Just this week, Balinese governor Pastika issued a decree to ban
the sale of dog meat in Bali, effective immediately, that pushes for education regarding the dog meat trade, marking a huge milestone in the fight to stop this barbaric industry.
After all, as awful and shocking as it sounds to American dog owners like us,
the sale of dog meat for human consumption is still legal in China.
Not exact matches
Animal activists around the world are celebrating as Taiwan becomes the first Asian country to ban the
sale and consumption
of cat and
dog meat.
The Yulin
dog meat festival, initiated in 2010 to boost
dog meat sales, results in thousands
of dogs and cats slaughtered and eaten annually.
The
dog meat trade is the only trade known to encourage the mass unregulated movement,
sale and slaughter
of millions
of dogs each year, posing a significant human health risk...
Kelly O'Meara, director
of companion animals and engagement, Humane Society International, said: «Investigations throughout Asia have documented severe cruelty at all stages
of the
dog meat trade, including sourcing, transport,
sale and slaughter.
New study found that a substantial number
of commercial raw
meat dog foods available for
sale contained several different dangerous bacteria that could infect...
The King Amendment would, according to the Washington Times, «have far - reaching implications, nullifying a large spectrum
of state and local laws concerning everything from livestock welfare to GMO labeling, restrictions on pesticide and antibiotic use, horse slaughter, child labor, fire safe cigarettes, shark finning, Christmas trees, and even the
sale of cat and
dog meat.