Chinese woman pays $1100 to save 100 dogs from chinese Dog-eating festival

22 Jun, 2015 | category - Animals | 22 photos | 4748 visits

Yulin, a city in southern China, celebrates the summer solstice by throwing a festival that involves the slaughter and consumption of as many as 10,000 dogs. Not everyone in China supports such practices, however; 65-year-old Yang Xiaoyun, a retired teacher who runs an animal shelter in Tianjin, traveled more than 2,400 km (1,500 miles) and spent more than 7,000 yuan ($1,100 or €990) to save 100 dogs from certain death.

source: www.boredpanda.com/rescued-dogs-yulin-dog-meat-festival-china