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It was reportedly common in 2010 to find dog meat served in restaurants in Southern China, where dogs are reared on farms for consumption. [212] In 2012, Chinese netizens and the Chinese police intercepted trucks transporting caged dogs to be slaughtered in localities such as Chongqing and Kunming. [213] Prepared and cooked dog ready for purchase
Millions of Chinese in 2016 voted in support of a legislative proposal by Zhen Xiaohe, a deputy to the National People's Congress of China, to ban the dog meat trade. [18] A petition in China the same year, which garnered 11 million signatures and called for an end to the festival, was presented to Yulin government offices in Beijing. [19]
China is estimated to be home to 168 million pet dogs. [82] Chinese activists prevented introduction of a bullfighting project in 2010 and rodeos in 2011. [1] Activists have pre-empted a foie gras factory, ended live feeding in zoos, and rescued thousands of dogs and cats from being killed for meat. [2]
Though dog meat remains a delicacy in many regions, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a notice that dogs would no longer be considered as livestock. China reclassifies dogs as pets, not ...
Oil seeds are important in Chinese agriculture, supplying edible and industrial oils and forming a large share of agricultural exports. In North and Northeast China, Chinese soybeans are grown to be used in tofu and cooking oil. China is also a leading producer of peanuts, which are grown in Shandong and Hebei provinces.
For example, in Hanoi, dogs were worshiped at the Puppy Temple by Truc Bach lake that may date back to 1010. [8] [better source needed] The worship of dogs has also been popular among ethnic minorities. The Tay people would counterbalance the bad feng shui in a house by placing a stone dog in the front yard. It is believed that dog sculptures ...
Footage shared on social media by people visiting the zoo in Shanwei, a city located in China’s southern Guangdong province, showed two Chow Chows painted black and white to make them look like ...
Chinese state media on Monday criticized the state grains stockpiler Sinograin after local media reported that its fuel tankers were allegedly also used to transport cooking oil, sparking food ...