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April 18, 201213 Comments

Dog owners irate, tearful over Harbin’s crackdown on large dogs

From Renren and Xinhua The city of Harbin in northeastern Heilongjing province has enforced a new regulation that prohibits residents in the city and the townships it administers from raising 49 breeds of large, fierce and ugly dogs including Golden Retriever, Samoyeds, Chow Chow and Labrador Retriever that are known to have mild and lovable [...]

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September 27, 20118 Comments

*Graphic warning* Oktoberfest-like dog meat festival called off due to public aversion

From Huanqiu and Kanka News Organized dog meat consumption, a 600-year-old tradition in the city of Jinhua, Zhejiang province, was met with strong criticism after gruesome pictures of mass slaughter of dogs on the street for previous events put off most netizens and antagonized animal protection organizations. The city government eventually announced that the annual [...]

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July 22, 201110 Comments

Video: Cat brutally abused and choked by a young couple; netizens furious

A video clip has been recently posted online showing that in a neighborhood in Tongzhou District, Beijing, a woman repeatedly submerged a kitty’s head into a puddle. After a cat of bigger size came over and tried to rescue the kitty by holding it in the mouth, a man chased the bigger cat away, tossed [...]

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April 20, 20116 Comments

Photos: Chinese volunteers waylay truck on highway, rescue 500 dogs headed for slaughterhouse

Dog meat is consumed in some parts of China, including southern Guangdong province and the northeast, as a traditional delicacy. However, as the number of pet owners rises and the awareness of animal rights and protection permeates the country, the cruel appetite of gourmets faces increasing accusation and opposition. Last Friday, when Mr. An saw [...]

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December 6, 20102 Comments

China’s largest animal migration: 1,500 stray dogs relocated to new shelter

From Xinhua On the bus, a volunteer uses wooden planks to block bus entrance and exit to prevent dogs from running away. Dogs ride the bus to their new home. Saturday, as the last carful of stray dogs were shipped into the new shelter, relocation of Ping’an-Afu Base for Stray Dogs came to an end. The [...]

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