China’s “civil war” over dogs

Of the more than 660 sub-provincial cities in China, Yulin, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the country’s south, is arguably the best known internationally. Since 2010 this city has attracted worldwide attention for its Yulin Dog Meat Festival (YDMF), which was launched by local dog-meat traders. In June 2014, the festival became one of the most reported subjects in Chinese media, second only to the World Cup. Western journalists have also been attracted to Yulin. CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post and Channel News Asia, to name just a few, have all covered the