Why are China’s pole dancers being dragged like abused dogs? (photos)

China’s national pole dancers have been chained up in cages, pulled by the neck, dragged by vans and brutally treated as a form of protest against the country’s dog-eating culture. Each of the photos showing the abuse features a real-life photo showing how the dog had been treated along with captions such as “Please don’t abandon me” and “I don’t know what I’ve done wrong”.

The campaign is aimed at raising awareness of animal cruelty after the Yulin festival – an annual dog-eating event held the night before the summer solstice – earlier this week where 10,000 dogs were put in cramped cages, clubbed on the head before being knocked out senseless and sold for meat.