By calling for the introduction of mirror measures, Slow Food highlights the need for imported foods such as corn and wheat to comply with the same standards required of products grown within the European Union.
Sponsored article
Wang Yan, the Chinese millionaire who spent his entire fortune to save dogs from slaughterhouse
Il ventinovenne imprenditore, dopo aver perso il proprio cane, ha convertito un mattatoio abbandonato in un rifugio per cani randagi.
China is not such a good place for man’s best friend. Indeed, the Asian country slaughters 18 million dogs every year (derisory figure compared to 150 billion animals killed every year for food purposes).
Dog meat is a traditional dish of the Chinese culture. It is believed it improves male fertility and rejects evil spirits and diseases. Three years ago, Wang Yan, entrepreneur in the iron and steel industry, lost his dog. He looked for his animal everywhere, even in the dog slaughterhouse of his hometown, Changchun, north-eastern China.
There, Wang Yan didn’t find his dog, but horror. Dogs are beaten and dragged on the floor, then “butchers” slit their throat with a knife. Animals often remain aware while bleeding to death. Dogs are thereafter skinned, boiled, cut in pieces, and sold to be eaten by someone.
Yan thus realised how dogs are treated in China, and embarked on a mission: save as many dogs as he could. In 2012, he invested all his holdings to buy an abandoned slaughterhouse and turn it into a shelter for stray dogs, the “Changchun Animal Rescue Base”.
Ever since the shelter has been established, Yan rescued over 2,000 dogs, otherwise destined to the slaughterhouse. “There are 215 dogs at the base now, mostly came from the slaughterhouses, saved by volunteers and brought here,” he said.
Love for animals had a significant impact on the life of Yan, who has got into debt to keep the shelter open and buy food and medicines for his dogs. “I don’t accept cash donations, but instead hope to receive donations of food and other supplies for the dogs”.
Siamo anche su WhatsApp. Segui il canale ufficiale LifeGate per restare aggiornata, aggiornato sulle ultime notizie e sulle nostre attività.
Quest'opera è distribuita con Licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 4.0 Internazionale.
Lo statunitense Marc Ching è riuscito ad ottenere la liberazione di numerosi animali in procinto di essere macellati e mangiati.
Ogni anno migliaia di cani vengono uccisi e cucinati a Yulin, in occasione del festival tradizionale per il solstizio d’estate.
Record temperatures and border checks: how climate and migration policies are reshaping sport.
The rise in sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, known as El Niño, is often mistakenly linked to summer heat in Europe.
A new report by Dam Removal Europe confirms an 11 per cent increase in the removal of dams and river barriers — a trend that is also spreading beyond Europe.
An innovative Spanish study has found a link between the pesticide picloram and the onset of colorectal cancer among people under 50.
Italy’s new law on the enhancement of marine resources includes a general provision to protect a unique ecosystem, but for now it lacks concrete enforcement tools.
The latest State of the Climate in Europe report paints an alarming picture: the climate crisis is hitting the continent harder than the rest of the world.