Bo Ai Animal Protection Centre of Guangyuan, situated in Sichuan, China, was founded in 2008 by Du Yufeng after the Great Sichuan Earthquake.
After the earthquake the local government wanted to kill the stray dogs to prevent the spread of disease but Du approached the government, telling them that she would take in the dogs. They agreed. Bo Ai (meaning Universal Love) Centre was born.
Du has been to Yulin and has closed down dog slaughterhouses as well as restaurants and market stalls selling dog meat.
Even before Bo Ai Centre was opened, Du Yufeng was rescuing animals. She credits her father, who raised her and her 5 siblings alone after their mother died, for her love of animals:
"When I was small, Dad bought us rabbits, sheep, ducks, pigeons, cats and dogs. A representative of each species was entrusted to each of us to care for".