Animal Cruelty In Canada

The world constantly reminds us there are practices that exceed the limits of animal cruelty. Some acts committed by man against animals are so heinous that it makes us rethink the concept of human intelligence;

In northern Canada, the annual macabre ritual of beating to death 350,000 baby seals. The beaches of the coastal North Atlantic turn red in the aftermath of the horrific violence.

In the city of Yulin, China, despite the enormous global media pressure, the horrendous festival continues. The festival celebrates the start of the summer solstice, but it is far from festive for thousands of cats and dogs. These poor innocent animals will be tortured and then slaughtered for their meat.

In late June each year, thousands of people will

Supporters of this celebration argue 'Tradition" and excused the practice, claiming it was no different from eating beef or pork.

The world communities outrage is directed toward the way in which this defenseless animal are killed. The organizers believe an animal that dies under stress, tenderizes it. Before 2015 most dogs and cats were beaten with tools, cooked and even skinned alive, in full view of the public.

Many witnesses describe the grim, horrific picture that took place each year in Yulin. Streams of blood running along street gutters laid testament to the thousands of animals brutalized for a meal.

Many of these dogs and cats were stolen pets, ripped from loving homes in the dark of night. Captured in roaming city streets, savagely beaten to the point where they lose the ability to bark or cry out. After being torn from loving families, they are crammed into rusted metal cages and sent to Yulin.

Despite the first Yulin Festival taking place in 2009, Yulin supporters nevertheless argued that Dog meat has a long tradition in many southern provinces of China. This fallacy was laid bare in our story The Truth about China's Dog Meat Eating

In 2013 many of Yulin's officials shied away from any and all responsibility for the festival's existence.

With harrowing images flooding the internet and video being uploaded bringing awareness to the horrifying torture taking place, the world's outrage grew.

A survey conducted by China's most dominant social network Weibo showed a majority of Chinese voiced their disgust of the festival.

In 2014 the world community tried once more to put an end to the dog meat festival. Eleven million people placed their signatures on a petition to stop this gruesome festival. Millions more tweeted and those actions shook the world. But in the

But in the end, China refused to accept the petition when it was delivered by Dr. Peter Li who represented the Humane Society International.

While the Chinese government refused to acknowledge the world's outrage, they didn't ignore it either. Before the 2015 Yulin festival, Yulin officials banned any establishment from displaying dog or cat meat on menus. They also moved the slaughter behind closed doors.

While Yulin and China hoped this would ease the pressure being placed on them from the outside world, they weren't prepared for their own citizen's