Yulin Dog Meat Festival opens, streets and alleys are covered with "boycott" posters[Copy link]
On June 21, 2018, the streets of Yulin, Guangxi were covered with large red posters that read "Boycott the Dog Meat Festival to Save Dogs". According to statistics, about 10,000 dogs are slaughtered and made into food during the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, Guangxi every year. The reporter rushed to the scene and found many similar posters along the way. The streets of Yulin were "invaded" by them. Dog lovers from all over the country spontaneously organized to come to Yulin and posted posters all over the streets of Yulin, calling on everyone not to hurt dogs and calling for the cancellation of the Dog Meat Festival. At the scene, Ms. Wang, a dog lover who came from Beijing, introduced that the "Boycott Dog Meat Festival" activity was spontaneously organized by dog lovers from Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanning and other places, aiming to call on everyone not to harm dogs. The big-character posters all over the streets and alleys of Yulin were all written by them with brushes. She pointed out that "dogs are human beings' best friends" and hoped that the whole society could love and value them together, and call for and support the cancellation of the Dog Meat Festival. According to Mr. Li, a local dog lover in Yulin, dog vendors earn more than 10 million yuan per day from selling dogs during the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. If the dog meat is turned into various dishes and served on the table, the economic benefits will be even greater. In addition, there will be more foreign populations during the festival, and more gatherings, so the consumption figures will be higher. For some businesses, the income during the Dog Meat Festival accounts for more than 30% of the entire annual operating income. The Yulin Municipal Government once issued a statement saying that the so-called "Summer Solstice Lychee Dog Meat Festival" does not exist, and it is a spontaneous folk custom activity. The government or any social organization has never held any such activities. In this regard, some netizens said that whether eating dog meat should be banned reflects the diversity of people's values in today's society. Not eating dog meat also reflects the humanistic care of modern people to a certain extent. This cultural conflict reflects the diversity and progress of society. In this process, the government should also actively guide the public to treat local customs rationally.
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