Chinese volunteers save a truck of dogs from dining tables

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A truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers in Southwest China’s Yunnan province on their way to be slaughtered.

These are no one’s pet animals - these dogs were due to be delivered to restaurants to be served as meals. Volunteers waited outside the police station overnight to ensure the animals were properly dealt-with.

A truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers in Southwest China’s Yunnan
province on their way to be slaughtered.

A volunteer said, "I saw the post in the microblog, so I came here in the middle of the night."

Volunteers and police stopped the truck the night before, and driver was stopped briefly for questioning.

A police officer said, "The driver doesn’t have certificates for dog transportation or sales."

A truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers in Southwest China’s Yunnan
province on their way to be slaughtered.

Questions on the legitimacy of the delivery went on while volunteers tried to come up with a solution if the dogs were released.

A volunteer said, "We should take turns taking care of the dogs. We should do something, this is not the end."

After the local agriculture authority arrived, the dogs were carried outside for a health check, 11 were found already dead.

A volunteer said, "Dogs are a human’s best friend, why are we sending them to the dinner table in a cruel way?"

Over 400 of the dogs from the truck are still waiting for a health check. Local authorities are continuing the search for a solution while volunteers take care of the dogs, working to keep the rest of the canines alive.