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 22° 38′ N, 110° 09′ E / 22.63°N,110.15°E / 22.63; 110.15
Nom en la llengua original(zh-hant) 玉林荔枝狗肉節
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El Fesitval de la Carn de Gos de Yulin o Festival de Carn de Gos i Litxi és una celebració anual realitzada a Yulin, (Guangxi)[1] durant el solstici d'estiu, en el qual els participants mengen carn de gos i litxi. El fesitval dura 10 dies i s'estima que entre 10.000 i 15.000 gossos són consumits al festival.[2] La primera edició del festival va tindre lloc el 21 de juny de 2009.[1] El festival ha sigut criticat per defensors dels drets i el benestar dels animals.[3]

Context

El consum de carn de gos a la Xina és una tradició que data de fa quatre o cinc mil anys abans. Els practicants de la medicina tradicional xinesa sostenen la creença que la carn de gos ajuda a repel·lir la calor sentida durant els mesos d'estiu. No ha sigut fins recentment que el festival va aparèixer.[4][5] Ja el 2011 un altre festival de la República Popular de la Xina de consum de carn de gos va ser tancat per les autoritats per la condemna mundial.[1]

El fesitval dura 10 dies i s'estima que entre 10.000 i 15.000 gossos són consumits al festival.[2] El nombre de gossos consumits va decrèixer a 1.000 el 2015.[6]

Preocupacions respecte el benestar animal

Els residents locals i els organitzadors afirmen que els gossos són morts compassivament[2] i que "menjar gos no és distint de menjar porc o carn bovina".[7] Activistes i defensors dels drets humans, altrament, afirmen que són tractats amb crueltat i que alguns d'ells són furtats o extraviats.[8] Un testimoni afirmà que alguns dels gossos menjats pareixien ser mascotes furtades, jutjant pels seus collars.[9]

Reaccions

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Domestic

Public

Una professora d'escola jubilat, Yang Xiaoyun, pagà ¥150.000 per rescatar 360 gossos i dotzenes de gats del festival el 2014, i ¥7.000 per rescatar 100 gossos el 2015.[10][11] Va ser acusada més tard per animal welfare advocates de frau i abús animal.[12] However it has been discovered that these rumors foren iniciats by a UK charity to withhold the £100.000 plus they havien recaptat en donacions utilitzant el seu nom.[13]

El 2016, 1.000 dogs were rescued from the festival; the previous week 34 animals (21 dogs, eight puppies, and five cats and kittens) were rescued from a slaughter facility in Yulin by Humane Society International.[14]

El 2017, over 1,300 dogs were rescued by an organization called No Dog Left Behind. After a tip, a truck transporting the dogs was blocked. Police confirmed that the majority of the dogs were stolen and not allowed for consumption, allowing volunteers to rescue the dogs. 40% of dogs also carried infectious diseases.[15]

Millions de xinesos votaren a favor d'una proposta legislativa feta per Zhen Xiaohe, a deputy to the National People’s Congress of China, to ban the dog meat trade.[16] Chinese celebrities such as Fan Bingbing, Chen Kun, Sun Li and Yang Mi have publicly expressed a distaste for the festival.[2][17]

State media

In a 2014 statement released to Xinhua, Yulin's local government denies any official involvement or endorsement of the festival itself, and describes the event as a local custom observed by "a small percentage" of Yulin's residents. They attribute the branding of the event to local businesses and residents.[18]

An editorial published by the People's Daily expressed the view that while activists understand dogs as "companion animals", neither the Chinese legal system nor the current Chinese public recognizes them with this special status. While noting the "duality" of dogs as both companions and food items, the editorial urges restraint in handling the issue and calls mutual understanding from both organizers and activists in reaching a respectful compromise.[19]

An editorial published by Global Times strongly criticized what the writer believed to be the Western obsession over the treatment of dogs, and cited bullfighting as an example of animal cruelty to which the West has turned a blind eye. He further categorised the controversy as a part of a Western campaign against China, and dismissed criticism and protests as "non-noteworthy".[20]

Media campaigns

Campaigns have had a significant impact on spreading awareness of the festival around the globe. Many activists and public figures take to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and have created hashtags such as "#stopyulinforever", "#stopyulin2015", and "#stopyulin2016" to spread the word. Because of the social media campaigns, the number of dogs slaughtered has steadily decreased since 2013 to 1,000 in 2016.[6]

News

An article in Time said that, "the festival is more than an animal rights issue. It is a public health concern."[17]

In an interview with The New York Times, professor Peter J. Li of the University of Houston–Downtown said in response to the claim that dog meat promoters accused Chinese activists of introducing a harmful Western ideology into China that opposition to eating dog meat at the festival began with the Chinese themselves, as "the bond between companion animals and humans is not Western. It's a transcultural phenomenon".[21]

The director of Animal Protection and Crisis Response for Humane Society International explained in an article on CNN the reasons for his opposition to the festival and called on the Yulin government to cancel the festival.[22]

An article in 2016 that was written by the BBC noted that the dog meat festival began in China amid widespread criticism, saying, "Activists say the event is cruel, and this year a petition calling for it to be banned collected 11 million signatures."[23]

An article in The Guardian by Jill Robinson said that the dog meat trade is "steeped in illegality" and the reason why dogs are special and deserve kind treatment is because "they are friends and helpers of humankind."[24] Another article by Julian Baggini that was published in the same news outlet said that what should be most appalling about the festival "is not which particular animal is being killed, but that too many animals in the West are treated nearly or just as cruelly" and that "vegans are the only group who can oppose the festival without any fear of hypocrisy".[25]

An article in The Independent encouraged protests against the festival but also compared the festival with the 1.9 million animals "brutally slaughtered" in the UK every month and noted that "the western distinction between dogs and farm animals is completely arbitrary".[26]

Social

The outrage on social media over the 2014 festival was unprecedented.[17]

In June 2015, an online petition against the festival was started in the United Kingdom, gathering over 4 million signatures.[7] In 2016 Humane Society International organised a petition in opposition to the dog eating festival which was signed by 11 million people worldwide.[14]

Politics

U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings introduced, alongside 27 original cosponsors, a bipartisan resolution (House Resolution 752) in 2016 which condemned the annual festival in Yulin and called on the Chinese government to prohibit the dog meat trade outright.[27][16][28] The resolution was supported the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Humane Society International.[29] In 2017, Hastings reintroduced, alongside 49 original co-sponsors, his 2016 bipartisan resolution through House Resolution 30.[30][31]

The festival has also been condemned in an Early Day Motion signed by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party.[32]

Public

Celebrities including Ken Todd, Lisa Vanderpump, Ricky Gervais, George Lopez, Ian Somerhalder, Leona Lewis, Lori Alan, Tom Kenny, and Rob Zombie have publicly expressed a distaste for the festival.[2][10][33][34]

Referències

  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 «Friend or food? Dog meat trade divides China». [Consulta: 19 juny 2015].
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 «China Yulin dog meat festival under way despite outrage». [Consulta: 22 juny 2015].
  3. ↑ Michał Piotr Pręgowski. Companion Animals in Everyday Life: Situating Human-Animal Engagement within Cultures. Springer, 14 September 2016, p. 132. ISBN 978-1-137-59572-0. 
  4. ↑ «China Yulin dog meat festival under way despite outrage - BBC News». BBC News. [Consulta: 17 abril 2016].
  5. ↑ «Dog meat eating: Check your own cultural bias before protesting too much - HKFP». Hong Kong Free Press. [Consulta: 27 juny 2016].
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 «This Chinese dog-eating festival's days are numbered thanks to a massive social media campaign». Business Insider. [Consulta: 17 abril 2016].
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 «Dog Meat Festival Faces Social Media Backlash». Sky News, 22-06-2015 [Consulta: 23 juny 2015].
  8. ↑ «Pet food». Economist, 18-06-2015 [Consulta: 7 novembre 2018].
  9. ↑ «Dog meat festival in China takes place despite massive online protest». CBC News, 22-06-2015 [Consulta: 25 juny 2015].
  10. ↑ 10,0 10,1 ; Danby, Poppy «The heroic woman who is trying to save hundreds of dogs from the dinner plate at China's barbaric annual 'meat festival'». Daily Mail, 18-06-2015 [Consulta: 21 juny 2015].
  11. ↑ «Chinese woman pays to rescue 100 dogs from meat festival: report». The Straits Times. [Consulta: 21 juny 2015].
  12. ↑ «Animal Rights Groups in China Accuse Yulin Dog Rescuer of Misleading Public». The New York Times, 22-09-2015.
  13. ↑ «Dog charity cash mystery as animal lovers hounded for asking where £70,000 donations have gone». Mirror, 2 December 2015 [Consulta: 26 octubre 2017].
  14. ↑ 14,0 14,1 «Activists rescue 1,000 dogs from controversial dog meat festival». The Telegraph, June 22, 2016 [Consulta: June 23, 2016].
  15. ↑ Matthew Bossons. «An Insider's Account on Activists' Yulin Dog Rescue», 23-06-2017.
  16. ↑ 16,0 16,1 «US Congressional resolution asks China to end Dog meat festival». PTI. The Indian Express.
  17. ↑ 17,0 17,1 17,2 «6 Things You Need to Know About China's Dog-Eating Yulin Festival». TIME. TIME, Jun 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ «玉林市政府就网络上所谓"夏至荔枝狗肉节"作出回应». China Daily, 07-06-2014 [Consulta: 24 juny 2015].
  19. ↑ «人民日报评"狗肉节之争"：从两件小事看玉林口水仗». People's Daily, 24-06-2014 [Consulta: 24 juny 2015].
  20. ↑ «单仁平：玉林狗肉节——中国平静时，西方来劲了». Global Times, 23-06-2015 [Consulta: 25 juny 2015].
  21. ↑ «Q. and A.: Peter J. Li on the Clash Over Eating Dogs in China». The New York Times, 18-06-2015 [Consulta: 26 juny 2015].
  22. ↑ «Friend, not food: Why China needs to stop dog meat festival». CNN, June 19, 2016.
  23. ↑ «Yulin dog meat festival begins in China amid widespread criticism». BBC, 21-06-2016.
  24. ↑ «Yes, cats and dogs are special – they deserve our protection in China». The Guardian. The Guardian, 20-02-2014.
  25. ↑ «Is it OK to eat dogs?». The Guardian, 22-06-2015 [Consulta: 23 juny 2015].
  26. ↑ «Protest against the Yulin dog meat festival, but don't forget the 1.9m animals brutally slaughtered in the UK every month». The Independent, 22-06-2015 [Consulta: 23 juny 2015].
  27. ↑ «Congressman Alcee Hastings and Lisa Vanderpump Team Up to End the Cruel and Inhumane Yulin Dog Meat Festival». Huffington Post.
  28. ↑ «U.S. Congress Aims to Shut Down China’s Dog-Meat Trade». PETA. PETA, June 6, 2016.
  29. ↑ «U.S. congressional resolution introduced condemning China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival». HSI. HSI, May 25, 2016.
  30. ↑ «Hastings Reintroduces Legislation Condemning the Yulin Dog Meat Festival and Urging China to End the Dog Meat Trade».
  31. ↑ «Lawmakers target dog meat trade in the United States». THS. THS, March 7, 2017.
  32. ↑ EDM 134 Yulin Dog Meat Festival 2015, 2015-16
  33. ↑ «Yulin Dog Meat Torture Festival Will Go Ahead Despite Celebrity Pleas». The Huffington Post United Kingdom. AOL (UK) Limited, 19-06-2015 [Consulta: 21 juny 2015].
  34. ↑ «Celebrities join campaign to stop dog meat festival in China». AsiaOne. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd . Co., 18-06-2015 [Consulta: 21 juny 2015].
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