NoToDogMeat is a UK-based animal rights charity which supports rescue centres in countries which have a dog meat and cat meat trade. The charity, which is legally known as World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade, also campaigns against the killing of animals in the fur trade. NoToDogMeat operates around the world.[1]

About

The charity was started by lawyer Julia de Cadenet in 2009. Julia first witnessed the horrors of the live meat markets in China and says that is when she knew she had to act.[2] Julia created the campaign group NoToDogMeat and then started the charity under the formal name World Protection For Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade. It is under this banner that the charity lobbies both governments and the UN.

As well as continued lobbying, the charity has founded partnership shelters in China to give sanctuary to the dogs and cats they have rescued from the dog meat trade.[3]

Some of the dogs from the rescue centres are rehomed in China, while others travel abroad to find loving homes.[4]

In 2021, the charity expanded its work to Cambodia and partnered with rescuers to open an education centre.[5]

NoToDogMeat also carries out regular awareness campaigns outside the embassies of countries which still have a dog and cat meat trade, and lobbies governments directly for change.

NoToDogMeat is a vegetarian organisation[6] and has thousands of active supporters around the world.

The charity has grassroots supporters around the world who take part in fundraising activities for NoToDogMeat, including the London Marathon.[7][8][9]

Campaigns and major publicity

The NoToDogMeat global campaign began on social media in April 2013, by a like-minded group from the fields of law, veterinary science, journalism and animal rescue – all motivated by their dogs.

The charity World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade (a subsidiary of NoToDogMeat[10]) was legally formed on May 24, 2013 and was placed on the UK Charity Commission register in November.[11]

The charity's aim is to promote enforcement of the 'Universal Five Freedoms of the Sentient Being' for the dogs and cats as defined in Article 7 of the OIE Terrestrial Code.

The charity says it is committed to helping rescuers who stop trucks on the way to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival as well as raiding markets and slaughterhouses.[12]

In January 2018 World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade was recommended for Special Consultative Status.[13]

In June 2020, ahead of the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, NoToDogMeat was the subject of a double page spread in The Daily Star which told the stories of a number of dogs which have been rescued by the charity, including tiny lhasaapso Oliver, who was brought to the shelter close to death but now has a happy life in London.[14][15]

In the same month Julia de Cadenet explained why the Coronavirus could be good news for dogs destined for slaughter, as it would hopefully stifle the festival and put an end to the circus that surrounds it.

In April 2020 NoToDogMeat responded to news that China was moving to class dogs and cats as unfit for human consumption, amid claims that eating stray animals could be to blame for the Coronavirus pandemic.[16]

The charity took an active role in the pandemic helping out the local community. One story was how they helped a disabled lady through Covid shielding by placing one of their rescues with her.[17][18]

The charity has many supporters around the world including the comedian and animal rights campaigner Ricky Gervais and the actor Orlando Bloom.[19]

In 2015, a New York Times exposé expressed concerns from campaigners that a Chinese woman named Ms. Yang - who was, at the time, the subject of one of the charity's campaigns - was misappropriating funds, and treating the animals in her care poorly. These claims were backed up by 46 organisations in China including Dr Peter Li, China specialist for HSI.[20]

NoToDogMeat had raised funds for Mrs Yang, but after travelling to see for themselves what was going on, diverted the money to other deserving shelters.[21]

In May 2021 NoToDogMeat broke news that new rules in Yulin around the live slaughter of animals could put an end to the festival for good.[22]

However, NotoToDogMeat campaigners spotted trucks full of dogs headed for the festival in the days leading up to the event.[23]

Inside Yulin the festival was being policed, and no public slaughter was taking place, however dogs were on the menu.[24]

Yulin

Julia de Cadenet first went to Yulin in 2012 and since then the NoToDogMeat team have been attending on a regular basis and to document the ordeals the animals endure in order to push for an end to this event. In 2021 in the midst of the pandemic the team uncovered a dog farm close to Yulin where the carcasses of pregnant dogs and puppies were being sold for £100 each.[25][26]

The charity is now caring for dogs rescued at their shelter and providing them with support.[27]

References

  1. ↑ absolute (17 November 2020). "NoToDogMeat charity is calling for people from the city to help dogs in need". Absolute Magazine | Fashion & Lifestyle. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Hockaday, James (30 January 2020). "Harrowing footage shows dog yelping as it is barbecued alive in street market". Metro. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Pritchard-Jones, Oliver (26 June 2021). "Dog meat horror: Sickening Yulin farm charges £100 for butchered pregnant dogs or puppies". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Cost, Ben (25 August 2020). "Charity begs Americans to adopt dogs doomed for Far East meat market". New York Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Devoted dog lover raises £3,000 for charity after car boot sale success". Inyourarea.co.uk. 7 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "About". www.notodogmeat.com.
  7. ↑ "Animal lover and butcher to run Marathon for charities". www.henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Alexander, Tilly (13 September 2021). "Dog owner hand-stitches Beauty and the Beast dress for pet". LeedsLive. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Woman to run virtual marathon on a cruise ship". Epping Forest Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "WORLD PROTECTION FOR DOGS AND CATS IN THE MEAT TRADE - Charity 1154524". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk.
  12. ↑ Sharpe, Amy (21 June 2021). "Dog meat festival kicks off in China despite outcry - with 5,000 to be butchered". mirror. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Continuing Regular Session, Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Recommends 42 Entities for Special Consultative Status, Defers Action on 44 Others | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org.
  14. ↑ "The NoToDogMeat Charity is Caring for Dogs Rescued from the Yulin Dog Meat Festival". One Green Planet. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Cadenet, Julia de (18 July 2021). "End dog meat horror and the sick spectacle of Yulin festival, says ANDREA JENKYNS". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  16. ↑ McGrath, Ciaran (15 April 2020). "Coronavirus outbreak exploded after humans ate stray dogs that feasted on bats - study". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  17. ↑ Abernethy, Laura (1 April 2020). "Annabel the one-eyed dog rescued from Chinese meat trade helps owner in lockdown". Metro. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "One-eyed Chow saved from dog meat trade helps disabled owner through isolation". Wamiz.co.uk. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Bracknell and Wokingham College students support charity fighting Asian dog-and-cat-meat market". Bracknell News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Animal Rights Groups in China Accuse Yulin Dog Rescuer of Misleading Public". 22 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "NoToDogMeat's Site Visit To Mrs Yang in China August 2015 |". notodogmeat.blog. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  22. ↑ Sparks, Hannah (4 May 2021). "China makes public slaughter of live animals illegal". New York Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "Smaller Trucks Being Used to Secretly Transport Dogs to Yulin Dog Festival". One Green Planet. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  24. ↑ Sharpe, Amy (21 June 2021). "Dog meat festival kicks off in China despite outcry - with 5,000 to be butchered". mirror. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  25. ↑ Pritchard-Jones, Oliver (26 June 2021). "Yulin dog meat horror: sickening farm charges £100 for butchered pregnant dogs or puppies". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  26. ↑ Dalton, Nia (29 June 2022). "Pregnant dog saved from meat slaughterhouse gives birth to puppies in rescue". mirror. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  27. ↑ "Taking a Bite Out of A Brutal Trade |". notodogmeat.blog. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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