Volunteer Activists Rescue 200 Dogs Being Illegally Transported in Yunnan

Volunteer Activists Rescue 200 Dogs Being Illegally Transported in Yunnan
Jun 28, 2016 By eChinacities.com

40 animal activists rescued more than 200 dogs being transported for slaughter in Kunming on Saturday evening. The three sellers argued with the dog lovers at first, but in the end agreed to hand over the dogs.

Head volunteer Li Yuxi received notification from a volunteer on her team that a truck full of dogs was being transported from Dali to Yulin. She organized a small group of volunteers to stake out a toll booth on the route. They saw the three sellers on the truck with batons, dog restraints, and tools. “The three sellers tried to intimidate us, but when highway police came out to help, they returned to the car.”

“The dog sellers first said that the dogs were domesticated and they were transporting them to sell as pets. Then they said that the dogs had been seized by a local government, and were being taken to be slaughtered in Yulin.” Li Yuxi said that the dog sellers were unable to show any evidence to back either of their stories.

Li Yuxi called more volunteer animal activists. More than 40 volunteers rushed to the scene. The local animal control department arrived on the scene. Animal control found that the dog sellers had no relevant certificates for the animals. The dog sellers eventually agreed to give up the dogs. Li Yuxi said that more than 20 dogs escaped in the process.

The rescued dogs were later examined by volunteers. Many of them were in bad shape. Two dogs had broken legs, and one died shortly after rescue.

The volunteers gave the dogs food and medicine. They hope that the dogs can be put up for adoption.

Source: inews.qq.com 

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