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Originally posted by Robyn
Well you would read that most of the dogs are sick, stolen from their homes and can make humans sick/die.
And a ****ing festival for killing dogs? wtf what a great tradition to have
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Again that's not true. The dogs that are consumed are not sick to the point where it'll make humans sick, actually if they were it would defeat the whole purpose of the tradition (which I will explain in a bit)
They also aren't stolen from homes. Well if they are it's not the government's doing, it's assholes who think it's okay to steal other people's pets
And the holiday isn't about eating dogs, it's about good health. Dogs are considered "hot" animals. So one would eat them (and lychee) during the Summer Solstice so people don't suffer illnesses from heat like they did back when this tradition was made