▁to ▁find ▁dog ▁meat ▁served ▁in ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁Southern ▁China , ▁where ▁dogs ▁are ▁re ared ▁on ▁far ms ▁for ▁consumption . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Chinese ▁net iz ens ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁police ▁intercept ed ▁tr uck s ▁transport ing ▁c aged ▁dogs ▁to ▁be ▁sla ugh tered ▁in ▁local ities ▁such ▁as ▁Ch ong q ing ▁and ▁Kun ming . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Y ul in , ▁Gu ang xi , ▁has ▁held ▁an ▁annual ▁festival ▁of ▁e ating ▁dog ▁meat ▁( pur port edly ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁sol st ice ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁municipal ▁government ▁published ▁a ▁statement ▁dist ancing ▁itself ▁from ▁the ▁festival , ▁saying ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁cultural ▁tradition , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁commercial ▁event ▁held ▁by ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁sp anned ▁ 1 0 ▁days , ▁during ▁which ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁dogs ▁were ▁consum ed . ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁dogs ▁e aten ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁the ▁festival ▁r anged ▁from ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁lower ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁amid ▁growing ▁pressure ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad ▁to ▁end ▁it . ▁Festival ▁organiz ers ▁state ▁that ▁only ▁dogs ▁b red ▁specifically ▁for ▁consumption ▁are ▁used , ▁while ▁object ors ▁say ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dogs ▁purchased