520 Dogs Saved From Slaughter.

Activists in China were able to throw a wrench in the dog meat industry when they organized a protest using twitter that saved 520 dogs from being turned into meat.

Over 200 activists blocked a road leading to a dog and cat meat slaughterhouse and refused to move for 16 hours before the dogs were purchased and saved.

Dog and cat meat is thought to promote bodily warmth and is very popular to eat in China during the winter months. The transport and production of dogs and cats for meat is still legal in China and many of the dogs on the truck were believed to have been stolen from their homes and picked off the street.

The truck driver faces no charges and the trade moves on but 520 dogs are alive today because a few dedicated people decided to stand up.