China – Under The Hood: A Dog’s Life in China – To Stroke or to Stir Fry?

Man’s best friend? Well not for everyone. The photograph above, which I snapped in South West China’s Guangxi Province, is particularly upsetting. Typical of the street-wise dogs commonly seen roaming around rural villages and towns the length and breath of China, this ill-fated mongrel, compressed into a tiny wire-mesh cage, is destined for a wok - to be stir-fried, or perhaps slow-cooked as a soup or stew, seasoned with spring onion, spices, rice wine and ginger. The terror in its eyes says everything: This dog knows its fate. All dog lovers should be revolted by this image