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Although Hawaii has outlawed commercial sales of dog meat, until the federal Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act it was legal to slaughter an animal classified as a pet if it was "bred for human consumption" and done in a "humane" manner. This allowed dog meat trade to continue, mostly using stray, lost, or stolen dogs. [44] [45]
The Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018 (), also called the DCMTPA, is a bipartisan bill outlawing the slaughter and trade of cats and dogs in the United States. . It passed the House by voice vote on September 12, 20
Unlike beef, pork, or poultry, dog meat is excluded from the list of livestock under the Livestock Processing Act of 1962, [note 1] which is "the principal statute governing hygienic slaughtering of livestock and processing of meat". Hence, dog meat farming is under-regulated compared to that of other stock animals. [43]
The trade in dog meat, which has been consumed on the Korean Peninsula for centuries, will be banned in South Korea from 2027 amid changing attitudes.
South Korea joins a growing list of Asian countries and territories that have banned the dog meat trade, including India, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Humane Society International's Kelly O'Meara shares how anyone can help humanely end the dog meat trade. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Dog meat for sale in a market in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dog meat consumption can be found in Vietnam, similar to other Asian countries such as Laos, and China. [citation needed] 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 ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that will end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for ...