All Blog Posts Tagged 'meat' (30)

Activists in Hangzhou spent 4 hours on Tuesday (24th June 2014) chasing at high-speed, a truck with nearly 2000 cats on board, headed for slaughter. They managed to intercept and block the truck. From the early morning they guarded the truck, waiting for officers from animal inspection to come at 9am to inspect it.

The activists gave a shout out on Weibo, asking people to help them and to bring cat food and cages. They are exhausted and many…

This is the 3rd year in a row that our Chinese Activist, Du Yufeng, has travelled nearly 1000 miles from her home in Guangyuan, Sichuan to Yulin, Guangxi to join other activists at the Dog Meat Festival. She and her group protested in front of Yulin Government Offices this morning (June 21st) at around 11:00am despite being hassled by local men! The moment they started handing out leaflets and banners, local men ran to…

This morning, 20th June, on the eve of the Dog Meat Festival, a dog trafficker, having seen an animal activist at the scene, deliberately tortured this dog to blackmail her by saying "Are you going to buy him, if not I will clamp him to death". The dog trafficker asked for 600 Yuan (US$96) but the activist, Zhao Jie bartered and paid 350 Yuan (US$56) for the dog. The trafficker waved the money to the crowd with delight and…

Survivals of the aftermath. Chinese activists have rescued approx 200 dogs from Yulin. The dogs have now been taken to a safe place in Shangrao, 1680km away from Yulin. A lot of the dogs rescued have eye discharge and pus coming from their noses and have tested positive for canine distemper. Dog meat restaurants claim they don’t kill pedigree dogs so where did the Tibetan Mastiff and Samoyed come from? This reinforces…

Chinese activists have rescued approx 200 dogs from Yulin. The dogs have now arrived in Shangrao, Jiangxi, 1680km away from Yulin. Local vets are there to help with medical treatment. Some of the dogs were pregnant and gave birth to puppies on the way to Shangrao. Activists have posted on Weibo asking for donations of dog food to feed these hungry mouths. …

The Yulin Dog Meat Festival. The sentence that brings anger and upset to us all. Next month on the 21st of June the cruelty will start again. Thousands of dogs will be tortured to death, destined for someone's plate. The cries, whimpers, screams and smell made our Chinese activist Du Yufeng and her volunteers cry with helplessness when they protested at the festival last year and previous years. Chinese activists and ordinary animal lovers have been taking to the…

Led by respected Municipal Secretary Zhou, Government officers from the city, district and village spent a cold winter visiting Guangyuan Bo Ai Animal Protection Center to inspect the progress of the construction for the new shelter. They gave many constructive proposals and offered much needed help by installing running water and power! We and Bo Ai are deeply grateful for the support and help from all levels of the Government. The building work can start to begin…

Do you remember the dogs that were rescued from slaughter in December in Chongqing? Many people asked how they could help.

Aunty Yang who rescued the dogs has a shelter, Chongqing Shuangbei Stray Dogs and Cats Rescue Center and if …

This video was made by Vcats, a organisation in Beijing who are fighting the cat meat and fur trade. There are NO scenes of slaughter.

Vcats are a non-profit, non-religious charity organisation focusing on the fight against the black market trafficking cat chains. Their mission is to promote healthy…

The cats rescued in the early hours of 14th January 2014 in Wuhan, China have been attracting a lot of attention.

Today (21st January 2014) Don't Eat Friends and V-cats visited the cats. Altogether they adopted 69 cats. The cats are expected to reach Beijing at approx 5am…

Following on from the first posts on the rescue of 2,800 cats in the early hours of 14th January 2014 on their way to slaughter in Wuhan (please see this link to read the story from the beginning:-http://arzone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/china-breaking-news-activists-police-stop-truck-carrying-2-800), the activists had been working through…

At 6pm on January 14th 2014, a University student spotted a truck filled with 2,800 cats in Wuhan, China, on the road to Nanning. He contacted Wuhan Small Animals Protection Association and the police, aswell as posting for help on Weibo. The truck was chased on the highway, eventually being stopped by Traffic Police. Hongshan Animal Quarantine Dept confirmed that the paperwork was fake. The truck was ordered to return to Wuhan for investigation. Just past mid night…

UniDog is a nonprofit org in Thailand whose mission is “to bring about the day when all stray dogs and cats can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.”

They have made these posters to show that dogs are not food, they are friends and want to live just as much as other animals do. They also quote that “25 million dogs are killed for food each year. Help save them from the dog meat trade.” That is a…

CAN YOU HELP A CAT OR DOG IN CHINA?

The activist who took in cats rescued from slaughter on 6 January needs your help. Can you give one of these cats a home? 35 cats and 152 dogs at his shelter need a home. All animals are available for free adoption from this shelter (but you will need to pay fees to the agent to get the pet home to you).

The dogs on this post are only a handful of the d…

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Approx 200 cats were rescued in Shanghai this morning (6 Jan, 2014) by activists with the help of local police at Qi Lian Shan Nan Lu, Pu Tuo, Shanghai (祁连山南路, 普陀, 上海)

Photos sourced & translation by NT.

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Nanning city is located in Guangxi, where dog eating is common. There are still plenty of dog lovers and owners in the city who love their dog.

Animal lover Wu Shaoshao from Nanning, wishes everyone a Happy New Year:

"Me and my…

Nanning city is located in Guangxi, where dog eating is common. There are still plenty of dog lovers and owners in the city who love their dog.

At the temporary market at Gonghe Lu, Nanning: At first glance it looks like a toddler wearing a knitted winter outfit but look a little closer and it shows the same type of love: An uncle is seen carrying his small dog inside his knapsack while buying pickles.…

Qi Qu, a professional brow and make-up artist from Guangzhou, Guangdong adopted a stray cat.

Qi Qu says to her lucky cat, “Who says a homeless man can't be a prince charming! I am so lucky to have met you, chubby boy!”

Photos sourced & translation by NT.…

Hao Shuai used to be a TV commercial director. He loves dogs and has been rescuing them for many years. When he brought the animals to the local rescue shelter, he met many passionate volunteers and activists like him, doing their very best for the animals. Hao Shuai noticed that society today neglected on the topic of homeless animals so he decided to contribute with his specialty by making movies about the welfare of animals. The Fool is the second instalment of a trilogy.

Stray For…

Liu Zhou city is located in Guangxi where dog eating is common but local activists are fighting against the dog meat trade every day. 

Liu Zhou Hope To Have A Home Small Animal Protection is holding a education fair at the entrance of Huaqiao Building. …