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Dog and cat fur used for bags, toys and clothes in China November 5, 2015
With the aid of local activists, Animal Equality’s investigators have infiltrated the Chinese dog and cat fur industry across several regions of the country. They uncovered the cruelty behind the killing of dogs and cats for their fur in the fourth investigation Animal Equality has carried out into the Chinese dog and cat fur and meat industry. Animal Equality’s investigators, with the assistance of local activists, have infiltrated the Chinese dog and cat fur industry. Conditions in several regions across… Read more >
VICTORY! A Dog Slaughterhouse and 33 Markets shutdown! October 12, 2013
A total of 33 stalls belonging to the ‘Three Birds of Dali Markets’ and a dog slaughterhouse, situated in Nanhai – Foshan (Guangdong Province), have been closed by Chinese authorities, following Animal Equality‘s latest investigation. Chinese animal advocates from the organization Volunteer Centre of Guanzhou, used the footage obtained by Animal Equality -which highlighted the illegal and cruel trade in such establishments- to report the illegal trade to the authorities. Footage obtained by Animal Equality investigators has been used by… Read more >
Animal Equality infiltrate the dog and cat meat trade in China September 9, 2013
Today, Animal Equality present unedited images from our joint investigation we carried out in the dog and cat markets in Wuhan, Taiping, Cong Hua and Nanhai, as well as images from two dog breeding and fattening farms, located in Jiaxiang and Jining, and a slaughterhouse in Zhanjiang. This new investigation forms part of our Voiceless Friends campaign, which started in April this year 2013, and with which we aim to put an end to the dog and cat meat trade… Read more >
Vita’s Rescue August 24, 2013
A few months ago, the Animal Equality Investigation Team went to China to discover first-hand the plight of dogs exploited for their meat. We are now collaborating with different organisations in China, such as “Guangzhou Volunteer Center”, working to close down several dog slaughterhouses and markets. But today, we have some good news to share with you! During our trip, we met a dog who we later named ‘Vita’. We found Vita at a slaughterhouse in Zhanjiang -one of the… Read more >
