A GOLDEN RETRIEVER LEFT BEHIND IN YULIN

Xiao-Yi bonding with GeGe

Years ago, while in Yulin — where the infamous Dog Meat "Festival" is held, Duo Duo Project's Founder, Andrea Gung, met an 8-year-old boy named Xiao-Yi. At that time, he was terrified of dogs. So when she received a photo of him and a golden retriever, she was almost in tears.

He wrote that this gentle golden retriever, GeGe, made him fall in love with dogs.

In 2014, one day after the horrible Dog Meat "Festival," Andrea was getting ready to leave Yulin with a broken heart when a young woman, a protest organizer, called.

She told Andrea that she had just rescued a golden retriever from a slaughterhouse. She wanted to know if Andrea could bring the dog back to the U.S. Andrea rushed over to see what she could do to help..

When she got there, Mr. Guang, a young man who had also helped Duo Duo Project during the "festival," was there. He expressed a desire to keep the golden retriever because he felt a special connection to her. He had already named her GeGe (Princess).

Andrea wanted to say no because the last place in the world to leave a dog behind is Yulin. But when she saw the bonding between them, she gave in. She told Mr. Guang, "If it doesn't work out, let me know right away, and I will get GeGe out of Yulin in no time."

Mr. Guang reports that GeGe has played with at least ten thousand kids in Yulin, kids like Xiao-Yi.

Looking back now, Andrea is glad she left GeGe in Yulin to be with Mr. Guang. Teaching children in dog-eating cities to be compassionate towards animals will help put an end to the dog meat trade.

Thanks to your support, Duo Duo Project's humane education programs in Yulin and other dog-eating cities will continue, helping dogs like GeGe and fostering empathy in young hearts.

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