Street animals of China (33 images)

An enterprising Chinese man sells a live terrapin, or soft-shell turtle, on the side of a road in Beijing on July 26, 2013. The terrapin is a much-favored dish, mainly roasted or prepared as a soup, served throughout China. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A Chinese woman feeds her large pig wearing a dress outside a convenience store in downtown Beijing on May 29, 2013. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Puppies in cages (sold for food) are on sale for restaurants and customers at a market in Lijiang, northern Yunnan Province, on September 29, 2012. When food is scarce in China, dogs are eaten as an emergency food source around the country in a practice which is seen as socially acceptable. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese shoppers look at various animals for sale, including a floppy-eared rabbit, at a shopping center in Beijing, on July 3, 2012. Only recently in China has the concept of pet ownership become popular, as opposed to buying animals strictly to cook. UPI/Stephen Shaver