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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.
Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare. As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience.
It is legal to eat dog meat in Canada. According to a writer for the National Post, this is because it is not necessary to prevent people from eating dogs. [135] While it is technically legal to serve dog meat in a restaurant in Canada if it has been inspected, it may not be possible to actually do so. [136]
Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.
Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.
Every so often we hear horrifying stories of modern day cannibalism -- but there are still tribes where eating human flesh is part of the culture. ... In India, exiled Aghori monks of Varanasi ...
Despite restrictions on killing and eating cows throughout most of the country, India became the world's largest exporter of beef in 2012. [34] According to a 2012 FAO report, India also had the world's largest population of dairy cows (43.6 million) and was the second-largest producer of milk (50.3 million tons per year). [ 35 ]
[citation needed] Cat meat is forbidden by Jewish [citation needed] and Islamic law [41] as both religions forbid the eating of carnivores. Cats are commonly regarded as pets in Western countries, or as working animals, kept to control vermin, not as a food animal, and consumption of cats is thus seen as a barbaric act by a large part of the ...