▁and ▁this ▁increases ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁dogs ▁during ▁the ▁Y ul in ▁festival . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁several ▁campaign s ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁festival , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁reported ly ▁having ▁started ▁among ▁loc als ▁in ▁China . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁pet ition ▁calling ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁festival ▁gar ner ed ▁ 1 1 ▁million ▁sign atures ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁More ▁than ▁ 3 ▁million ▁people ▁have ▁also ▁signed ▁pet itions ▁against ▁it ▁on ▁We ib o ▁( Ch ina ' s ▁equivalent ▁of ▁Twitter ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁festival , ▁do ctors ▁and ▁n urs es ▁were ▁ordered ▁not ▁to ▁eat ▁dog ▁meat ▁there , ▁and ▁local ▁restaur ants ▁serving ▁dog ▁meat ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁word ▁" dog " ▁on ▁their ▁signs ▁and ▁not ices . ▁Re ports ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁have ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Chinese ▁on ▁and ▁off line ▁disapp ro ve ▁of ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁cat ▁and ▁dog ▁meat ▁was ▁given ▁added ▁imp et us ▁by ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Comp an ion ▁Animal ▁Prote ction ▁Network ▁( CC AP N ). ▁Having ▁expanded ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁member ▁soci eties , ▁CC AP N ▁began ▁organ izing ▁protest s ▁against ▁e ating ▁dog ▁and ▁cat ▁meat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁starting ▁in ▁Gu