A CHARITY which campaigns against the trading of cat and dog meat is urging runners in Oxfordshire to join their team in this years' virtual London Marathon.

The 'NoToDogMeat' charity is looking for animal-loving people from the county to sign up for the running event on on Sunday October 3.

The charity supports campaigners in countries which have a dog and cat meat trade, in their drive to change minds on the subject.

NoToDogMeat also runs rescue centres in China which house around 450 animals, and in June alone saved 21 injured dogs from the Yulin Dog Meat Festival during a rescue and awareness mission.

The grassroots organisation, which was set up by London-based lawyer Julia de Cadenet, also advises the United Nations on the issue, and takes part in global lobbying work to help end the practice of eating dogs and cats, which is not only cruel but unsanitary and dangerous.

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