STOP The Dog & Cat Meat Trade And END The Yulin Festival Forever

STOP The Dog & Cat Meat Trade And END The Yulin Festival Forever

Started
June 9, 2020
Petition to
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mayor of Yulin, Mr. Wei Tao
Signatures: 23,129Next Goal: 25,000
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Why this petition matters

Started by J. Lewis

We the undersigned strongly and respectfully urge the Chinese Government to end the suffering of the tens of thousands of dogs and cats that are brutally tortured and killed annually at the Yulin Festival, now known as The Yulin Solstice Festival. We also bring to your attention the millions of defenceless animals that are killed yearly for the dog and cat meat trade. 

Some of the victims are raised in meat farms; others are vulnerable strays and household dogs, cats and other pets. These animals are abducted from their homes, porches, backyards, and some are taken while on walks with their families.

We are horrified to witness the brutality to the animals that is a core part of the Yulin Festival and the meat industry.

And we must bring to light the horrifying and torturous conditions that these poor defenceless animals endure until their brutal and senseless deaths. They are starved, beaten, tortured and then boiled alive. 

We firmly believe that is it our responsibility as a collective humanity to stand together and protect all animals from any kind of abuse whatsoever. And we stand united with the Chinese families that have had their pets stolen because of the Yulin Festival.

10,000 - 15,000 dogs, many just puppies are tortured, butchered and consumed during the Yulin Festival. These numbers don’t even account for the lives of the cats and other animals that are also murdered.

And it's estimated that each year in China alone, 20 million dogs and 4 million cats will be slaughtered for the meat trade.

We are asking the Chinese government to organize and pass legislation that would forever ban the slaughter of dogs and cats in China and create a punishable offence for anyone who is guilty of harsh treatment, confinement, transport, slaughter, neglect - or any form of animal abuse.

WE the undersigned petition to: STOP the Yulin Dog & Cat Meat Festival and END the dog and cat meat trade forever.

We urge you to learn more about this barbaric trade and festival.

 

A Dream For The Dying 

Metal surrounds their frail little bodies, solidifying their inevitable coffin. 

Thoughts of wide-open meadows and running wild through fields of freedom are their only connection to how things once might have been. 

Caged by man and circumstance, their souls rot and wilt away. 

But still, they do not wish for death to come their way. 

Instead, they pray; that change won't wait, and the dream of a better tomorrow will begin with us today. 

~ Linsey Lewis 

 

For too long, the dog and cat meat trade has thrived amongst the shadows. We must bring the truth to light. 

2022 is our 7th year united together to protest the Yulin Festival and the dog and cat meat trade. 

Help take a stand and unite against the slaughtering of these defenceless animals, and please rally with us to bring an end to this barbaric and torturous industry. 

Thank you to everyone who has signed and continues to share our petition; we must keep the momentum going.  

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Decision Makers

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mayor of Yulin, Mr. Wei Tao