Yulin’s annual dog meat festival kicked off on June 21 with animal rights activists voicing their opposition, and locals and visitors saying celebrations are low-key this year.
But at a popular morning market, it was business as usual as vendors had dog meat on display for customers to choose.
“They are a lot, a lot of people who like (eating dog meat). It’s your habit, it’s my habit,” said Zhou, a dog meat vendor.
Many restaurants did not have the Chinese word for “dog meat” on display.
Vendors prepare dog meat at the Nanqiao market in Yulin, in China's southern Guangxi region on June 21, 2017. Becky Davis/AFP/Getty Images
