Businesses cover the dog character in Yulin, Guangxi Yulin city signs to avoid stimulating dog lovers | _ dogs news

In recent years, continued in online triggered hot dog meat section of Litchi in Yulin, Guangxi, giving local feel tremendous pressure. In addition to the official stressed that the so-called "summer Litchi dog meat section" is only an individual business and civil claims, the official has never been outside the Organization, to avoid triggering a dog lover, local catering businesses are also required to block or even replacing signs, avoid the "dog" and other words.

　Yulin, Netizen posted saying no "dogs"

As early as May 29, a Netizen in the Guangxi local gas more popular Red online community called, "today seen the sign dog word in white cloth blocking up. "Net transfer photos show, a company named" Yulin first crispy dog meat "shops, signs of" dog "word that has been blocked," Yulin first crisp flesh "; another called" taste "shop, its featured programs, the" dog meat "Word has been erased.

Netizens of the foregoing findings are confirmed by the merchant. Last night, "Yulin first crispy dogs" shop staff told reporters, about ten days ago, local authorities require businesses to block the "dog meat" Word. "Some are not allowed to eat dogs dog lovers, Commerce, industry, food inspection and sanitation Bureau and they'll say, because of the opposition from dog lovers, not only to keep out words, signs to replace."

The employee also told the South: "here is called Yulin first crispy dog meat? Posted a few days ago off ' the dog ', and even ' crispy ' may not be, we are now into Yulin first x Kee stall, brand name to be changed. ”

Another dog butcher asked why put off the "dog meat" of words, let reporters "asking relevant departments."

Chief, one named Xie Yulin, food and Drug Administration did not respond positively to this, said during a media interview, sector of the city is a thoroughgoing meat safety work. At present, some free dog dog meat restaurants have been banned from operating procedures, restaurant menus were also replaced.

　The boycott had persisted for many years

For the origin of the dog meat section of Litchi in Yulin, there has been no conclusive historical proof has existed since ancient times, is more common in the local respected day on the summer solstice and lychees share eating dog meat, and "summer solstice, winter solstice sashimi dog" or "eating dogs and summer solstice, westerly detour" minyan.

Some media have described around the summer solstice day, Yulin of "miraculous, crazy for dogs", Yulin city on this day were allegedly eaten by tens of thousands of dogs.

While the dog meat section where the rise could not be confirmed, locals like to eat dog meat is an indisputable fact. Some media have reported that in 2003 a boy surnamed Guo Yulin, the dog meat section from Zhengzhou to return home. He told reporters that "people in Yulin, we value this holiday season, I liked to eat dog meat, this is also specially flew back for the holidays. I think the dog meat section of Litchi to this phenomenon, in Yulin, a kind of folk, don't know outside people especially those opponents, why fierce opposition. "Another local people also said that because the Constitution she doesn't eat dog meat," Apart from me, our family will eat around friends and relatives rarely eat, eating dog meat has become a culture of Litchi. ”

In fact, in recent years, Yulin Litchi dog Festival every year on June 21 will receive resistance from dog lovers.

On June 5, organized by a Fund for animal welfare, such as the "bite of sins---boycott black dog meat trade media communications" was held in Beijing, a number of media attended the workshops. It was said that "the Yulin, dog meat was a rare mass violations committed as a Festival to celebrate the ugly incident! "The Foundation of persons also said, 2013, they organization has about more than 30 over from national of volunteers, before and after arrived Yulin, for City District of market, and slaughter black dens, for survey, found Yulin district operating cat dog meat of restaurant and flow of vendors total 200 home, Yulin a years massacre dog of number total total 50,000 only, only summer solstice dog meat section a days will up to 20,000 only.

Boycott this year have the support of many artists, such as Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Yang Yulin, have called for a boycott on the Internet dog meat section.

Some users have taken more drastic measures. Recently, in Yulin, a dog meat restaurant owner received thirty or forty harassing phone calls every day, even in the middle of calls asking dog lovers, and reminded her of "eating dog retribution" and so on. Finally, she had to park your mobile phone number. There are Netizen posted in Yulin said volunteers had had a dispute with a dog butcher shop, volunteers and police asked the police to stop operators.

　Also dog lovers are attracted to

This year audiences more vast boycott crusade, Yulin City Government has responded publicly.

At the briefing, Yulin City Government said few people in the day of the summer solstice gathered to eat dog meat, Lai Chi Kok, which gradually formed a kind of eating habits in a certain range. The so-called "summer Litchi dog Festival", is just one individual businessmen and civil argument, Yulin City Government or any member of the Group did not hold any form of the so-called "summer Litchi dog day" activity.

Circular also said local led sector meat product safety work, and crack down on crime for stealing dogs. In addition, the enterprise leading cadres and workers of institutions of local initiatives, the catering unit and the active participation of the general public, civilized dining.

The aforementioned "crispy Yulin first dog" employee told reporters, dog meat will be sold, "so many people in Yulin, unable to sell dog meat, that is a lie," but he says dog meat will sell less, because dogs should be tested like pork, "no dogs in the field. ”

Reportedly, was unexpected by dog meat operators is that successive protests attracted network attention dog lovers at the same time, also allow some field loves to eat dogs to a fragrance. "One-third's turnover this year than last year. "A merchant said. South reporter Zhang Shuzhou intern Sun Xi

(Original title: Yulin, Guangxi businesses cover "dog" sign)

05:39 on June 11, 2014 The Southern Metropolis daily