Southern dog meat festival damages China's reputation overseas, survey finds

A recent poll has found more than half of Chinese want to see an end to China's dog meat festival in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, saying it tarnishes China's image.

The poll was conducted by Chinese polling company Horizon, and was commissioned by the China Animal Welfare Association in collaboration with Humane Society International and Avaaz.

Horizon found that 69.5 percent of Chinese said they have never eaten dog meat, 64 percent support the end of the Yulin festival, 62 percent think the Yulin festival damages China's image and 51.7 percent said the dog meat trade should be completely banned.