Despite the open sales, the Chinese for "dog meat" could not be found at any restaurants specialising in dog. "They are a lot, a lot of people who like (eating dog meat). China's southern city of Yulin began its annual dog meat festival on Tuesday despite opposition from animal rights activists, as residents complained of new government measures to keep the festival low key. I personally like eating dog meat," he said. The city government came out and told (the vendors) not to let restaurant owners sell (dog meat).

Source: The Star June 21, 2016 10:52 UTC