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Cat galls have aphrodisiacal properties, according to people in North Vietnam. [41] [42] 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.
There used to be a small regional culture of eating dog meat, as well as a trade of dogs for consumption and transporting them to nearby Vietnam where dog meat consumption was more common. [304] In 2014, Thailand passed the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Provision of Animal Welfare Act which, among other provisions, made it illegal to trade ...
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.
The law makes it illegal to slaughter cats and dogs for food at the federal level, with exceptions for certain indigenous religious or cultural practices. Former President Trump signed the bill ...
Former President Trump's baseless comments about immigrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio, have prompted outrage among Florida's large Haitian population.
Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.
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.
Germany's foreign ministry mocked U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's false assertion about immigrants eating pets in a post on the social platform X on Wednesday while pushing ...