A brave woman is trying to sabotage a gruesome dog meat festival in China by rescuing as many dogs as she can to save them from the dinner plate. Yang Xiaoyun, 65, is going to purchase dogs ready for slaughter direct from traders at the festival and take them to a safe house. Ms Yang has saved up 50,000 Yuan (£5,000), and travelled 1,652 miles from her home town Tianjin to Yulin to save the condemned animals, according to the People's Daily Online. Since 2010, every year as many as 10,000 dogs are taken to Yulin in Guangxi province ahead of the annual meat festival due to star on June 21.WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTYang Xiaoyun, 65, is on her way to Yulin in Guangxi to rescue live poochesShe hopes to buy live pooches from dog dealers ahead of infamous feastMs Yang is bringing £5,000 savings but she's looking to raise more fundThe animal lover rescued 360 dogs and dozens of cats at last year's festivalThousands of pets are slaughtered and eaten by Yulin residents annuallyIt's a local tradition to put pet dogs on the chopping board after they die
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