— Happy New Year from Raise UR Paw In mid December 2015, volunteers from our friend and comrade, Duo Duo Animal Welfare Project, traveled to Yulin, China to meet with animal advocates and bring back dogs rescued from the dog slaughter house. San Francisco's CBS local news covered the group's return to San Francisco with its adorable passengers in tow. The report highlighted the horrific trade in various parts of China, including Guangdong Province, California's newly minted "sister state." Check out the short video here::http://cbsloc.al/1PJ7Rx3 ATTENTION: There could contain some graphic images etc - so please use discretion If you haven't already, please sign Duo Duo's petition urging Governor Jerry Brown to put pressure on California's sister state, Guangdong Province, to end the dog and cat meat trade that is heavily centered in this region: change.org/guangdong. (more details about this campaign, [http://www.nopetsonplates.org)/]www.nopetsonplates.org) Yulin dog meat vendors buy a big portion of their dogs from the Guangdong dog wholesale market. If we can close down the market in Guangdong, it will deal a major blow to this year;s Yulin Dog Meat Festival. 2015 has been a remarkable year for us, and for the plight of dogs and cats in China. Raise UR Paw and Duo Duo Animal Welfare Project are already building its 2016 campaign against the Yulin dog meat festival, and continues to support activists on the ground in China who are fearlessly protesting the dog and cat meat trade. THANK YOU for your past and ongoing support. We couldn't do it without you.