A dog which was rescued from a slaughterhouse at China's notorious Yulin dog meat festival this year has found a safe new home in Britain.
Lily, a female collie mix, arrived in London on Tuesday from China together with four other dogs that had escaped cruel deaths.
The five pooches were brought to safety by animal lovers from filthy underground animal abattoirs ahead of the annual Yulin feasts in June.
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Lily (circled) stays still and stares at the camera while being found at a slaughterhouse in China
Lily meets her new owner at Heathrow on Tuesday after escaping a cruel death in Yulin. Susie Warner (pictured with Lily, right) from Berkshire couldn't wait to give the pet a safe new home
It is estimated that 10 million dogs are slaughtered for meat in China annually. Many of them are believed to be stolen pets.
Yulin dog meat festival, held on the summer solstice, is a highly controversial food festival in southern China's Guangxi Province.
Each year, thousands of dogs are cruelly killed, skinned and cooked with blow-torches before being eaten by the locals.
The popular Yulin No. 1 Crispy Dog Meat restaurant prepared 12 tables along the pavement outside with 20 more tables nearby for this year's feasts, local sources reported at the time.
People in some other Asian countries, such as Vietnam and South Korea, also have the tradition of eating dogs.
The five lucky dogs, Lily, Harley, Fred, Cocoa and Rosie, were found inside three slaughterhouses on the outskirts of Yulin.
A heart-breaking picture from the rescue mission shows a frightened Lily sitting completely still on the blood-stained ground of the slaughterhouse while staring at the camera.
Workers at the dim-lit slaughterhouse were said to kill around 50 dogs every day for human consumption.
Staff from the Humane Society International hold Fred (left) and Lily (right) at Heathrow.
One-year-old Fred (left), a pug mix, and two-year-old Cocoa (right), a mix breed, arrive safely in London together with Lily after being rescued from slaughterhouses in Yulin earlier this year
Three-year-old Rosie (left), a Spaniel mix, and 18-month-old Harley (right), a Siberian husky, are looking for new homes in Britain after escaping cruel deaths at China's dog meat festival
Allen, one of the volunteers who rescued Lily, said at the time: 'It was deeply moving, as though she knew we were her only hope to get out of that hell alive, so she didn't take her eyes off us for a single second in case we left without her - which of course we never would!'
The five animals were brought to the UK with the help of charity group Humane Society International.
The organisation's UK Director Claire Bass said: 'It was such a joyful moment to see our beautiful dog meat trade survivors arrive in the UK to start new, happy lives.'
Ms Bass also said the influence and size of the Yulin dog meat festival had already been reduced in recent years thanks to the pressure from the public.
Volunteers saved a total of 135 dogs, including Lily, from three slaughterhouses in Yulin in June
Volunteers from Humane Society International look after the dogs after they were saved
The organisation said Lily had already found a new home. She has been adopted by Susie Warner from Berkshire who was waiting for the cute pooch at the Heathrow Animal Reception Centre.
Ms Warner, who already has a dog, couldn't wait to hold Lily. She said Lily would make the perfect companion for her pet and was excited to get her home.
Ms Warner also said she knew Lily was the dog for her as soon as she saw the photo of her at the slaughterhouse and a video of Lily being comforted by rescuers at the shelter in China.
The other four dogs - Harley, Fred, Cocoa and Rosie - are still looking for owners in Britain. Anyone who wishes to give them a new home can submit an application to here.
Humane Society International said they were looking for people that had extra patience and love to give these dogs as the animals had gone through a traumatic time and desperately needed a fresh start.
The rest of the 135 dogs saved from the slaughterhouse are currently being looked after in shelters in China.
Why do people eat dogs in China?
A vendor waits for buyers beside dogs in cages at a market in Yulin city, southern China. The city has an annual dog meat festival every year on the summer solstice
It's not uncommon to see people eating dishes made with dog meat in southern China, especially in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.
The city of Yulin, in Guangxi Province, has an annual dog meat festival every year on the summer solstice.
Keith Guo, an animal lover working for PETA Asia and a native of Guangdong, southern China, said dog stew was common in Guangdong as well as the neighbouring Guangxi Province.
Mr Guo, 27, who has a passion for food sociology, explained that meat from dogs smelt and tastesd gamier compared to other types of meat, so chefs usually used spices such as chilli peppers and ginger to cover the odor.
As a result, dog stew is heavy and could warm up the diners' body quickly.
'For traditional Chinese medicine, any food that could warm up the body is considered beneficial,' he said. 'That's also why dog meat is thought to be especially nutritious to the human body.'
Mr Guo added that the weather could get humid in southern China during winter, and according to traditional Chinese medicine, humidity could weaken one's health. That's why locals like eating warm dog stew to boost their immune system.
Mr Guo said he lost five pet dogs to dog thieves when he was growing up in Guangdong.
He condemned the thieves' behaviour.
'For the dog owners, the stolen dogs are their friends and family, and they shouldn't be the food in someone else's mouth.'
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Main photo article A dog which was rescued from a slaughterhouse at China‘s notorious Yulin dog meat festival this year has found a safe new home in Britain.
Lily, a female collie mix, arrived in London on Tuesday from China together with four other dogs that had escaped cruel deaths.
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