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Cat galls have aphrodisiacal properties, according to people in North Vietnam. [40] [41] In 2018, however, officials in the city of Hanoi urged citizens to stop eating dog and cat meat, citing concerns about the cruel methods with which the animals are slaughtered and the diseases this practice propagates, including rabies and leptospirosis.
According to the Four Paws February 2020 report on the dog and cat meat trade in Southeast Asian countries, roughly 5 million dogs are killed for their meat each year in Vietnam. [1] Although the report indicated that Vietnam is the second biggest consumer of dog meat, [ 2 ] this practice is common among 40% of the population.
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's party famously planned to eat their sled dogs, as well as to feed weaker dogs to other dogs, during their expedition to the South Pole. This allowed the party to carry less food, thus lightening the load, and ultimately helped Amundsen to win his race to the South Pole against Robert Scott's expedition ...
Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.
Under the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018, individuals caught violating the ban on the slaughter, transport, sale or purchase of dogs and cats for human consumption face a fine of ...
Under the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018, individuals caught violating the ban on the slaughter, transport, sale or purchase of dogs and cats for human consumption face a fine of ...
The report states that 521,121 dogs are reared in 1,156 dog meat farms and 388,000 dogs are consumed in 1,666 restaurants per year, as of February 2022. According to the "Public Perception Survey on Dog Eating", 55.8% of respondents said that society should stop eating dogs, while 28.4% of respondents answered that it should remain legal.
Eating dog meat is a social taboo in most parts of the world, [225] though some still consume it in modern times. [226] [227] It is still consumed in some East Asian countries, including China, [192] Vietnam, [193] Korea, [228] Indonesia, [229] and the Philippines. [230] An estimated 30 million dogs are killed and consumed in Asia every year. [222]