Woman Rescues 100 Dogs Away From Dog Meat Festival
Retired Chinese school teacher adopts 100 dogs to rescue them from becoming food during Yulin Dog Meat Festival.
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Outspoken animal activist, Ricky Gervais is taking part in an effort to put an end to the Chinese dog meat trade and festival.
New Zealand & Quebec Pass Laws Recognizing Animals as ‘Sentient Beings’
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2,400 Dogs Rescued from Chinese Traders & Adopted
“I knew how many people there were outside and still on their way,” Xiuxiu said. “As long as we worked together, I knew we could make it happen.”
France Grants Pets Rights as Living Beings
For hundreds of years, dogs, cats, and horses in France had the same legal status as furniture, but they now have had their rights upgraded.