Is there a Yulin Festival this year

[Catherine]

We are coming up on the time for the Yulin dog and cat eating festival. A lot has happened since the festival last year.
The Chinese government has declared that dogs are not livestock.

https://www.hsi.org/news-media/china-agr...-not-food/

This is important when it comes to stopping the consumption of Dog meat. 
Would this be enough to stop a festival dedicated to eating dogs? 

It seems there are animals ready to be slaughtered.

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsan...-in-china/

However this article seems hopeful that the festival will be stopped.

https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/as...ay-chinese

I am not sure from what I am reading if the festival is actually stopped or not. 
As we approach the date we may learn more. 
I will keep  searching and post anything I find.