Yulin 2017… steps towards a more humane future

Yulin 2017… steps towards a more humane future

Last month we were pleased to announce that the municipal authorities said licensed restaurants, street vendors and market traders near TongKou Markets would be prohibited from selling dog meat for a week in the run up to the YuLin Dog Meat Festival (15th-21st June).  This was a very encouraging step in the right direction from […]
Temporary ban on dog eating is a step in the right direction

Temporary ban on dog eating is a step in the right direction

ACTAsia is pleased to share with you that in the run up to the notorious Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China – where thousands of dogs and cats suffer violent deaths – local authorities have put in place a ban on the sale of dog meat leading up to the Festival. Local sources have informed […]
New approach to Yulin Dog Meat Festival

New approach to Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Please watch and share this film to help us make this festival a thing of the past.   [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DeYSH1dp_o”] Like you, ACTAsia has campaigned and protested against the Yulin Dog Meat Festival year after year. While we’ve helped save some dogs, we know they were simply replaced on the menu with other less fortunate […]
Stop Yulin dog meat festival

Stop Yulin dog meat festival

On the 21st of June, many residents of YuLin will ‘celebrate’ their annual summer stolstice by eating dog meat. We have held a first ever press conference in Yulin to highlight the animal cruelty involved in this practice. Tens of thousands of dogs are suffering from the cruel capture, long distance transport and gruesome slaughtering […]