We’re fighting the cruel dog and cat meat trade in China every day.
Duo Duo Project is singularly focused on ending the dog and cat meat trade.
Tragic, but true. People are still eating dogs and cats.
Terrified strays and pets are trapped, poisoned, trafficked, and slaughtered to serve people who cling to the superstition that eating dogs and cats will bring them health and virility. Although there are laws in place against it, this black market trade is lucrative and unregulated.
While only 3% of people in China support this brutal practice, that means that 15 million innocent animals still suffering and dying every year. We know that when we close down the trade in China, the rest of Asia will follow.
Duo Duo Project is fighting this cruelty on 2 fronts.
#1
We are reducing demand for dog and cat meat through culturally-conscious education and advocacy.
Many people in China have never learned about the value of companion animals. In fact, many children and adults there have never even met a dog or cat. Our unique approach fosters empathy and compassion.
#2
We are reducing the supply of animals through humane spay and neuter initiatives.
By addressing China’s enormous stray population through sustainable spay and neuter programs, we stop the suffering before it starts. And we are sharing our methods across the country.
Here is how we’re we are driving lasting change.
Duo Duo Project has been on the ground, year-round in China since 2013. Our experienced team understands this despicable trade and has developed the most effective strategies and programs to end it for good.
Other animal welfare organizations focus on periodic rescues of dogs and cats, but that alone will not permanently end this cruel and unnecessary practice.
Our humane education programs in Yulin, a major dog-eating city, have reached over 80,000 young people, many of whom grew up fearing dogs because they had never met one.
By addressing stray overpopulation through sustainable spay and neuter programs, we tackle one of the dog and cat meat trade’s most critical drivers.
We have introduced a state-of-the-art Spay and Neuter Training Center and are helping veterinarians across China adopt more humane surgical methods.
We are supporting China’s brave activists who have spearheaded everything from intercepting dog meat trucks to passing animal welfare legislation.
We are helping to close down restaurants that serve dog and cat meat and providing employment for people who commit to not working in this industry.
We have been instrumental in diminishing participation in the despicable Yulin Dog Meat "Festival," where an estimated 10,000 dogs were being slaughtered for an event invented by corrupt marketers. In recent years, the number of dogs killed for this event has dropped to approximately 3,000.
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