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Animal rights activists gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles to protest China's dog meat trade and Yulin Dog Meat Festival. Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2017. According to activists with Last Chance for Animals, thousands of dogs are beaten, boiled and burned alive during the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Animal rights activists gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles to protest China's dog meat trade and Yulin Dog Meat Festival. Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2017. According to activists with Last Chance for Animals, thousands of dogs are beaten, boiled and burned alive during the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images)