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The highly controversial dog meat festival in Yulin, China, is, in fact, happening.
事实上，在中国备受争议的狗肉节仍在上演。
Rumors started circulating in May that selling dog meat would be banned for the duration of the festival. But recent photos and video show dogs were ready for purchase even before the event began.
5月有传言称节日期间将禁止售卖狗肉。但最近的照片和视频显示，狗在活动开始前正准备出售。
The officially named Lychee and Dog Meat Festival happens every year to mark the summer solstice in China. In peak years, an estimated 10,000 dogs were killed for the celebration.
正式命名为荔枝狗肉节，中国每年以此庆祝夏至。在高峰年，估计有10,000只狗为庆祝被宰杀。
Activists have tried to get it shut down for years, claiming the dogs are treated and killed inhumanely. They've also claimed pet dogs are stolen and sold for consumption, but vendors and participants dispute that.
多年来活动家试图让它关闭，称杀害狗不人道。他们还称，宠物狗被盗卖来消费，但摊贩和参与者对此有争议。
Yulin's government can't shut down the festival because it's not a state-sponsored event. Plus, eating dog meat isn't illegal in China.activists estimate more than 10 million dogs are killed every year for food.
玉林政府不能关闭该节日，因为它不是一个国家主办的活动。另外，在中国吃狗肉并不违法，活动分子称每年有一千万只狗被杀害食用。
Still, for years animal rights activists in China and internationally have called for an end to the annual event.
然而多年来，中国和国际动物权利活动家一直呼吁结束每年的狗肉节。
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