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Activists in China save dogs from slaughter
photo by Chi sin Gweilo (Flickr CC)
A truck containing several hundred dogs was stopped by activists on a road in Beijing on Friday. A supportive crowd of some 200 people gathered and the driver was eventually paid off to give up his canine cargo, many of whom were in poor health.
Though the eating of dogs is not uncommon in some Chinese provinces, these dogs were not livestock. They had apparently been stolen from their owners – some still had collars to prove it, though the driver claimed they had been purchased.
The interception of the dogs was the latest bold action by pet-lovers in China, where growing awareness of animal rights is colliding with centuries-old culinary practices.
–AFP
The animal welfare activists, including China Small Animals Protection Association, paid some €12,300 ($17,600) to free the dogs after 15 hours of wrangling. The dogs will be given medical attention where necessary and put up for adoption.
Read more from AFP and watch the video report from ITN.
Read about the debate in China sparked by the action in the Global Times.
Lead image by Bill Benson (kilroy238 on Flickr CC)
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