Tag: Yulin Festival

Dog lovers, dog meat connoisseurs clash at controversial Chinese festival

JUNE 22 (Reuters) — For many residents in the Southern Chinese town of Yulin, the height of summer marks the perfect time to get together with family and friends, eat lychees and feast on  copious amounts of dog meat. Thousands of dogs are expected to end up on the chopping block during the city’s annual dog meat festival, which marks the peak of summer. This year it falls on Monday (June 22), though the build-up […]