Is there a Yulin Festival this year

[Catherine]

Yes the government should stop this to prevent another viral outbreak. That alone would be a good enough reason to stop the festival.
There are so many reasons why this festival must end now.
Groups like Humane Society International will not stop until  the dog meat industry is closed down.

https://people.com/pets/how-to-stop-yuli...-festival/

Their efforts to shut down the dog meat farms have saved many dogs and made less dogs available for slaughter. 

I was surprized to learn that the Yulin Festival only goes back to 2010. It is not a long standing tradition. Since that was the defence for having the festival, there is no reason not to stop it.