Approaching China’s Yulin dog meat festival

[ThunderCat]

Even if some Chinese people eat dogs? Who are we to judge?

Chinese people have different beliefs. They are Buddhists, Taoists, or Confucians, you morons.

Only moron here is you. Taoism does not sanction eating dogs. It forbids it.

 

[Muji.Iqbal]

Only moron here is you. Taoism does not sanction eating dogs. It forbids it.

That I do not know, you moron, about Taoism.

 

[Novus ordu seclorum]

What is the difference between eating animal A or B? For some people, A may be sacred or filthy, for some others it may be delicious. The only universal solution is if everyone becomes vegetarian. The world is not ready for it. So, this virtue signaling achieves precious little.

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[OIO]

Only moron here is you. Taoism does not sanction eating dogs. It forbids it.

Religion has no law enforcement power in China.

 

[ThunderCat]

Religion has no law enforcement power in China.

I never claimed it does. Just that Taoism does not endorse eating dog meat.

That I do not know, you moron, about Taoism.

Which is why you're the moron. Rambling about things you know nothing of.

 

[khansaheeb]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1666792239518093314

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Ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat “festival,” a new survey reveals fewer than 20% of Yulin residents oppose a dog and cat meat ban and 70% say a ban would have no significant impact on their lives​

Yulin’s dog and cat slaughter must end, says Humane Society International​

Humane Society International

—With the summer solstice approaching on June 21, when the slaughter of thousands of dogs (and cats) for meat begins in the city of Yulin, south China, a new survey shows that only a small proportion of Yulin residents (19.3%) oppose a ban on the brutal trade, while 70% say a ban would have no or no significant impact on their lives. Significantly more respondents (81%) did not express an objection to a ban when asked if Yulin should follow in the footsteps of mainland Chinese cities like Shenzhen that implemented a dog and cat meat ban in 2020.

The survey conducted by Chinese polling company Suzhou Zhongyan Science and Technology Inc was commissioned by Vshine, the Chinese partner group of Humane Society International which campaigns globally to end Asia’s dog meat trades. HSI and Vshine hope the survey results will demonstrate to the Yulin government that there is broad support for taking enforcement action to eliminate the dog and cat meat trades, which are largely sustained by a small but vocal minority of dog meat traders.

Despite Yulin’s reputation for being a dog and cat meat hotspot, the survey results reveal that most Yulin residents (73%) only consume dog or cat meat very occasionally, and 18% of residents never consume it at all.

Survey results summary:

• The majority of Yulin residents (73%) only occasionally eat dog or cat meat (once or several times a year). Relatively few people (24%) eat it regularly (at least once per week or month).
• 18% of Yulin residents eat neither dog nor cat meat.
• Significantly more respondents (81%) did not express an objection to a ban in Yulin on the dog and cat meat trades (16.3% agree with a ban, 22.3% don’t object to a ban, 42.1% have no opinion on a ban), compared to those who oppose a trade ban (19.3%).
• Only 19.3% of Yulin residents disagree with a ban on dog and cat meat sales.
• 70.3% of residents say a Yulin ban on the dog/cat meat trade would have no impact (17.3%) or no significant impact (53%) on the lives of them or their families.
• Only 21.3% said a ban would have a negative impact.
• 67% of those who eat dog meat, consume it in restaurants or places other than the home, confirming that dog meat is not a household food.

Dr Peter Li, China policy specialist for Humane Society International, which supports the care of dogs rescued from China’s meat trade, said: “The brutal slaughter of dogs and cats in Yulin is ethically indefensible and is the source of significant discord nationally. These survey results show that most people in Yulin don’t oppose government action to eliminate the dog and cat meat trade or feel such action would have a significant impact on their lives. We hope the Yulin authorities feel emboldened by this survey to use existing laws to crack down on the Yulin dog meat festival, consistent with the actions of cities like Shenzhen and Zhuhai that have banned the dog and cat meat trades and in accordance with national policy that does not recognize dogs and cats as animals for human consumption. For too long, Yulin has been held hostage by a small but vocal minority of dog and cat meat traders who clearly don’t represent the majority of Yulin residents. Dog and cat eating hotspots in south China not only cause suffering to tens of millions of dogs and cats but also jeopardize China’s anti-rabies control efforts by allowing the mass movement across the country of dogs and cats of unknown disease and vaccination status. It’s time to put an end to this misery.”

Thousands of dogs and cats are brutally slaughtered for human consumption in Yulin for the summer solstice, but this represents just a fraction of the year-round trade across China. Most of these animals are stolen pets and strays grabbed from the streets. Over the years, the Yulin authorities have attempted several crack downs on the trade, including roadblocks to stop trucks entering the city packed full of live dogs and cats. In 2020 the two major cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai implemented bans on the consumption of dog and cat meat, and China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs made an official statement that dogs are companion animals and not “livestock” for eating. Despite this progress, the authorities in Yulin have not implemented robust measures to ban the trade, even though the supply of dogs and cats relies primarily on criminal activity.

Fast fact:

• Yulin’s so-called Lychee and Dog Meat Festival is not a traditional event. It was launched in 2010 by dog meat traders in an attempt to encourage dog meat eating and boost sales. Prior to 2010, Yulin had no history of commercial dog or cat meat sales.
• A 2016 survey showed that 69.5% of people across China have never eaten dog meat.
• Summertime also sees an increase in dog meat eating in South Korea where dog meat soup or “bosintang” is often eaten by older citizens to beat the heat. Opinion polls show that the majority of South Koreans (87.5%) either do not consume dog meat or don’t intend to in the future. Both President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee have expressed support for an end to the practice.
• Dog meat is banned in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, as well as in the cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai in mainland China, Siem Reap province in Cambodia, and in 21 cities and regencies in Indonesia. An estimated 30 million dogs a year are still killed for meat across Asia.

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Ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat “festival,” a new survey reveals fewer than 20% of Yulin residents oppose a dog and cat meat ban and 70% say a ban would have no significant impact on their lives

—With the summer solstice approaching on June 21, when the slaughter of thousands of dogs (and cats) for meat begins...

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You got a fetish for hot dogs and cat food? Why the Indian style obsession?

 

[Goritoes]

 

[REhorror]

What's this about Taoism sanctioning against dog meat?
Buddhist forbids meat eating but this is the first I'm hearing Taoism forbidding dog meat.

Isn't Taoist priest historically famous for killing foxes and eating them because they are too proud to beg for food like monks?

 

[Yaoudelizard]

Because of circumstances. I've seen videos of humans eating grass and some might even eat flowers. So what?

Does that make it biologically acceptable? No.

In Syria during the civil war, some people were eating cats.

No human culture in normal circumstances eat carnivorous animals. It's not in our biology.

Japanese eat whales, it pretty normal for them. Tuna, salmon, swordfish are predators are they not? People eat alligators and bears in the United States, are they a poor war torn country?

 

[epebble]

People eat alligators and bears in the United States, are they a poor war torn country?

Wow, not so fast. I have heard some people use alligator meat in Louisiana cooking, but never a bear.

 

[Yaoudelizard]

Wow, not so fast. I have heard some people use alligator meat in Louisiana cooking, but never a bear.

Snake - https://youtu.be/WTiqXSAbRZA
Snake - https://youtu.be/dm17aIapFXQ

 

[epebble]

Snake - https://youtu.be/WTiqXSAbRZA
Snake - https://youtu.be/dm17aIapFXQ

Wow, that is quite a buffet. Well, one always learns something new. Humans are the most interesting animals.

 

[aziqbal]

one individual living in the bushes cooking dog is quite different from wholesale consumption of dog meat by million of Chinese

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668022284731265026

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668703253012291585

 

[ThunderCat]

Japanese eat whales, it pretty normal for them. Tuna, salmon, swordfish are predators are they not? People eat alligators and bears in the United States, are they a poor war torn country?

Because they're not supposed to. No human civilization has made a carnivorous animal their diet.

Only in circumstances did they eat them. I've also seen human eating grass. Does that mean it's natural for our digestive system?

What about flowers? I'm sure you get the point.

 

[Yaoudelizard]

Because they're not supposed to. No human civilization has made a carnivorous animal their diet.

Only in circumstances did they eat them. I've also seen human eating grass. Does that mean it's natural for our digestive system?

What about flowers? I'm sure you get the point.

Most fish are carnivorous, people aren’t supposed to eat fish?

one individual living in the bushes cooking dog is quite different from wholesale consumption of dog meat by million of Chinese

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668022284731265026

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668703253012291585

Seems more than one person to me, more like a lifestyle choice of quite a few people. They seem to be well enough off to buy all their meat from the supermarket but yet prefer the taste of bush meat.