<ul class="summary-list"><li>Animal rights groups in China found more than 1,400 dogs and cats on a "death truck."</li><li>Around 370 of the dogs and cats had died by the time they were discovered, said activists.</li></ul><p>More than 1,400 dead or dying dogs and cats were discovered on a truck headed for slaughterhouses in Yulin, south China, said animal rights activists who intercepted the vehicle last week.</p><p>Out of the 1,408 animals found, 378 dogs and cats were already dead by the time the truck was stopped, <a href="https://www.hsi.org/news-media/tragedy-as-370-dogs-and-cats-die-on-board-death-truck-in-china-headed-for-brutal-meat-trade/">Humane Society International, or HSI, said on October 10.</a></p><p>The rescuers, comprising local animal groups and anti-dog meat trade campaigners, said they saved the remaining 1,000 or so dogs and cats from what they called the "death truck."</p><p>Some of these animals had to be given emergency treatment on the roadside, and many suffered open wounds, broken bones, respiratory disease, and severe dehydration, HSI said.</p><p>They're now being treated and cared for by staff at local shelters, the organization added.</p><p>"The smell of death, diarrhea and vomit was overwhelming," said Hao Dayue, an activist with the Capital Animal Welfare Association, speaking to HSI.</p><p>"I saw a number of dogs and cats die on the roadside despite desperate attempts to help them, there was nothing that could be done but hold them as they passed away," Hao said.</p><p>Hao estimated that most of the 718 dogs on the truck were stolen pets, and that the 690 cats were likely strays.</p><p>Police stopped the "death truck" on a highway in Hubei province, about halfway along the transport's 745-mile journey from Fucheng county to Yulin county, HSI said.</p><div type="image" title="The truck traveled from Fucheng county in the north until it was intercepted in Hubei province. Its intended destination was Yulin county in southern China." height="1007" width="1475" msid="94983220" hostid="261" sizebytes="223116"></div><p>The truck's two drivers were detained by police and reported to officials at Xiantao, a city in Hubei province, per HSI.</p><p>The trader who hired them and acquired the dogs and cats also faces investigation by China's Agriculture Bureau on charges of transporting sick animals across provinces without the proper documentation, the organization said.</p><p>The Ministry of Agriculture did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.</p><p>China does not have nationwide animal protection laws that prohibit cruel treatment of animals. Beijing banned the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-bans-wildlife-trade-consumption-coronavirus-2020-2">trade and consumption of wildlife in February 2020</a>, following speculation that COVID-19 may have spread to humans from live animals at Chinese wet markets.</p><p>However, only two cities in mainland China, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52131940">Shenzhen</a> and <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1185725.shtml">Zhuhai,</a> have banned the dog and cat meat trade.</p><p>The eating of dogs and cats is typically only found in a select few places in China, but the practice can be prevalent in those limited locations.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-chinas-dog-meat-festival-raises-hackles-of-fans-and-opponents-2015-6">The Yulin Dog Meat Festival</a> is one of China's best-known events that involves the consumption of dog meat, and it often faces opposition from animal rights groups in the region.</p><p><a href="https://www.hsi.org/news-media/saving-dogs-from-chinas-dog-meat-trade/">HSI estimated</a> that 10 million dogs and 4 million cats are killed for human consumption each year in China.</p>

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<p class="p1">Social media had a positive impact earlier this month when online activists successfully were able to curb the number of animals killed at a dog and cat meat festival in China.</p><p class="p1">At the Yulin Festival in China, 10,000 dogs were killed to be eaten in 2013. Thanks to activism within China and in other countries, that number dropped to about half in 2014. And this year, activists are estimating less than 1,000 dogs were killed. </p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The Yulin Festival went viral a few weeks ago when Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram feeds were </span><span class="s1" style="line-height: 1.5em;">swamped by people posting about the annual dog and cat meat festival.</span></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Antoniasanjua">@Antoniasanjua</a> : PLEASE sign <a href="https://t.co/VWlQGNFNnE">https://t.co/VWlQGNFNnE</a> To save the innocent dogs RT RT RT <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopYuLin2015?src=hash">#StopYuLin2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopYulin?src=hash">#StopYulin</a> <a href="http://t.co/oHXbtKs8B8">pic.twitter.com/oHXbtKs8B8</a></p>- nathalie poza (@PozaNathalie) <a href="https://twitter.com/PozaNathalie/status/610460922495266816">June 15, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p class="p4"><span class="s2">The event began in 2009 to honor the summer solstice. Each year, vendors bring dogs and cats to the city of Yulin for their meat, butcher them, and then serve the meat in local stalls and restaurants.</span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s2"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5591bd73ecad04543ff3a454-1200-924/yulin-dog-meat-festival-2015.jpg" border="0" alt="Yulin dog meat festival 2015"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon</span></p><p class="caption">People eating dog meat in Yulin in 2015 for the annual festival.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s2">Dr. Peter Li, a China policy advisor and activist with <a href="http://www.hsi.org/">Humane Society International</a>, said that one of the biggest issues with the festival is that the killing is not done in a humane way.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><p class="p5"><span class="s2">"Because of a large number of dogs to be slaughtered, the dog meat traders do not have the luxury of time to torture each animal in the course of slaughter," Dr. Li told Business Insider. "However, dogs suffer not just brutal physical trauma in China, they suffer mental agony.This is because dogs and cats are slaughtered in plain view of other dogs and cats who are terrified and trembling before their turn."</span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s2">Yulin authorities originally endorsed the festival six years ago thinking that it would bring tourists and more business to the city, according to Dr. Li, but have since removed their support after <keyword id="6356001" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> outcry.</span></p><p class="p6"><span class="s2"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5591bda86bb3f7ae53bdb4c4-1200-924/yulin-dog-meat-festival-2015-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Yulin dog meat festival 2015"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon</span></p><p class="caption">Though the festival does not torture the dogs "for taste" like some social media posts suggest, the Humane Society says the event is mental torture for the animals.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p class="p6"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"The estimate from the activists is that not even 1,000 dogs have been slaughtered [this year]," Dr. Li told Business Insider. "The Dong Kou Market is the biggest market and, judging by the eight stands selling dog meat there, the estimated number was less than 500 on that market. There are other smaller dog meat stores selling no more than 400 dogs."</span></p><p class="p5"><span class="s2">When pressed on why the numbers are declining so rapidly, Li said it helps that the event is no longer government sanctioned in China and that officials are banned from eating the meat.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><p class="p5"><span class="s2">Social media and international pressure are also having a major effect as well, he said.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><p class="p5"><span class="s2"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5591be256da8114a0d79bdac-1200-924/yulin-dog-meat-festival-2015-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Yulin dog meat festival 2015"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon</span></p><p class="caption">It was estimated that 1,000 dogs were killed this year for their meat in Yulin. That's down from an estimated 10,000 in 2013.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p class="p5"><span class="s2">"Social media has made a huge contribution to the campaign against China's dog meat trade and to support to the Chinese activists," Li told Business Insider. "Both in the US and in mainland China, social media have helped spread info about the cruelty of the dog meat trade and to raise money for the campaign activities in China."</span></p><p class="p7"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 1.5em;">While the social media response has been effectual, some of the comments have also had a racist or x</span><span class="s3" style="line-height: 1.5em;">enophobic undertone:</span></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love my sweet darlings! Appalled to hear about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yulin?src=hash">#Yulin</a> :( Hope better sense prevails in China. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCruelty?src=hash">#StopCruelty</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DogsRock?src=hash">#DogsRock</a> <a href="http://t.co/rA4h3biOA9">pic.twitter.com/rA4h3biOA9</a></p>- BRINDA PAREKH (@BRINDAPAREKH) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRINDAPAREKH/status/611981030770126848">June 19, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey stupid people of South China! This is how you should treat dogs! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stopyulin2015?src=hash">#stopyulin2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopYulin?src=hash">#StopYulin</a> <a href="http://t.co/MIkgT0JuTl">pic.twitter.com/MIkgT0JuTl</a></p>- IVDGC ?? (@aybilooogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/aybilooogg/status/611975340425003008">June 19, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I HATE CHINA WITH A PASSION. WHY? BECAUSE THEY BOIL LIVE DOGS AND EAT THEM OR ARE DRAGGED ON POLES FOR THE YULIN FESTIVAL. THEY DISSGUST ME.</p>- ? (@xo_queeeenn) <a href="https://twitter.com/xo_queeeenn/status/611776834737438720">June 19, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That just gives me one more reason to hate Chinese. I can't believe you beat and torture dogs. Dogs are my life they are like deaf kids</p>- LumberJack (@frostin_austin) <a href="https://twitter.com/frostin_austin/status/611935596643119104">June 19, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p class="p3"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s1">Another Facebook group called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Yulin-Dog-Cat-Meat-Festival-2015-%E5%81%9C%E6%AD%A2%E6%A6%86%E6%9E%97%E7%8B%97%E8%88%87%E8%B2%93%E8%82%89%E7%AF%802015/707295279337186?sk=timeline&amp;ref=page_internal"><span class="s2">Stop Yulin Dog &amp; Cat Meat Festival 2015</span></a> that has been working to stop Yulin has over 102,000 likes on the social media platform. Though the group claims to not allow "political, hateful, racist comments," many comments disregard this rule:</span></p><p class="p3"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55848b8eeab8ea57235ef0c0-863-647/hate-china-yulin-comments.png" border="0" alt="hate china yulin comments" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Yulin-Dog-Cat-Meat-Festival-2015-?????????2015/707295279337186?sk=timeline&amp;ref=page_internal">Stop Yulin Dog &amp; Cat Meat Festival 2015 /Facebook</a></span></p><p class="caption">Some of the comments on the Stop Yulin Dog &amp; Cat Meat Festival 2015 Facebook page.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Activists will continue to fight to eradicate the event entirely, but going forward, Li said it's important to remember that the dog meat festival in Yulin does not represent the Chinese public as a whole, and that many people in China also find the festival unpalatable.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">"China has a huge number of pet owning families who see dog eating as an outdated eating habit that does not belong in the new century," Li told Business Insider. "The campaign against the Yulin dog meat festival was started by the Chinese themselves. They have received international support."</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">In addition to countless Chinese activists, a Chinese woman even went viral this year for <a href="http://time.com/3929673/china-yulin-dog-meat-festival-rescue-cruel/">traveling 1,500 miles and paying over $1,100 to save 100 dogs</a> from the Yulin festival. Her story garnered international attention.<a href="http://time.com/3929673/china-yulin-dog-meat-festival-rescue-cruel/"><br /></a></span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5591c0a4ecad042b4cf3a452-1200-924/yulin-dog-meat-festival-2015-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Yulin dog meat festival 2015"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon</span></p><p class="caption">Animal rights activists hold a sign during a protest against the local dog meat festival in front of a city hall in Yulin, Guangxi.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s1">To find out more about Yulin Festival, you can visit <a href="http://www.hsi.org/issues/dog_meat/"><span class="s2">Humane Society International's website</span></a>.</span></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cats-and-dogs-drinking-water-slow-motion-2015-4">Scientists have discovered the subtle difference between how dogs and cats drink water</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="RicmpidDq_DPHgbEkLPZzYNHQMHsrbSc" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'RicmpidDq_DPHgbEkLPZzYNHQMHsrbSc',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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