Spirits of abused animals remembered ahead of Ghost Festival

Nearly 100 people attended a ceremony in Taipei Saturday to pray for dead animals with the aim of both raising animal welfare awareness and curbing unnecessary killing for the Ghost Festival on Sept. 5, when animal sacrifices are traditionally offered to honor the dead.

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