Thousands of visitors attended a food festival in China celebrating canine culinary culture.
Yulin in eastern China is recognised throughout the region for producing some of the most flavoursome dog meat in the world, reports Daily Mail.
Connoisseurs of canine flesh had their fill at the week-long festival. More than 15,000 dogs were slaughtered during the festive week, which kicked off at the weekend.
Farmers in the region are highly respected for raising different breeds of dog specifically for the table, said the daily.
'Fragrant meat' as it is known in the region is a popular food source in China and is believed to have medicinal benefits.
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