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China’s animal activism

In China, animal rights activism is flourishing with increasing numbers of people seeing animals as pets, not protein.

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China(***)s animal protection law was drafted in 2009, but has still not been implemented
Published On 20 Oct 201120 Oct 2011

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For centuries, dogs, cats and other animals have been raised just for food consumption and for use in traditional medicines
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Dog meat is popular and is considered to have medicinal properties
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Cat meat is also a delicacy, particularly in the south of Guangzhou and during winter months
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Du Yufeng has rescued hundreds of dogs and cats in her home province of Sichuan
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She spends more than $60,000 a year caring for the dogs, saving them from extermination or ending up on a restaurant menu


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