Yulin: A notorious Chinese dog meat festival opened with butchers hacking slabs of canines and cooks frying the flesh despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year.
After initial reports that authorities would prohibit the meat at the summer solstice event in the southern town of Yulin, animal rights groups said vendors and officials reached a compromise setting a limit of two dogs displayed per stall.
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