Originally Posted by Harrysmum (Post 4568603)

The BBC over here is headling this, too...

China Yulin dog meat festival under way despite outrage - BBC News

Originally Posted by tphan74 (Post 4567863)

We all agree that the process of preparing meat is terrible and wrong. My point is, if you don't come up with a solution nothing will be done. Voicing your opinion and signing petitions is a waste of energy unless you can come up with a solution. For years Americans have been complaining about the way we prepare beef. Oprah tried to fight against the beef industry. They shut her up good. There's also a recent documentary on how the beef industry is destroying our ecosystem and polluting our land due to feces and blood from the slaughter house. Yet, no one has come up with a solution and the demand for beef keeps increasing so these beef manufacturers continues with their operation.

Problems like this have brought powerful people together and discuss population control which is the root cause of such issues and GMO foods.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4566649)

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{{{ This article is from the Huffington Post here (warning, graphic pictures via link) about an event called the "Yulin Dog Meat Festival" that occurs in China on June 21st. It's abhorrently cruel - where 10,000+ dogs are killed - often skinned and boiled alive for human consumption. There are no words for this, as this is beyond barbaric and SICK. PLEASE take a moment to pass this on, post it elsewhere, tweet it, instagram it, sign the petition at the end of the article...please do something. I'm posting it here in the General area so that it gets more attention. This is not a judgment against other cultures, this is a plea to end pointless torture of our fellow beings. Thank you. }}}

Gruesome Yulin Dog Festival Must End! You Have a Voice

The world is full of cruel, barbaric acts and images -- what with ISIS beheading people on video and human traffickers said to sell more people into slavery than in the 19th century. Some of this we can do little about as one single person, despite our hope to the contrary.

Yet, one inhumane tradition happens each summer in southern China that can be stopped -- and must be stopped -- with voices from you and I. It is as simple as 1+1+1 = the tsunamia of social media.

Each June 21, the Yulin Dog Meat Festival takes place in Guangxi province. It is real, despite local government protests to the contrary. In it, the meat from thousands of dogs and cats are consumed.

These nearly 10,000 sentient animals arrive to Yulin in appalling conditions -- often stuffed into cages and dragged on poles -- and the manner in which they're killed, skinned and eaten is horrific, with many clubbed, burned, electrocuted and some skinned alive, according to local activist reports. It is simply torture.

The people of Yulin have celebrated the Summer Solstice with this festival since the 1990s, and use the dog and cat meat to eat with lychees and drink grain alcohol. They do not consider any of the above conditions an issue, not even the way the animals arrive or are killed, cooked and consumed.

Animal rights groups and acivitists for years have been trying to stop the festivities. Yet, despite huge social media protest inside China, it's scheduled to happened again this June.

Just recently, Twitter globally alit with the horrifying images of the event with hopes to shame and put pressure on local authories to stop the festival.

Learn what you can about this event. CNN has done some good reporting on it. Other media outlets have, as well.

Keep up the pressure! Western consumers of Chinese products and Chinese tourism have a good deal of power. Let us use it.

TIME reports it well: TIME.

Sign the petition demanding the festival be stopped here.

Another good petition from Humane Society Int'l, here.

Here's the non-profit -- the Duo Duo Animal Welfare Project - working hard to stop the festival here.

A detailed article on Chinese Animal Activists fighting to stop Yulin from Humane Society International

A Facebook group tirelessly working to stop the event

Frequently asked questions about the festival here.

A firsthand, heart wrenching account from someone who has seen these poor animals in person, here.

Originally Posted by fauna (Post 4636826)

I've seen photos of this so-called Yulin Festival and it is indeed gruesome. Every nations has their own cultures and beliefs but this is too much. Not a single dog deserves to experience that horrible abuse. Not being racist, but I don't know what's wrong with Chinese people and whoever invented this Festival must have a missing soul. I personally Chinese people who are also dog lovers and I have seen videos and picture of dogs over the internet showcasing some of the dogs' fun time and being loved by their owners who are Chinese. So, I don't understand why no one in China fought against this festival or if there is, why aren't they succeeding as there are also a huge population of dog lovers in China?

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4642937)

Was just doing some more reading about Yulin, and came across this picture.

This picture? It literally just breaks something inside me when I see it.

Please, if you can, sign petitions and pass any information on to others who'd be interested in doing something...anything...

Originally Posted by MissPixi (Post 4643526)

.... Anything.... Anyone know anything that can be done, after signing petitions? What more can be done? I'd like to do more.......