What happens to the dogs once they reach their destination? Approximately half of the dogs that are stuffed in small cages in the vehicles for transportation to Baguio City and the Cordilleras region die of starvation and dehydration. You may think that this is a loss of profit, but many of these dead dogs are passed off as being alive and are slaughtered nonetheless. The dogs that do survive this arduous journey are made to suffer even more as they are transported directly to illegal slaughterhouses.

There they are removed from their cramped cages using looped poles and bashed in the head several times with the pole until they become unconscious. They are then slashed in the throat at the location of the jugular vein so that the blood that gushes out can be collected and then sold. Following this, the dog's body is placed over a fire to burn its fur. The dog is finally cut into however many desired pieces for sale to restaurants and public wet markets.

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