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Woman Travels More Than 1,200 Miles to Save 100 Dogs From Yulin Dog Meat Festival

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A woman is standing in front of a large group of dogs at the yulin dog meat festival.

Despite global outcry, the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival is underway, where it estimated 10,000 dogs will die for their meat. One woman made it her mission to stop a small percentage of these dogs from being killed for human consumption.

Animal advocate Yang Xiaoyun traveled approximately 1,200 miles to save 100 dogs from being put on someone’s plate. On Saturday, she reportedly spent $1,100 U.S. dollars to save these pups and plans on bringing them back to her hometown of Tianjin (a northeastern city in China), where they will cared for at her Tianjin Stray Animal Rescue Shelter.

Related: Ricky Gervais Joins Fight to End China’s Dog Meat Festival

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Xiaoyun started the rescue in 1995 after her husband passed away and currently it is home to 1,500 dogs and 200 cats. Last year, she saved more than 300 dogs.

The Yulin Dog Meat Festival has for some time caught the wrath of animal advocates, lovers and everyday people that thinks this event is extremely cruel (it is!) and inhumane. (It has been reported that dogs are burned and skinned alive and the pictures are horrifying). But recently, with the help of social media, the Yulin Dog Meat Festival has been met with a much bigger backlash, including from Chinese citizens. Celebrities, big-name animal organizations have also lent their voice to put a stop to this horrific event.

Related: Chinese Millionaire Goes Broke Saving Dogs From Meat Trade

By Andrea Huspeni

Andrea Huspeni is the founder and CEO of This Dog's Life. Her mission it to help dogs live a happier, healthier and longer life. When she isn't working, she spends time with her two dogs, Lola and Milo. She resides in Brooklyn, NY.

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