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1 | China's Dog Meat Festival – Cruelty or Culture? | Shina : Fetiben'ny Henan'Alika- Heloka Sa Kolontsaina ? |
2 | In some parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy at the dinner table and the practice of consuming dog meat has been around since 500BC, or possibly even earlier. | Sakafo matsiro aroso ambony latabatra fihinanana any amin'ny faritra sasany ao Shina ny henan'alika, ary efa hatramin'ny nanodidina ny taona 500 talohan'i Jesoa na mety efa taloha be aza ny fihinanana izany. |
3 | However, as more and more Chinese are raising dogs as pets nowadays, they consider eating dog meat as cruel and barbaric behaviour. | Kanefa, satria efa maro no manomboka mitaiza alika tsikelikely ho biby fiompy ao an-trano ny Shinoa amin'izao fotoana izao, heverin'izy ireo fa hadalàna na fitondran-tena barabara ny fihinanana henan'alika. |
4 | In the past few years, animal rights activists have launched several campaigns, both online and offline, against the consumption of dog meat. | Taona vitsivitsy lasa izay, nanao fanentanana marobe momba ny fanoherana ny fihinanana henan'alika tao amin'ny aterineto sy tamin'ny fomba hafa ireo mpikatroka mpiaro ny zon'ny biby. |
5 | Every year, they call for the abolition of the annual dog meat festival which involves eating dog meat hotpot with lychees and drinking strong liquor. | Isan-taona dia mitaky ny fanafoanana ny fetiben'ny hena alika fanao isan-taona izay hihinanana lasopy amin'ny henan'alika miaraka amin'ny laodsia sy fisotroana rano mahery ry zareo. |
6 | The event takes place in Yulin city, Guangxi province on the summer solstice of the lunar calendar. This year, the date is June 21. | Atao amin'ny 21 Jona amin'ity taona ity any Yulin, faritanin'i Guangxi amin'ny solistisin'ny fahavaratra amin'ny tetiandro manaraka ny volana ny lanonana. |
7 | On the other hand, local residents claim that the festival is part of the city's cultural heritage and traditional practices. | Amin'ny lafiny iray dia hizingizinin'ny tompontany fa isan'ny kolontsaina anànan'ny tanàna sy fomba amam-panao ilay lanonam-be. |
8 | Last year, animal rights activists estimated that more than 10,000 dogs were killed during the festival. | Tamin'ny taona lasa, novinavinain'ny mpiaro ny zon'ny byby ho maherin'ny 10.000 ny isan'ny alika maty nandritra ilay fetibe. |
9 | Below is Apple Daily's report on the preparation of dog meat in the 2013 festival: | Ity ambany ity ny fanomanana ny henan'alika tamin'ny fetibe tamin'ny 2013 araka ny tatitra nataon'ny Apple Daily: |
10 | This year's anti-dog meat festival campaign started in early May. | Nanomboka tamin'ny fiandohan'ny volana May ny fanoherana ny fihinanana ny henan'alika amin'ity taona ity. |
11 | A number of celebrities such as Chen Kun and Yang Mi have spoken out for the abolition of the festival since then. | Olo-malaza maromaro toa an'i Chen Kun sy Yang M no nitabataba ho fanafoanana ilay fetibe nanomboka teo. |
12 | As the festival is approaching, in Sina Weibo, Chinese netizens have started tweeting anti-dog meat festival messages. | Arakaraky ny hanatonan'ilay fetibe no anombohan'ny fandefasan'ny Shinoa bitsika ao amin'ny Sina Weibo. |
13 | Here is a typical campaign message written by Weibo user “Singing Feifei” (@踏歌的菲菲) with two campaign stickers attached: | Inty misy santionanà fanentanana nosoratanà mpisera amin'ny Weibo “Singing Feifei” (@踏歌的菲菲) miaraka aminà sary apetaka anankiroa : |
14 | Two campaign stickers against the dog meat festival circulated on Weibo. | Sary apetaka anankiroa manohitra ny fetiben'ny fihinanana henan'alika miparitaka amin'ny Weibo. |
15 | Via “Singer Feifei” Weibo. | Avy amin'i “Singer Feifei” Weibo. |
16 | Why do we need the dog meat festival?! | Nahoana isika no manao ny fetiben'ny fihinanana henan'alika ? |
17 | Imagine putting humans into a cage and watching each other get killed while waiting for your turn. | Alaivo sary an-tsaina hoe io misy olona atao anaty vy makarakara sady mijery ny sasany ho vonoina mandra-piandry izay anjarany. |
18 | The desperate look in their eyes. | Hita anaty masony ny fananam-panantenana. |
19 | With popular support, animal rights activists went to Yulin to lobby the local government to stop the festival. | Nandeha tany Yulin ireo mpiaro ny zon'ny biby, miaraka amin'ny fanohanana mafonja, mba hanentana ny governemanta ao an-toerana handràra ilay fetibe. |
20 | In addition to the animal rights perspective, they put forward the food security and legal argument as the Ministry of Agriculture had issued a quarantine regulation on dogs and cats last year, requiring laboratory quarantine for the animals before they are transported. | Fa ankoatry ny fanehoana ny drafitra momba ny fiarovana ny zon'ny biby dia nampahafantarin'izy ireo ny haraton'aina sy ny antony araka ny lalàna araka ny didy tamin'ny taona lasa navoakan'ny Ministeran'ny Fambolena momba ny fanokanana efapolo andro ny saka sy ny alika any aminà laboratoara mialohan'ny hitaterana azy. |
21 | While the laboratory quarantine would cost 200 yuan to 300 yuan per dog (approximately US 30-48 dollars), local residents would not be willing to bear the cost. | Koa satria 200 yuan ka hatramin'ny 300 yuan ( manodidina ny 30-48 dolara amerikana) isaky ny alika ny vidin'ny fanokanana efapolo andro, tsy misy mponina ao an-toerana vonona handoa izany. |
22 | To avoid the accusation that the authorities are involved in encouraging the illegal consumption of dog meat, Yulin government sent out a press release on June 6 [zh] that “there is no such thing as “Summer Solstice Lychee Dog Meat Festival” and that the so-called festival “has never been initiated by any government or civic organization… it is a form of social gathering during the summer solstice”. | Mba hialàna amin'ny fiampangana hoe ireo mpitondra no mandrisika ny fihinanana tsy ara-dalàna ny henan'alika dia nandefa fanambarana tamin'ny gazety ny governemantan'i Yulin tamin'ny 6 Jona izay milaza fa ” tsy misy zavatra tahaka ny “fetiben'ny henan'alika sy laodisia amin'ny solistisin'ny fahavaratra” ary io antsoina hoe fetibe io dia” tsy ny governemanta na ny fiarahamonim-pirenena mihitsy no mikarakara azy…. endrika fivoriana sosialy mandritry ny solistisin'ny fahavaratra izy io”. |
23 | While the Yulin government is washing their hand off the festival, dog meat lovers and Yulin residents are fighting back saying that animal right activists have no right to stop people [zh] from eating dog meat. | Raha toa ka manasa tànana amin'ilay fetibe ny governemantan'i Yulin, ireo mpankafy ny henan'alika sy ny mponina any Yulin kosa dia mamaly bontana ary milaza fa tsy manan-jo handrara ny olona tsy hihinana henan'alika ireo mpikatroka mpiaro ny zon'ny biby. |
24 | The Chinese food culture and individual rights argument have also found a lot of echoes from Chinese social media. | Ahitana akony betsaka ao amin'ny haino aman-jery sosialy ny kolontsaina momba ny sakafo shinoa sy ny fiarovana ny zon'ny tsirairay. |
25 | For example “Xiya protector” (@希瓦的守护) said: | Ohatra, izao no nolazain'i ” Xiya protector” (@希瓦的守护): |
26 | I like dog and have never eaten dog meat, but I can't find any reason to oppose Yulin people from eating dog meat. | Tia alika aho ary tsy nihinana henan'alika velively, fa tsy hitako izay antony hanakanana ny vahoakan'i Yulin tsy hihinana henan'alika. |
27 | An individual cannot negate others choices because of one's preference. | Tsy afaka mandà ny safidin'ny hafa ny tsirairay satria izay no tiany. |
28 | Lu Daheng (@卢-达恒) believed the controversy is a reflection of cultural conflict: | Inoan'i Lu Daheng (@卢-达恒) fa taratry ny tsy fitovian'ny kolontsaina io tsy fifanarahana io : |
29 | Lu Daheng: Dog as people's friend and cannot be eaten. | Lu Daheng: Naman'ny olona ny alika ka azo hohanina. |
30 | Such an idea is coming from the western world. | Hevitra avy any amin'ny tandrefana ny toy izany. |
31 | Yulin's dog meat festival is a local tradition. | Fomban-drazana ao an-tànanan'i Yulin ny fetibe fihinanana henan'alika. |
32 | The argument that dog meat cannot be eaten is not about human's relation with dog as it seems, but the conflict between eastern and western thought. | Araka izany tsy avy amin'ny fifandraisan'ny olona sy ny alika ny hevitra hoe tokony tsy ho fihinana ny henan'alika, fa tsy fitovian-kevitra amin'ny tandrefana sy ny tatsinanana. |
33 | So far the most convincing argument is about food security. | Ny haraton'aina hatramin'izao no tohan-kevitra mandresy lahatra indrindra. |
34 | The compromise would be a system to guarantee the security of dog meat rather than a straightforward ban. | Ny marimaritra iraisana no rafitra mety ho tsara apetraka mba hianthana ny maha azo antoka ny henan'alika fa tsy ny fandraràna tsotra izao. |
35 | Doctor Lui Lang in Weibo suggested: | Nanolo-kevitra tao amin'ny Weibo i Lui Lang, mpitsabo : |
36 | If we are to guarantee the food security of dog meat, the breeding farms should be regulated. | Raha tiantsina ny hantona ny maha-azo antoka ny henan'alika dia tokony ho arahana maso ny toerana fiompiana izany. |
37 | Every dog should be marked so that if there is any thing wrong, it can be traced back to the farm. | Tokony ho fantatra ny alika tsirairay, ka raha toa ka misy tsy mety dia azo atao ny manao dia mianoatra hatrany amin'ny toeram-piompiana. |
38 | The dogs should have vaccines and take medicine to clear parasites. […] If all the measures are taken, the price of dog meat would be more expensive that beef. | Tokony hatao vaksiny sy omena odi-katsentsitra ny alika […] Raha toa tanteraka ny fepetra rehetra, ho lafo noho ny henan'omby ny henan'alika. |
39 | But animal rights activists are not happy with the trade-off. | Fa tsy faly tamin'ny fifanarahana ireo mpikatroka mpiaro ny zon'ny biby. |
40 | Disaur exclaimed: | Nitabataba i Disaur : |
41 | We boycott the dog meat festival and the eating of dog. | Hobodoinay ny fetiben'ny henan'alika sy ny fihinanana izany. |
42 | We will never eat dog meat. | Tsy hihinana alika mandrakizay izahay. |
43 | Of course, the consumption of dog meat is individual's freedom and we have no right to interfere. | Marina fa fahalalahan'ny tsirairay ny fihinanana henan'alika ary tsy manan-jo hiditra amin'izany izahay. |
44 | But we have to boycott the dog meat festival, condemn the slaughters and the dog traders. | Fa tsy maintsy bodoinay ny fetiben'ny henan'alika, melohinay ny mpamono sy ny mpivarotra alika. |
45 | There is no way the trading and slaughtering of cats and dogs can be legalized [… ] | Tsy azo ekena ny hanaovana ho ara-dalàna ny fivarotana sy ny famonoana saka sy alika […] |