17 active sale of dog meat restaurants in Yulin, Guangxi Yulin, 4 other banned | _ the dog meat section News

June 21, Reuters new media in Yulin, Guangxi, Xinhua (reporters Zhang Zhoulai Dan Ruchao) as dog lovers and animal welfare volunteers continued many days of protest against the harassment even confrontation, combined with government departments to treat, the apparent decline in Yulin, Guangxi's dog meat sales during the summer solstice. Currently has 17 operating dog dog meat restaurants under pressure to take the initiative to stop operation, and another 4 were illegal dog meat restaurants in government regulation of business are outlawed.

For a number of days, many dog lovers and animal welfare volunteers in some dog trading markets site, dog meat sales and business of dog meat restaurants protest, confrontation with traders, shop owners for harassment of minorities now dog meat consumption, Yulin city, the market has been affected.

Dong, Yulin, in the greatest concentration of dog meat sales markets, many traders used the local Word rant, Yulin city recently provoked by dog lovers dog meat incident seriously affected their business, has made them feel very disgusted.

Before the summer solstice, Yulin has carried out more than a month in advance, including the dog meat safety project to treat. Preliminary statistics of relevant government departments, before June 16, sales of dog meat has decreased substantially in the market, only about 30% in the same period last year. As the summer solstice approaches, marked increase in sales of dog meat in the market, but overall sales are still down substantially.

Dong market who declined to be named said: "the dog meat purchasing channels looked tense, and business is worse than in previous years. "In the vicinity of dog meat restaurants in greater concentration of jiangbin road, reporter for several days to see, restaurant management overall normal, but Diners appear to have more.

Aquatic Bureau of animal husbandry and veterinary staff Wei Wanli, Yulin city, introduced, Yulin city, the reference to other relevant criteria for livestock and poultry, has 10 living dogs in the city inspection and quarantine check, while patrolling the patrol section has also been established throughout the day without interruption, investigation of violations of transport vehicles. Has been successfully quanfan 2 cars in high-speed road dog transport van, more than 2000 were loading live dogs.

Chen Yulin, Deputy Director of the food and Drug Administration argue introduction, as of June 20, the local food and drug supervision authorities inspected 1395 times for restaurants in Yulin city, on 4 illegal dog meat be banned in restaurants. 17 operation of dog meat restaurants have recently due to the pressure of public opinion to cease operating the dog meat is still in the business of dog meat restaurants there are 48.

It is understood that the Yulin City Public Security Bureau has stepped up its criminal acts against stealing of dogs this year handled 12 cases involving dogs, dogs in question 18, involving 6350, pet dogs, 1 dog 1 and 16 other dogs are dog, case 1, 2 persons in administrative detention. (End)

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19:28 on June 21, 2014 Xinhua NET