Wednesday, June 27, 2012

10,000 dogs slaughtered each day, artist on his knees in front of dogs in China!



10,000 dogs slaughtered each day, artist on his knees in front of dogs in China!

A Chinese performance artist apologized to the dogs slaughtered to be eaten by human.

Last June 21, 12 which was Haji(夏至), a performance artist named Sankung(片山空) along with approximately 10 animal advocates staged a special performance at a dog meat market in Yulin(玉林), China. Sitting on a red banner with writing that reads "I sincerely apologize to the animals on behalf of mankind." Sankung bowed with apology towards the dogs slaughtered at a dog meat market.

On June 22, after the performance, Sankung messaged on Weibo(微博), a Chinese's version of twitter, "Cats and dogs carcasses were piled up, the ground was soaked with blood and the shops were busy."

He added "Watching this scene on-site, I couldn't help myself but to apologize."