Years of campaigning against this infamous public “festivity” have sadly not yet resulted in it being closed down. Change, unfortunately, is slow in coming, and this year again many dogs and cats will be cruelly slaughtered.

However, there is hope. Increasingly Chinese activists and organisations stand up against this atrocity, and as we all know that is the most important part of it, as criticism coming from outside the country, and/or “the West” is often seen as ignorant of Chinese culture and customs.

So here some current news on what is happening on the ground.