Animal rights activists say they have saved dozens of dogs stuck on a "truck from hell" before they were sent to be slaughtered at a festival in southwest China.
The controversial Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, set to start on 22 June, will see thousands of stay dogs and other animals turned into delicacies, the Daily Star reports.
A video shared by animal charity NoToDogMeat reportedly shows campaigners and police stopping the truck at a checkpoint in central China as it headed from the Gaoling district of Xi'an to the festival yesterday.