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minus-squarepH3ra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year ago Should we open dog farms to create more jobs? China already does
minus-squareŁumało [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoDog meat in China is considered taboo and is something actively fought nowadays, it’s mostly popular among the eldest and resented by the youngest. And even then, there is only one (1) place in China where a dog meat festival happens. Yulin. https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3138158/rescue-68-dogs-headed-slaughterhouse-spotlights It is also kind of dishonest to ignore South Korea which does in fact have industrial dog meat farms. https://m.workplace.com/scmp/videos/south-korean-dog-meat-farmers-push-back-against-consumption-ban/1003013387714217/ And it is very dishonest to say that China does this on an industrial scale with the government supporting this. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3086813/dogs-are-pets-not-food-says-chinese-agriculture-ministry https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3090059/dog-meat-festival-opens-china-activists-hope-it-last-time It unfortunately is also all over asia… Not just China. But fortunately, there is pushback from animal rights activists. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2151975/asias-booming-dog-meat-business-and-activists-seeking-en
China already does
Dog meat in China is considered taboo and is something actively fought nowadays, it’s mostly popular among the eldest and resented by the youngest. And even then, there is only one (1) place in China where a dog meat festival happens. Yulin.
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3138158/rescue-68-dogs-headed-slaughterhouse-spotlights
It is also kind of dishonest to ignore South Korea which does in fact have industrial dog meat farms.
https://m.workplace.com/scmp/videos/south-korean-dog-meat-farmers-push-back-against-consumption-ban/1003013387714217/
And it is very dishonest to say that China does this on an industrial scale with the government supporting this.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3086813/dogs-are-pets-not-food-says-chinese-agriculture-ministry
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3090059/dog-meat-festival-opens-china-activists-hope-it-last-time
It unfortunately is also all over asia… Not just China. But fortunately, there is pushback from animal rights activists.
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2151975/asias-booming-dog-meat-business-and-activists-seeking-en