dog meat helps the body cope with the heat.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Dog meat festival continues in China despite widespread criticism<\/a> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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