China Bans Dog Meat Eating Celebrations

China has banned a traditional carnival event which showcases cutting and eating dog meat. The ban is responding to public protests, which did not like seeing animals being tortured.

According to government news agency, Xinhua, the carnival takes place every October in Qianxi City, Zhejiang province. Carnival in Qianxi regularly held since 600 years ago to celebrate the victory of the local tribes of the battle.


"The celebration was changed to the modern commodity fairs in the 1980s. But the tradition of eating dog meat is maintained," Xinhua reported Wednesday, as quoted by Reuters news agency.

In recent years, the owners of the kiosks show dog slaughter in public. "This is to show that dog meat was still fresh, not preserved in the refrigerator, thereby reducing the buyer's concerns," said Xinhua.

However, the tradition that just invites public outrage. As China's economic prosperity, the more people who keep dogs. That is why many people eat dog meat protest events in Qianxi via the Internet.

"I hope that the government act quickly so that eating dog meat is no longer a habit. It was not carnival but have become the arena of the massacre," said one protester on the Internet.

The protest was eventually heard the government. However, not explained what steps the government if the ban on slaughtering and eating of dog meat was ignored carnival committee.