Ready-to-eat dogs hang at a street market shop in Lianzhou, China. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow. The City of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 26, 2005.

Ready-to-eat dogs hang at a street market shop in Lianzhou, China. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow. The City of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 25, 2005.

A man carries his dog on his scooter to a street market shop in Lianzhou, China. In China, dogs are raised and sold for their fur and meat. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow.The City of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 27, 2005.

A freshly slaughtered dog is put in a bag at a street market shop in Lianzhou, China. In China, dogs are raised and sold for their fur and meat. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow.The city of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 25, 2005.

A freshly slaughtered dog is carved and prepared before being sold at a street market shop in Lianzhou, China. In China, dogs are raised and sold for their fur and meat. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow. The city of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 25, 2005.

A dog walks on its cage awaiting for its fate at a market shop in Lianzhou, China. In China, dogs are raised and sold for their fur and meat. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow. The city of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 25, 2005.

Ready-to-eat dogs hang at a street market shop in Lianzhou, China. Dogs, more than anything else, seem to be a staple in this part of China, where consumers believe their meat helps to keep them warm during winter. But public awareness of the practice and opposition to it is beginning to grow. The City of Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong province to the south of Wuling Mountains and on the upstream of Xiaobeijiang. It is at a joining section of the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi. It has always been a key pass connecting Guangdong with the central provinces of China. Photo taken November 25, 2005.