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The Dog Meat Festival (Chinese: 狗肉节), also known as the Yulin Dog Meat Festival or Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, is an annual festival held in Yulin, Guangxi, China, during the summer solstice from 21 June to 30 June in which festival observers consume dog meat accompanied by lychees or other plants. The festival began in 2009 and spans about ten days during which thousands of dogs are reportedly consumed. The festival has drawn criticism domestically and internationally. Background The festival is celebrated annually in Yulin, Guangxi, China, during the summer solstice in June, by eating dog meat.[1] Early on, it was reported that roughly 10,000 dogs had been consumed for each annual occurrence of the festival.[1] This number is estimated by some to have decreased to 1,000 in 2015.[2] In 2018 it was estimated that 3,000 dogs were killed.[3] The festival was launched on 21 June 2009.[4]