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A Sad Topic You Need to Learn About by 10-Year Old Sarah

7/16/2015

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The Yulin festival is not a happy holiday like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving or many more.  It is a horrible day on June 21 and 22 when many in China torture, kill, and eat 2 million dogs for luck. As a person who loves all animals, I tried avoiding writing this, thinking that it was not important, that I did not need to learn about it just because it was sad. But I was wrong. Just because it was sad it does not make it unimportant. If people felt this way about everything then no one would know about many historical events like the Holocaust, or 9/11/2001?
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The dogs are tortured in many different ways. Some are stolen from backyards, then get their legs broken, and are even drowned. Others are lit on fire and burned to death. Many more are tortured in ways that you could not even bear listening to.

In China they don’t see a problem with  this. We look down on them for killing what we call, ‘’man’s best friend,’’ because we have dogs not only as pets but as family. The truth is they feel the same about animals that we eat because they are more than just part of your dinner. I read a very intriguing story on nytimes.com about how in China that is normal for them and they are confused by the hypocrisy from America because we think it is a horrible thing to do yet we eat cows, pigs, and chickens, their pets! 

Not all people from China are dog- eaters. There are many people who have helped, for example Fan Bingbing a Chinese actor posted a video online about how eating dogs is wrong. A retired school teacher paid $7,000 to save 500 dogs; there are also many protests that have been going on for months about the Yulin festival.

Although this is a sad topic it needs to be learned and shared to spread awareness so maybe one day this holiday will not exist.

There are some gruesome photos of skinned dogs and dogs being cooked.  I'm not
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Michael Taylor link
7/16/2015 06:14:05

Sarah, thank you for writing this article. Although what happens to the dogs is very sad the fact that you shared this information made me smile. The reason I'm smiling is because you are part of the solution in making positive changes in the world. Your willingness to learn about this tragedy and tell others about it lets me know that you are a loving caring person and that is exactly what the world needs.

Keep writing and keep caring. You can make a positive difference.

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Joy
7/16/2015 09:19:46

Bravo Sarah! May your thoughts and feelings enlighten the globe. Be proud young lady ... you are a shining star!

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Beverly
7/16/2015 13:44:59

Ugh what a terrible thing. I did not know about this festival, but I know that dogs are eaten in China and South Korea because I have hosted students in my home from these countries. I cannot condone it or understand it. But I am glad you wrote about it. I hope it will end and I hope more people worldwide become vegetarians!

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Jordan
7/28/2015 05:34:39

Awesome job, Sarah! You approached it like a seasoned journalist: equal parts heart, thought, and articulation.

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Kabir
9/9/2015 21:14:08

Sarah, this is so sad. I wrote an article about this too. In Vietnam where I live, I see this on the streets sometimes. It's such a sad, horrible topic, that we should stop as soon as possible.

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