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Little Ricky was saved from a "horrible" slaughterhouse in 2015 ahead of the annual festival in China, during which thousands of dogs are killed for their meat.
It is estimated that around 10 million dogs are killed for their meat every year in China, although only a small portion of the population consume this food.
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"Cruelty and suffering exist at every part of this trade," Peter Li, the Humane Society International's China policy expert, told Newsweek.
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