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Dear Friends,

We wanted you to be the first to know that Shenzhen, China's 5th largest city and border town to Hong Kong, has not just banned Wildlife. It has agreed to ban dog and cat meat. Following the coronavirus outbreak and the intense pressure we have been putting on China to close all live slaughter markets, China first decreed a temporary ban on eating Wildlife.

A few weeks ago, residents in Shenzhen were asked whether they wanted a full ban, and they also considered what meats they no longer felt safe to eat. We push for plant-based solutions, but we were happy residents said they felt dogs be part of their family. This means ( and of course it will need to be enforced) Dog and Cat meat will no longer be eaten in Shenzhen, and our hope is that Yulin will also not take place this year.

I can't believe it is over five years since I wrote about food safety on April's World Health Day and ten years since we started campaigning.

Nature is cruel with this deadly virus, but for the animals, it may be kind.

Thank you for sticking with us #NoActionTooSmall

Julia and all the team @notodogmeat

#PawsUp and #StaySafe

India also Bans Dog Meat
Right now, all eyes are on China. Many believe the pandemic is a result of them eating bats and wildlife. Meanwhile, a little known state called Mizoram in North East India has passed the Animal Slaughter Bill 2020 to remove the use of dogs for food forever.

You may have seen the terrible images and footage we have released since our campaign began of dogs stolen and stuffed in bags. Just like in the Philippines, their noses are tied tightly shut. They travel for hours to Mizoram and Nagaland. Sometimes they were even stolen from Myanmar and Bangladesh. The poor dogs are stuffed full of rice before being burnt alive. Although this practice was illegal under Food Safety regulations, no one was enforcing the rules.Now we hope things will change.

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