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{{About|human consumption of dog flesh and parts|meat eaten by dogs themselves|dog food|the character in the Fallout series of video games|Dogmeat}} |
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[[File:Dog Meat.jpg|thumb|Various cuts of dog meat]] |
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[[File:Nureongi_dogs.jpg|thumb|[[Nureongi]] dogs, a Korean [[landrace]] raised for meat production]] |
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{{nutritionalvalue|name=Dog meat|water=60.1 g|opt2n=[[Dietary ash|Ash]]|opt2v=0.8 g|kJ=1096|protein=19 g|fat=20.2 g|carbs=0.1 g|fiber=0 g | sodium_mg=72|calcium_mg=8|phosphorus_mg=168|iron_mg=2.8|potassium_mg =270|cholesterol=44.4 mg|vitA_ug = 3.6|thiamin_mg=0.12| riboflavin_mg=0.18|vitC_mg=3|niacin_mg=1.9|right=2|source=Yong-Geun Ann (1999)<ref>Ann Yong-Geun [http://wolf.ok.ac.kr/~annyg/report/r2.htm "Dog Meat Foods in Korea"], Table 4. Composition of dog meat and Bosintang (in 100g, raw meat), ''Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition'' 12(4) 397 – 408 (1999).</ref>}} |
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'''Dog meat''' refers to the flesh and other edible parts derived from [[dog]]s. Human consumption of dog meat has been recorded in many parts of the world, including [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]], [[West Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Oceania]], [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian America]].<ref name=schwabe1979p168>{{cite book|last=Schwabe|first=Calvin W.|title=Unmentionable cuisine|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SiBntk9jGmoC|year=1979|publisher=University of Virginia Press|isbn=978-0-8139-1162-5|page=[http://books.google.com/books?id=SiBntk9jGmoC&pg=PA168 168]|ref=harv}}</ref> Dog meat today is consumed in many parts of [[China]],<ref name="Wingfield-Hayes">{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2074073.stm|date=29 June 2002|title=China's taste for the exotic|author=Rupert Wingfield-Hayes|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2007-05-15}}</ref> [[Korea]],<ref name=Podberscek2009>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01616.x|url= http://www.animalsandsociety.org/assets/265_podberscek.pdf#page=8&search=nationwide|title=Good to Pet and Eat: The Keeping and Consuming of Dogs and Cats in South Korea|author=Anthony L. Podberscek|journal=Journal of Social Issues|volume=65|issue=3|year=2009|pages=615–632|quote=''Dog meat is eaten nationwide and all year round, although it is most commonly eaten during summer, especially on the (supposedly) three hottest days.''}}</ref> [[Vietnam]],<ref name="BBCNews2001">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1735647.stm|title=Vietnam's dog meat tradition|date=31 December 2001|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2007-05-15}}</ref> and in [[Switzerland]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{Harvnb|Schwabe|1979|p=[http://books.google.com/books?id=SiBntk9jGmoC&pg=PA173 173]}}</ref> Dog meat has also been used as survival food in times of war and/or other hardships.<ref name=Times1940/><ref name=Mawson/> |
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Today, a number of cultures view the consumption of dog meat to be a part of their [[cuisine]], while others - such as [[Western culture]] - consider consumption of dog to be a [[taboo]]. |
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==Consumption debate== |
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===Proponents=== |
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Some cultures, especially those from East and Southeast Asia, support the eating of dog meat.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} |
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Proponents of eating dog meat have argued that the acceptance of eating other common meats (e.g. beef or pork) whilst not accepting eating dog meat is hypocritical, and there is no moral difference between eating the meat of different animals.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.slate.com/id/2060840/|title=Wok the dog – what's wrong with eating man's best friend?|accessdate=2007-07-23|author= William Saletan|date=January 16, 2002|publisher=slate.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunysb.edu/writrhet/philosophy/handbook/essaycontest/2004essaywinners/2004+Ahmet+Zihni.htm|title=Dog meat dilemma|author=Ahmed Zihni|publisher=sunysb.edu |year= 2004 |accessdate=2008-05-11 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070811115017/http://www.sunysb.edu/writrhet/philosophy/handbook/essaycontest/2004essaywinners/2004+Ahmet+Zihni.htm |archivedate=2007-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://lovingkorean.com/2013/07/12/do-koreans-eat-dogs-and-western-hypocrisy/|title=‘Do Koreans eat dogs?‘ and Western hypocrisy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/10/feffer-j.html|title=The Politics of Dog – When globalization and culinary practice clash|author=John Feffer|date=June 2, 2002|accessdate=2007-05-11 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060427201343/http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/10/feffer-j.html |archivedate=2006-04-27}}</ref> |
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===Opponents=== |
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Some cultures, especially from [[Western world|Western countries]], oppose the eating of dog meat.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} Some people view dogs as man's best friend<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/24/animal_cruelty_china/|title=Salon editorial: An olympic disgrace}}</ref> and therefore should not be eaten. Organizations such as [[World Animal Protection]] have been increasingly opposing dog meat consumption and the treatment of dogs caged and farmed for their meat.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} |
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==By region== |
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===Africa=== |
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====Cameroon==== |
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The [[Mandara Mountains|Mandara]] mountains people like dog meat {{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}. The [[Mayo-Plata]] ([[Mayo Sava]] district) market is well known for its dog meat outlets {{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}. Among the [[Vame]] people, domestic dogs are only eaten for specific rituals.<ref>Eric Thys & Olivier Nyssens ''Préparation et commercialisation de la viande canine chez les Vamé Mbrémé population animiste des monts Mandara.'' in "Tropical Animal Production for the Benefit of Man. Antwerp, 1982, pp. 511–517.</ref> |
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====Democratic Republic of the Congo==== |
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Despite tests showing 156 dogs were infected with [[Ebola]], the consumption of dog meat is no longer taboo.<ref>http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/dog-meat-back-menu-democratic-republic-congo</ref> Several families may chip in to purchase a whole large dog. |
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====Ghana==== |
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The [[Tallensi]], the Akyim's, the Kokis, and the Yaakuma, one of many cultures of Ghana, consider dog meat a delicacy. While the [[Mamprusi]] generally avoid dog meat, it is eaten in a "courtship stew" provided by a king to his royal lineage. Two Tribes in Ghana, [[Frafra people|Frafra]] and [[Dagaaba]] are particularly known to be "tribal playmates" and consumption of dog meat is the common bond between the two tribes. Every year around September, games are organised between these two tribes and the Dog Head is the trophy at stake for the winning tribe<ref name=simoons1994p229>{{Cite book|title=Eat not this flesh: food avoidances from prehistory to the present|last=Simoons|first=Frederick J. |edition=2|publisher=Univ of Wisconsin Press|year=1994|isbn=978-0-299-14254-4|page=[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=JwGZTQunH00C&pg=PA229 229]|url=http://books.google.com/?id=JwGZTQunH00C|ref=harv|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> |
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====Liberia==== |
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Liberians are said to lump the term dog meat and [[bushmeat]] together. A local animal welfare group Say No To Dog Meat claimed 75% of Liberians consume dog meat. 75% of Liberians rely on bush and pet meat as a staple diet. |
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====Nigeria==== |
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Dogs are eaten by various groups in some states of Nigeria, including Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Plateau, Ondo, Kalaba, Taraba and Gombe of Nigeria.<ref name=simoons1994p229/> They are believed to have medicinal powers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6419041.stm|accessdate=2006-03-06|title=Dog's dinners prove popular in Nigeria|work=BBC News|date=2007-03-06|first=Senan|last= Murray}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gadling.com/2007/03/07/man-bites-dog-dining-on-dog-meat-in-nigeria/|title="Man Bites Dog": Dining on Dog Meat in Nigeria|author=Willy Volk|date=March 7, 2007|publisher=gadling.com}}</ref> |
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In late 2014, the fear of contracting the [[Ebola virus disease]] from [[bushmeat]] led at least one major Nigerian newspaper to imply that eating dog meat was a healthy alternative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune.com.ng/arewa/item/13955-ebola-jos-residents-shun-bush-meat-stick-to-dog-meat/13955-ebola-jos-residents-shun-bush-meat-stick-to-dog-meat|title=EBOLA: Jos residents shun bush meat, stick to dog meat|author=Isaac Shobayo|work=tribune.com.ng}}</ref> That paper documented a thriving trade in dog meat and slow sales of even well smoked bushmeat. |
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====Morocco==== |
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[[Morocco]] being a Muslim country, consumption of dog meat there is taboo;{{failed verification|date=August 2014}}<!-- see [[Islam_and_animals#dogs]]--> however, some less scrupulous vendors of [[street food]] have been reported as having used dog meat as a full or partial replacement for beef and lamb in [[sausage]]s and other ground-meat dishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319538/Morocco-grip-DOG-MEAT-scandal-police-carcasses-pets-destined-restaurants.html|title=Morocco in grip of DOG MEAT scandal after police find carcasses of pets destined for restaurants|work=Mail Online}}</ref> |
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===Americas=== |
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====Canada==== |
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It is legal to sell and serve dog meat, providing that it must be killed and gutted in front of [[Canadian Food Inspection Agency|federal inspectors]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2003/11/11/coyote_meat031111.html|title=Canine carcasses at Edmonton restaurant were coyotes|date= November 11, 2003|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2007-04-19}}</ref> If a dog is killed out of the view of federal inspectors, the killing might involve cruelty, which would be a violation of the [[Criminal Code of Canada|Criminal Code]], and those convicted may be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.<ref>[http://www.isthatlegal.ca/index.php?name=penalty.animal_criminal_cruelty_law LEGAL GUIDE: ANIMALS AND THE CRIMINAL LAW (CANADA) – Ch. 6 Penalties<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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====Ancient Mexico==== |
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In the time of the [[Aztec Empire]] in what is now central Mexico, [[Mexican Hairless Dog]]s were bred, among other purposes,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120719044113/http://www.xolorescueusa.org/about.html About THE XOLOITZCUINTLE] (archived from [http://www.xolorescueusa.org/about.html the original] on 2012-07-19), [https://web.archive.org/web/20120714064639/http://www.xolorescueusa.org/ Xolo Rescue USA] (archived from [http://www.xolorescueusa.org/ the original] on 2012-07-14).</ref> for their meat. [[Hernán Cortés]] reported when he arrived in [[Tenochtitlan]] in 1519, "small gelded dogs which they breed for eating" were among the goods sold in the city markets.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cortés|first=Hernan|authorlink= |coauthors=trans. [[Anthony Pagden]]|title=Letters from Mexico|isbn=0-300-03799-6|year=1986|publisher=Yale University Press|location=New Haven}}</ref> These dogs, ''[[Xoloitzcuintle]]s'', were often depicted in [[pre-Columbian]] Mexican pottery. The breed was almost extinct in the 1940s, but the British Military Attaché in Mexico City, Norman Wright, developed a thriving breed from some of the dogs he found in remote villages.<ref>{{Cite journal|author1=Inc, Time|url=http://books.google.com/?id=K1QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA93&dq=Xoloitzcuintle+extinct&q|title=Hairless Dogs Revived|journal=Life Magazine|date=January 28, 1957|page=93|accessdate=2010-08-07}}</ref> |
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====United States of America==== |
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The term "dog" has been used as a synonym for sausage since 1884 and accusations that sausage makers used dog meat date to at least 1845.<ref name=wilton>*{{Citation | last = Wilton | first = David | title = Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends | place = Oxford | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 2004 | isbn = 0-19-517284-1 }}</ref> The belief that sausages contained dog meat was occasionally justified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=hot+dog&searchmode=none|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|work=etymonline.com}}</ref> |
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In 1846, a group of 87 [[American pioneers]] were stranded by snow while traveling in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]. Some of the starving people from this group, known posthumously as the [[Donner Party]], ate a pet dog for sustenance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.discovery.com/history/donner-party-cannibalism.html |title=Donner Party Ate Family Dog, Maybe Not People : Discovery News |publisher=News.discovery.com |date=2010-04-15 |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> |
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In the late 19th century, a cure for [[tuberculosis]] (then colloquially termed "consumption") using an exclusive diet of dog meat was tried.<ref name=nytimes1891>{{cite news |title=A new cure for consumption is being tried in Shelbyville, Ind. It is an exclusive diet of dog meat. |work= A Florence Bank in Trouble - Telegraphic Brevities |publisher= The New York Times|year= 1891|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950DEED7123AE533A25754C0A9679D94609ED7CF}}</ref> Reports of families eating dog meat out of choice, rather than necessity, were rare and newsworthy. Stories of families in Ohio and Newark, New Jersey who did so made it into editions of ''The New York Times'' in 1876 and 1885.<ref name=nytimes1885>{{cite web |title=PATRONS OF DOG MEAT |publisher= The New York Times|year= 1885|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9905E5DC123FE533A25751C1A9649D94649FD7CF}}</ref><ref name=nytimes1876>{{cite web |title=A Family Living On Dog Meat|date= March 12, 1876|publisher= The New York Times|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A07EFD9143AE63BBC4A52DFB566838D669FDE}}</ref> |
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In the early 20th century, dog meat was consumed during times of meat shortage.<ref name=nytimes1904>{{cite news |title=Miners eat horses and dogs |website=The New York Times|year= 1904|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9902E3DA113CE433A25754C2A9639C946597D6CF}}</ref> |
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====Native Americans==== |
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The traditional culture surrounding the consumption of dog meat varied from [[tribe]] to tribe among the original inhabitants of North America, with some tribes relishing it as a [[delicacy]], and others (such as the [[Comanche]]) treating it as a forbidden food.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120318032701/http://www.nativeradio.com/jworley/column4.cfm |title=The great Chiefs |publisher=Native Radio |date=1911-02-23 |accessdate=2012-10-24}} (archived from [http://www.nativeradio.com/jworley/column4.cfm the original] on 2012-03-18)</ref> Native peoples of the [[Great Plains]], such as the [[Sioux]] and [[Cheyenne]], consumed it, but there was a concurrent religious [[taboo]] against the meat of wild canines.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060925225102/http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html Guts and Grease: The Diet of Native Americans] (archived from [http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html the original] on 2006-09-25)</ref> |
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During their 1803–1806 expedition, [[Meriwether Lewis]] and the other members of the [[Corps of Discovery]] consumed dog meat, either from their own animals or supplied by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes, including the [[Paiute]]s and Wah-clel-lah Indians, a branch of the [[Watlata]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2728 |title=Back Through the Gorge, 1806 |publisher=Lewis-clark.org |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> the [[Clatsop]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=362 |title=Ecola |publisher=Lewis-clark.org |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> the [[Lakota people|Teton Sioux]] (Lakota),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2927 |title=Change of Heart |publisher=Lewis-clark.org |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> the [[Nez Perce tribe|Nez Perce Indians]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=3021 |title=Lemhi Pass to Fort Clatsop |publisher=Lewis-clark.org |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> and the [[Hidatsa]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2030 |title=September 17, "Sinque Hole Camp" |publisher=Lewis-clark.org |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref><!--still not sure which tribe introduced them to dog meat, maybe someone can find out--> Lewis and the members of the expedition ate dog meat, except [[William Clark (explorer)|William Clark]], who reportedly could not bring himself to eat dogs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/12/1204_031204_lewisclark.html |title=Sex, Dog Meat, and the Lash: Odd Facts About Lewis and Clark |publisher=News.nationalgeographic.com |date=2010-10-28 |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> |
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The [[Kickapoo people]] include puppy meat in many of their traditional festivals.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=QxlElGfSlvQC&lpg=PA339&dq=preparation+of+puppies+for+ceremonial+feasts&pg=PA339#v=onepage&q=preparation%20of%20puppies%20for%20ceremonial%20feasts&f=false The Mexican Kickapoo Indians] Felipe A. Latorre and Dolores L. Latorre (1976).</ref> This practice has been well documented in the [[Works Progress Administration]] "Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma".<ref>[http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/papers/8133%20Cooley.pdf WPA Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma] Ed Cooley (July 29, 1937)</ref><ref>[http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/papers/8848%20Couch.pdf WPA Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma] Albert Couch (October 12, 1937)</ref> |
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===Australia=== |
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It is legal to eat dogs and cats in all States and Territories except South Australia. It is illegal to sell cat or dog meat in any Australian State or Territory.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is eating cats or dogs legal?|url=http://kb.rspca.org.au/Is-eating-cats-or-dogs-legal_489.html|website=Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> |
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===Arctic and Antarctic=== |
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Dogs have historically been emergency food sources for various peoples in [[Siberia]], [[northern Canada]], and [[Greenland]]. [[Sled dog]]s are usually maintained for pulling sleds, but occasionally are eaten when no other food is available. |
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British explorer [[Ernest Shackleton]] and his [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] became trapped, and ultimately killed their sled dogs for food. Norwegian explorer [[Roald Amundsen]] was known to have eaten sled dogs during his expedition to the South Pole. By eating some of the sled dogs, he required less human or dog food, thus lightening his load. When comparing sled dogs to ponies as draught animals he also notes: |
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<blockquote>"...there is the obvious advantage that dog can be fed on dog. One can reduce one's pack little by little, slaughtering the feebler ones and feeding the chosen with them. In this way they get fresh meat. Our dogs lived on dog's flesh and [[pemmican]] the whole way, and this enabled them to do splendid work. And if we ourselves wanted a piece of fresh meat we could cut off a delicate little fillet; it tasted to us as good as the best beef. The dogs do not object at all; as long as they get their share they do not mind what part of their comrade's carcass it comes from. All that was left after one of these canine meals was the teeth of the victim – and if it had been a really hard day, these also disappeared."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/tsp1210h.htm#intro|title=The South Pole|author=Roald Amundsen}}</ref></blockquote> |
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[[Douglas Mawson]] and [[Xavier Mertz]] were part of the [[Far Eastern Party]], a three-man sledging team with [[Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis|Lieutenant B.E.S. Ninnis]], to survey King George V Land, Antarctica. On 14 December 1912 Ninnis fell through a snow-covered crevasse along with most of the party's rations, and was never seen again. Mawson and Mertz turned back immediately. They had one and a half weeks' food for themselves and nothing at all for the dogs. Their meagre provisions forced them to eat their remaining sled dogs on their {{convert|315|mi|km|adj=on}} return journey. Their meat was tough, stringy and without a vestige of fat. Each animal yielded very little, and the major part was fed to the surviving dogs, which ate the meat, skin and bones until nothing remained. The men also ate the dog's brains and livers. Unfortunately eating the liver of sled dogs produces the condition [[hypervitaminosis A]] because canines have a much higher tolerance for vitamin A than humans do. Mertz suffered a quick deterioration. He developed stomach pains and became incapacitated and incoherent. On 7 January 1913, Mertz died. Mawson continued alone, eventually making it back to camp alive.<ref name="Mawson">{{cite web|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6137/6137-h/6137-h.htm#2HCH0013|title=The Home of the Blizzard|author=Douglas Mawson}}</ref> |
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===Asia/Pacific=== |
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====China==== |
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[[File:Dogs being butchered in Guangdong, China 1999.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Dogs being butchered in Guangdong, China]] |
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[[File:Dog meat hotpot.JPG|thumb|right|240px|A platter of cooked dog meat in [[Guilin]], China]] |
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In 2015, between 10 and 20 million dogs per year are believed to be killed for consumption in China.<ref name="Festival">{{cite web|author=Li, P.|title=The illegal dog meat festival that nobody is stopping|url=https://www.thedodo.com/china-yulin-dog-meat-trade-1113447741.html|year=2015|publisher=The DoDo|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> <ref>http://www.pandaguides.com/features/yulin_dog_cat_meat_festival.html</ref>{{better source|date=May 2015}} |
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Dog meat is sometimes called "fragrant meat" (香肉 ''xiāng ròu'') or "[[lamb (food)|mutton]] of the earth" (地羊 ''dì yáng'') in [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin Chinese]] and "3–6 fragrant meat" ({{zh|t=三六香肉|cy=''sàam luhk hèung yuhk''}}) in [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]] (3 plus 6 is 9 and the words "nine" and "dog" have close pronunciation. In Mandarin, "nine" and "dog" are pronounced differently). |
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The eating of dog meat in China dates back thousands of years. Dog meat ({{zh|c=狗肉|p=gǒu ròu}}) has been a source of food in some areas from around 500 B.C. and possibly even earlier. It has been suggested that wolves in southern China may have been domesticated as a source of meat.<ref name=NYT2009>{{cite news|last=Wade|first=Nicholas|title=In Taming Dogs, Humans May Have Sought a Meal|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/science/08dogs.html |accessdate=3 January 2012|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=7 September 2009}}</ref> [[Mencius]], the philosopher, talked about dog meat as being an edible, dietary meat.<ref>{{Cite book |author=[[Liang Shih-chiu]] |title=Ya she xiao pin xuan ji |publisher=Chinese University Press|year=2005 |isbn=978-962-996-219-7 |page=144 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=UMZdQT_FyHAC&pg=PA144}} Translated by Ta-tsun Chen.</ref> It is thought to have medicinal properties, and is especially popular in winter months in northern China, as it is believed to raise body temperature after consumption and promote warmth.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Simoons|first=Frederick J.|title=Food in China: a cultural and historical inquiry|publisher=CRC Press|year=1991|isbn= 978-0-8493-8804-0|pages=[http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA24 24], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA38 38], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA149 149], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA305 305], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA309 309–315], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA317 317], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fo087ZxohA4C&pg=PA332 332]|url=http://books.google.com/?id=Fo087ZxohA4C|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|title=Fang shui|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2004-12-29|url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/Good-Living/Fang-shui/2004/12/28/1103996536603.html|accessdate=2006-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = Dog meat row hits HK chain|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2172072.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=4 August 2002}}</ref> Historical records have moreover shown how in times of food scarcities (as in war-time situations), dogs could also be eaten as an emergency food source.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wakabayashi|first=Bob Tadashi|title=The Nanking atrocity, 1937–38: complicating the picture|edition=illustrated|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-1-84545-180-6|url= http://books.google.com/?id=N-vXRgEAPU0C|year=2007|postscript=<!--None-->|page=[http://books.google.com/books?id=N-vXRgEAPU0C&pg=PA235 235]}}</ref> |
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In modern times, the extent of dog consumption in China varies by region, most prevalent in Guangdong, Yunnan and Guangxi, as well as the northern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/03/9/dogs.catseatenAsia903.html|title=How many cats & dogs are eaten in Asia? AP 9.03|work=animalpeoplenews.org}}</ref> It is still common to find dog meat served in restaurants in Southern China, where dogs are specially raised on farms. However, there are instances of finding stolen pet meat on menus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/china.animals/|title=Inside the cat and dog meat market in China|work=cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/750846.shtml|title=Pets snatched and butchered for food - Global Times|work=globaltimes.cn}}</ref> Chinese [[netizen]]s and the Chinese police intercepted trucks transporting caged dogs to be slaughtered in localities such as [[Chongqing]] and [[Kunming]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Tech-savvy citizen rescues 69 dogs from becoming dinner'|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124075954/http://now.msn.com/tech-savvy-citizen-rescues-500-dogs-from-becoming-dinner|accessdate=26 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='April 20th 500 caged dogs rescued in Kunming China'|url=http://careforchineseanimals.net/2012/04/22/april-20th-500-caged-dogs-rescued-in-kunming-china/|accessdate=20 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Truck full of dogs crammed into tiny cages and bound for Chinese restaurants is intercepted by animal lovers'|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2088309/Truck-dogs-crammed-tiny-cages-bound-Chinese-restaurants-rescued-animal-lovers.html|accessdate=19 January 2012 | location=London|work=Daily Mail|first=David|last=Gerges|date=2012-01-18}}</ref> |
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Each year, [[Yulin, Guangxi]] celebrates the [[summer solstice]] in June by having a [[Dog Meat Festival|festival of eating dog meat]] and [[lychees]], washed down by strong liquor. The 4th festival in 2011 spanned 10 days during which 15,000 dogs were consumed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nownews.com/2011/06/29/162-2723748.htm |title=陝西榆林10天美食節 1萬5千隻狗慘遭下肚 | 大陸新聞 | NOWnews 今日新聞網 |publisher=Nownews.com |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008751/Tasteless-Food-festival-Yulin-China-celebrates-canine-culinary-culture--15-000-dogs-menu.html |title=Tasteless? Food festival in Yulin, China celebrates canine culinary culture – with 15,000 dogs on the menu | Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= 2011-06-28|accessdate=2011-06-30 |location=London}}</ref> Estimates of the number of dogs eaten during the festival range between 10 and 15 thousand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/6700/Wetenschap/article/detail/4085977/2015/06/22/Gemoederen-lopen-hoog-op-bij-discussie-over-hondenvlees-festival.dhtml|title=Gemoederen lopen hoog op bij discussie over hondenvlees-festival|last=Schipper|first=Nienke|date=22 June 2015|work=[[Trouw]]|language=Dutch|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> The animal rights [[NGO]] Best Volunteer Centre claimed the city had more than 100 slaughterhouses, processing between 30 and 100 dogs a day. However, the Yulin Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention claimed the city had only eight dog slaughterhouses selling approximately 200 dogs, although this increased to about 2,000 dogs during the Yulin festival.<ref name="Huifeng">{{cite web|title=Dog-eating festival loses its bite as animal rights activists step in|publisher=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1537990/yulin-festival-dog-meat-sales-down-activists-take-fight-tradition|year=2014|author=Huifeng, H.|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> Prior to the 2014 festival, eight dogs (and their two cages) sold for 1,150 yuan ($185) and six puppies for 1,200 yuan.<ref name="china.org">{{citeweb|url=http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2014-06/20/content_32723067.htm|publisher=china.org.cn|year=2014|title=Activists protest dog-eating tradition|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> |
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The movement against the consumption of cat and dog meat was given added impetus by the formation of the Chinese Companion Animal Protection Network (CCAPN). Expanded to more than 40 member societies, CCAPN in 2006 began organizing protests against eating dogs and cat, starting in Guangzhou and following up in more than ten other cities with a positive response from the public.<ref name="Guangzhou bans eating snakes--ban helps cats(Animal People)">{{cite web|url= http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/07/11/guangzhoubanseatingsnakes11_07.html|accessdate=2008-02-16|title=Guangzhou bans eating snakes—ban helps cats}}</ref> Before the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]], officials ordered dog meat to be taken off the menu at its 112 official Olympic restaurants to avoid offending visitors from various nations who might have been concerned by the offering of dog meat.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7501768.stm China bans dog from Olympic menu], BBC News, 11 July 2008.</ref> |
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In 2010, draft legislation was proposed to prohibit the consumption of dog meat.<ref name="xinhua">Li Xianzhi, 2010-01-27, [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-01/27/c_13153405.htm Eating cats, dogs could be outlawed], [[Xinhua News Agency]]</ref> The legislation, however, was not expected to be enforced, making the consumption of dog meat illegal if it passed.<ref name=xinhua/> In 2010, the first draft proposal of the legislation was introduced, with the rationale to protect animals from maltreatment. The legislation includes a measure to jail people for up to 15 days for eating dog meat.<ref>[http://www.nguoi-viet.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=107622&z=5 Trung Quốc sắp sửa cấm ăn thịt chó, mèo] {{vi}}</ref><ref name="China to jail people for up to 15 days who eat dog (China Daily)">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/26/content_9379689.htm|accessdate=2010-01-26| title=China to jail people for up to 15 days who eat dog|publisher=China Daily}}</ref> However, certain cultural food festivals continue to promote the meat. For example, in 2014, 10,000 dogs were killed for the Yulin dog eating festival.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|publisher=The Guardian|author=Kaiman, J.|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/chinese-dog-eating-festival-backlash-yulin-animal-rights|title=Chinese dog-eating festival backlash grows|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> |
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As of the early 21st Century, dog meat consumption is declining or disappearing.<ref name="China2">{{cite web|title=To eat dog, or not to eat dog|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/12/to-eat-dog-or-not-to-eat-dog/384107/|publisher=The Atlantic|author=Rosen, E.|year=2014|accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, dog meat sales decreased by a third compared to 2013.<ref name="Guardian" /> It was reported that in 2015, one of the most popular restaurants in Guangzhou serving dog meat was closed after the local government tightened regulations; the restaurant had served dog meat dishes since 1963. Other restaurants that served dog and cat meat dishes in the Yuancun and Panyu districts also stopped serving these in 2015.<ref name="China">{{cite web|title=Dog meat restaurant in Guangzhou closes amid ‘falling demand’|author=Sun, C.|publisher=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1802147/dog-meat-restaurant-guangzhou-closes-amid-falling-demand|accessdate=May 20, 2015|year=2015}}</ref> |
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In [[Hong Kong]], the ''Dogs and Cats Ordinance'' was introduced by the British Hong Kong Government on 6 January 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/CurEngOrd/A1D0F30B6DF3561C88256489000BA485?OpenDocument|title=Dogs and cats ordinance|accessdate=2009-11-19|date=1950-01-06|publisher = [[Department of Justice (Hong Kong)]]}}</ref> It prohibits the slaughter of any dog or cat for use as food, whether for mankind or otherwise, on pain of fine and imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/44771ba5f3213c8e88256489000ba799?OpenDocument|title=Slaughter of dog or cat for food prohibited|accessdate=2006-12-01|date=1997-06-30|publisher=[[Department of Justice (Hong Kong)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/4047f3da4a9d11a588256489000ba79a?OpenDocument|title= Slaughter of dog or cat for food – Penalty|accessdate=2006-12-01|date=1997-06-30|publisher=[[Department of Justice (Hong Kong)]]}}</ref> Four local men were sentenced to 30 days imprisonment in December 2006 for having slaughtered two dogs.<ref>{{cite web|last = Cheng|first=Jonathan|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=34791&sid=11480561|title=Dog-for-food butchers jailed (DUBIOUS first case)|accessdate=2007-01-10|date=2006-12-23|publisher=The Standard – China's Business Newspaper}}</ref> In an earlier case, in February 1998, a [[Hong Konger]] was sentenced to one month imprisonment and a fine of two thousand HK dollars for hunting street dogs for food.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1306052905861|title=First Case Imprisonment in HK for Dog Meal|accessdate=2006-12-23|date=2006-05-29}}</ref> |
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In 2001, the Taiwanese government imposed a ban on the sale of dog meat, due to both pressure from domestic animal welfare groups and a desire to improve international perceptions, although there were some protests.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1097823.stm|title=Taiwan bans dog meat|date=2 January 2001|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2007-05-15}}</ref> In 2007, another law was passed, significantly increasing the fines to sellers of dog meat.<ref name=chinapost/> However, animal rights campaigners have accused the Taiwanese government of not prosecuting those who continue to slaughter and serve dog meat at restaurants. Although the slaughter and consumption of dog meat is illegal in Taiwan, there are reports that suggest the practice continues {{as of|2011|lc=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/22/2003494141 |title=Activists expose dog meat trade |publisher=Taipei Times |date=2011-06-23 |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref> In [[Taiwan]], dog meat is called "fragrant meat" ({{zh|c=香肉|p=xiāngròu}}). In 2007, legislators passed a law to fine sellers of dog meat NT$250,000 (US$7,730). Dog meat is believed to have health benefits, including improving circulation and raising body temperature.<ref name=chinapost>{{cite news|title=Taiwan law takes bite out of dog meat sales|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/12/17/135250/Taiwan-law.htm|accessdate=1 November 2010|date=17 December 2007}}</ref> |
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In India, dog meat is eaten by certain communities in the [[Northeast India]]n border states of [[Mizoram]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Dog meat, a delicacy in Mizoram|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/20/stories/2004122003042000.htm|accessdate=13 December 2011|date=20 December 2004|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Nagaland]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribal Naga Dog meat delicacy|url=http://www.demotix.com/news/302632/tribal-naga-dog-meat-delicacy|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref> and [[Manipur]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Manipur – a slice of Switzerland in India|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-19/travel/29716885_1_loktak-lake-keibul-lamjao-national-park-moreh|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=19 July 2012|location=Chennai, India|work=Times of India}}</ref> where it is considered to be a delicacy. These states border [[Burma]] and may have been influenced by Chinese culture and traditions. |
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Indonesia is predominantly [[Muslim]], a faith which considers dog meat, along with [[pork]] to be "[[haraam]]" (ritually unclean) and therefore do not eat it. However, dog meat is eaten by several of Indonesia's non-Muslim minorities.<ref name="buzzfeed">{{Citation |
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The consumption of dog meat is associated with the [[Minahasa]] culture of northern [[Sulawesi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Mercato shock in Indonesia, dai cani ai pitoni arrosto in vendita|url=http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/esteri/2014/04/30/mercato-shock-indonesia-dai-cani-pitoni-arrosto-vendita_PkkHMOJKlZNu6ZDMzuSdRP.html|accessdate=16 June 2015|agency=adnkronos|date=31/03/2014}}</ref> [[Maluku culture]], and the [[Batak (Indonesia)|Batak]]s of northern Sumatra, where dog meat is considered a festive dish usually reserved for occasions such as weddings and [[Christmas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jai.or.id/jurnal/2004/sv/06gw_sv04.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2006-12-20|title=Minahasa}}</ref> |
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Popular Indonesian dog-meat dishes are ''[[rica-rica]]'', also called ''rintek wuuk'' or "RW",<ref name="buzzfeed" /> ''rica-rica waung'', ''guk-guk'', and "B1". On [[Java]], there are several dishes made from dog meat, such as ''sengsu'' (''tongseng asu''), [[Satay|''sate'']] ''jamu'', and ''kambing balap''. |
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Dog consumption in Indonesia gained attention in United States where dog is a taboo food, during [[2012 United States Presidential election|2012 Presidential election]] when incumbent [[Barack Obama]] was pointed by his opponent to have eaten dog meat served by his Indonesian stepfather [[Lolo Soetoro]] during his stay in the country.<ref name="buzzfeed" /> |
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The consumption of dog meat is not a feature of modern Japanese culture because Japanese people believe that certain dogs have special powers in their religion of [[Shintoism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Dog meat was consumed in Japan until 675 A.D., when [[Emperor Temmu]] decreed a prohibition on its consumption during the 4th–9th months of the year, they say for battle normally a dog accompanies him for [[battle]]. So eating a dog gave [[Emperor]]s bad [[luck]]. In Japanese [[shrines]] certain animals are [[worshipped]] like [[dogs]] who will give people a [[good luck charm]]. Animals are described as good luck in scrolls and [[Kakemono]] during the [[Kofun period]], [[Asuka period]] and [[Nara period]].<ref>[[Nihon Shoki]] Chapter 29 – [[Kanbun]]: 亦四月朔以後。九月三十日以前。莫置比満沙伎理梁。且莫食牛・馬・犬・猿・鶏之完。以外不在禁例。[http://www.j-texts.com/jodai/shoki29.html] English: Also, from the first day of the first[''sic. it should read fourth''] month until the 30th day of the ninth month, it is prohibited to use hinasakiri or fish traps. Also, cow, horse, dog, monkey, and chicken meat is not to be eaten. Meats outside of these are not prohibited.[http://nihonshoki.wikidot.com/scroll-29-emperor-temmu-2]</ref> According to ''Meisan Shojiki Ōrai'' (名産諸色往来) published in 1760, the meat of wild dog was sold along with boar, [[venison|deer]], fox, [[Honshū Wolf|wolf]], bear, [[raccoon dog]], [[otter]], [[Japanese Weasel|weasel]] and [[Cat meat|cat]] in some regions of [[Edo]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=f7E5a9CIploC&pg=PA66&dq=dog#v=onepage&q=dog|page=66|title=Everyday things in premodern Japan: the hidden legacy of material culture|first=Susan B.|last=Hanley|publisher=University of California Press|year= 1999|isbn=0-520-21812-4}}</ref> [[Ōta Nampo]] recorded witnessing puppies being eaten in [[Satsuma Province]] in a dish called ''Enokoro Meshi'' ([[:ja:えのころ飯|えのころ飯]]). In 2008, Japan imported 5 tons of dog meat from China compared to 4,714 tons of beef, 14,340 tons of pork and 115,882 tons of poultry.<ref>{{ja icon}} [http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/tokei/pdf/20chikusanbutsu-kuni.pdf 平成20年動物検疫年報仕出地域別輸入検疫状況], ''Quarantine Statics'', The Animal Quarantine Service, [[Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)]].</ref> |
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'''''Gaegogi''''' (개고기) literally means "dog meat" in Korean. The term itself, however, is often mistaken as the term for [[Korean cuisine|Korean]] [[soup]] made from dog meat, which is actually called ''[[bosintang]]'' (보신탕; 補身湯, ''Body nourishing soup''). |
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The consumption of dog meat can be traced back to antiquity. Dog bones{{Elucidate|is it a butchered bone?|date=August 2010}} were excavated in a [[neolithic]] settlement in Changnyeong, [[Gyeongsangnam-do|South Gyeongsang]] Province. A wall painting in the [[Complex of Goguryeo Tombs|Goguryeo Tombs complex]] in South Hwangghae Province, a [[World Heritage site]] which dates from the 4th century AD, depicts a slaughtered dog in a storehouse. The [[Balhae]] people also enjoyed dog meat, and the modern-day tradition of canine cuisine seems to have come from that era.<ref>[http://www.dbpia.co.kr/view/ar_view.asp?arid=720538 A Study of the favorite Foods of the Balhae People] Yang Ouk-da</ref> |
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Although their [[Mohe people|Mohe]] ancestors did not respect dogs, the [[Jurchen people]] began to respect dogs around the time of the [[Ming dynasty]] and passed this tradition on to the [[Manchu people|Manchu]], it was prohibited in Jurchen culture to use dog skin, and forbidden for Jurchens to harm, kill, and eat dogs, the Jurchens believed that the "utmost evil" was the usage of dog skin by Koreans.<ref>[http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/cg/lt/rb/601/601PDF/aisin.pdf Aisin Gioro & Jin], p. 18.</ref> |
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[[File:Gaegogi-01.jpg|thumb|right|thumb|A dish made with dog meat in South Korea, [[Seoul]], Korea]] |
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[[File:Dog meat at Gyeongdong Market.jpg|thumb|right|thumb|Dog meat sold in [[Gyeongdong Market]], Seoul, South Korea]] |
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Over 100,000 tons<ref name=AWI>{{cite web|url=https://awionline.org/content/south-korean-dog-meat-trade|title=The South Korean Dog Meat Trade|publisher=Animal Welfare Institute}}</ref> of dog meat are consumed annually in South Korea. Although a fair number of South Koreans (perhaps 42 to 60%)<ref name=KARA>{{cite web|url=http://animalrightskorea.org/dog-meat-issue/statistics-on-the-dog-meat-industry.html|title= |
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Statistics on the Dog Meat Industry|publisher=Korea Animal Rights Advocates|at=Percentage of Population Eating Dog Meat}}</ref> have eaten dog meat at least once in their lifetime, only a small percentage of the population is believed to eat it on a regular basis.<ref name=AWI/> There is a large and vocal group of Korean people that are against the practice of eating dog meat.<ref name=aboutk>[http://koreanfood.about.com/od/koreanfoodbasics/f/DogMeat.htm Do Koreans Really Eat Dog?] about.com</ref> There is also a large population of people in South Korea that do not eat or enjoy the meat, but do feel strongly that it is the right of others to do so.<ref name=aboutk/> There is a smaller but still vocal group of pro-dog cuisine people in South Korea who want to popularize the consumption of dog in Korea and the rest of the world,<ref name=aboutk/> considering it to be part of the traditional culture of Korea with a long history worth preserving. |
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The [[Ministry of Food and Drug Safety]] recognizes any edible product other than drugs as food.<ref>{{Harvnb|Kim|2008|p=209}}</ref> In the capital city of [[Seoul]], the sale of dog meat was outlawed by regulation on February 21, 1984 by classifying dog meat as 'repugnant food' (혐오식품), but the regulation was not rigorously enforced except during the [[1988 Seoul Olympics]]. In 2001, the Mayor of Seoul announced there would be no extra enforcement efforts to control the sale of dog meat during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], which was partially hosted in Seoul. In March 2008, the [[Seoul Metropolitan Government]] announced its plan to put forward a policy suggestion to the central government to legally classify [[Nureongi|slaughter dog]]s as livestock, reigniting debate on the issue.<ref name="Kim 2008, p.231">{{cite journal|title=Dog Meat in Korea: A Socio-Legal Challenge|first=Rakhyun E.|last=Kim|journal=[[Animal Law Review]]|volume=14|issue=2|page=231|year=2008|url=http://208.109.169.73/journals/jo_pdf/lralvol14_2_201.pdf#page=31|ref=harv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dog Meat to Be Subject to Livestock Rules|url= http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/03/24/2008032461015.html|date=Mar 24, 2008 |newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:국민 절반 '개고기 축산물로 관리해야 한다'|trans_title=Half of citizens [say] 'Dog Meat Should be Controlled as Livestock Product'|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=200803281211152&code=940100|date=Mar 28, 2008|newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo|language=Korean}} ([http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.khan.co.kr%2Fkh_news%2Fkhan_art_view.html%3Fartid%3D200803281211152%26code%3D940100&sl=ko&tl=en Translation])</ref> |
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South Korean Food Sanitary Law (식품위생법) does not include dog meat as a legal food ingredient. Also, dog meat has been categorized as 'repugnant food' (혐오식품) based on a regulation issued by Seoul Metropolitan Government, of which using as food ingredient is not permitted.<ref>Hankyore [https://web.archive.org/web/20090116015450/http://hantoma.hani.co.kr/board/view.html?board_id=ht_health:001053&uid=331]{{ko icon}}</ref> However, the laws are not strictly enforced. The primary dog breed raised for meat, the ''[[Nureongi]]'' (누렁이), or ''Hwangu'' (황구); which is a specific breed, different from the breeds raised for pets in the country.<ref name=Podberscek>{{cite journal|last=Podberscek|first=Anthony L.|title=Good to Pet and Eat: The Keeping and Consuming of Dogs and Cats in South Korea|journal=Journal of Social Issues|year=2009|volume=65|issue=3|pages=615–632|url=http://www.animalsandsociety.org/assets/265_podberscek.pdf|doi=10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01616.x}}</ref><ref name=edible>[http://kmbase.medric.or.kr/Main.aspx?d=KMBASE&m=VIEW&i=0665219990120040397 Dog Meat Foods in Korea], Ann, Yong-Geun, Korean Medical Database</ref> |
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There is a large and vocal group of Koreans (consisting of a number of animal welfare groups) who are against the practice of eating dogs.<ref name=aboutk/> Popular television shows like 'I Love Pet' have documented in 2011, for instance, the continued illegal selling of dog meat and slaughtering of dogs in suburban areas. The program also televised illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, showing the unsanitary and horrific conditions of caged dogs, several of which were visibly sick with severe eye infections and malnutrition. However, despite this growing awareness, there remains some in Korea that do not eat or enjoy the meat, but do feel that it is the right of others to do so, along with a smaller but still vocal group of pro-dog cuisine people who want to popularize the consumption of dog in Korea and the rest of the world.<ref name="aboutk"/> A group of pro-dog meat individuals attempted to promote and publicize the consumption of dog meat worldwide during the run-up to the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, which prompted retaliation from animal rights campaigners and prominent figures such as [[Brigitte Bardot]] to denounce the practice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1758765.stm|work=BBC News|title=South Korea promotes dog meat | date=2002-01-13}}</ref> Opponents of dog meat consumption in South Korea are critical of the eating of dogmeat as some dogs are beaten, burnt or hanged to make their meat more tender.<ref>{{cite news |title=Korean Group Creates Dogmeat Association |date=January 11, 2002 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=FOX News Network |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/01/11/korean-group-creates-dogmeat-association/ }}</ref> |
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The restaurants that sell dog meat do so, often exclusively, at the risk losing their restaurant licenses. A case of a dog meat wholesaler brought up on charges of selling dog meat in arose in 1997. However, an appeals court acquitted the dog meat wholesaler, ruling that dogs were socially accepted as food.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=DJDKaxEEfYgC&pg=PA23&dq=appeals+court#v=onepage&q=appeals%20court|page=23|title=Extreme Cuisine: The Weird & Wonderful Foods That People Eat|first1= Jerry|last1=Hopkins|first2=Anthony|last2=Bourdain|first3=Michael|last3=Freeman|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|year=2004|isbn= 0-7946-0255-X}}</ref> According to the [[National Assembly of South Korea]], more than 20,000 restaurants, including the 6484 registered restaurants, served soups made from dog meat in Korea in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|date=Aug 9, 2006|publisher=National Assembly Tele Vision|script-title=ko:보신탕 논란, 그 해법은?|trans_title=Bosintang Controversy: What is the Solution?|url=http://www.assembly.go.kr/brd/news/news_vw.jsp?newsId=3727|language=Korean}} ([http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ko&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assembly.go.kr%2Fbrd%2Fnews%2Fnews_vw.jsp%3FnewsId%3D3727 Translation])</ref><ref name="Kim 2008, p.202">{{cite journal|title=Dog Meat in Korea: A Socio-Legal Challenge|first=Rakhyun E.|last=Kim|journal=[[Animal Law Review]]|volume= 14|issue= 2|page=202|year=2008|url=http://208.109.169.73/journals/jo_pdf/lralvol14_2_201.pdf#page=2}}</ref><ref name=bbc422338>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/422338.stm South Korea's dog day], BBC News, 17 August 1999.</ref> In 1999 the BBC reported that 8,500 tons of dog meat were consumed annually, with another 93,600 tons used to produce a medicinal tonic called ''gaesoju'' (개소주).<ref name=bbc422338 /> |
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Dog meat is often consumed during the summer months and is either roasted or prepared in soups or stews. The most popular of these soups is ''[[bosintang|bosintang and gaejang-guk]]'', a spicy stew meant to balance the body's heat during the summer months. This is thought to ensure good health by balancing one's "''[[Qi|ki]]''" or vital energy of the body. A 19th-century version of ''gaejang-guk'' explains the preparation of the dish by boiling dog meat with vegetables such as [[scallion|green onions]] and [[chili powder|chili pepper powder]]. Variations of the dish contain [[chicken]] and [[bamboo shoot]]s.<ref>Pettid, Michael J., ''Korean Cuisine: An Illustrated History'', London: Reaktion Books Ltd., 2008, 84–85.</ref> |
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=====North Korea===== |
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[[Daily NK]] reported that the [[North Korea]]n government included dog meat in its new list of one hundred fixed prices, setting a fixed price of 500 [[North Korean won|won]] per kilogram in early 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01500&num=6006 |title=Dailynk.com |publisher=Dailynk.com |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> |
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====New Zealand==== |
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Dog meat is rarely eaten in New Zealand but has been said to be becoming more popular as it is not illegal as long as the dog is humanely killed. |
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A Tongan man living in New Zealand caused public outrage when he was caught cooking his pet dog in his backyard; this led to calls for change in the law.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fox |first=Michael |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2768167/In-defence-of-dog-eating |title=In defence of dog eating – national |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=2009-08-19 |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> |
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====Philippines====<!-- This section is linked from [[Cuisine of the Philippines]] --> |
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In the capital city of [[Manila]], Metro Manila Commission Ordinance 82-05 specifically prohibits the killing and selling of dogs for food.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metro Manila Commission Ordinance 82-05|url=http://www.pitstopit.com/paws3/campaign_mmc.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20051216043831/http://www.pitstopit.com/paws3/campaign_mmc.htm|archivedate=2005-12-05}}</ref> More generally, the Philippine Animal Welfare Act 1998<ref>{{cite web|title=The Animal Welfare Act 1998 |url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8485.htm|accessdate=2006-08-30}}</ref> prohibits the killing of any animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, [[carabao]]s, horses, deer and crocodiles, with exemptions for religious, cultural, research, public safety or animal health reasons. Nevertheless, as is reported from time to time in Philippine newspapers, the eating of dog meat is not uncommon in the Philippines.<ref name=PDI2006-01-07>{{cite web|url=http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=2&story_id=63272&col=36|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060219003946/http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=2&story_id=63272&col=36|archivedate=2006-02-19|title=Dog meat eating doesn’t hound Cordillera natives|accessdate= 2006-10-27|author=Desiree Caluza|date=2006-01-17|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> |
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The [[Province]] of [[Benguet]] specifically allows cultural use of dog meat by indigenous people and acknowledges this might lead to limited commercial use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070930040020/http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/benguet/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=288&Itemid=1|title=Resolution 05-392|accessdate=2006-10-27|date=2006-01-17|publisher=Province of Benguet}} (archived from [http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/benguet/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=288&Itemid=1 the original] on 2007-09-30)</ref> |
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[[Asocena]] is a dish primarily consisting of dog meat originating from the Philippines. |
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====Polynesia==== |
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[[File:Hawaiian dog, 19th century.png|thumb|left|Extinct [[Hawaiian Poi Dog]]]] |
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Dogs were historically eaten in [[Tahiti]] and other islands of [[Polynesia]], including Hawaii<ref>{{cite book|last=Titcomb| first=M.|authorlink=M. Titcomb|title=Dog and Man in the Ancient Pacific|year=1969|publisher=Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 59|location=Honolulu|isbn=0-910240-10-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Ellis|first=W.|authorlink=W. Ellis|title=Polynesian Researches|year=1839|publisher=Fisher, Jackson|location=London|volume=4|isbn=1-4325-4966-9}}</ref> at the time of first European contact. [[James Cook]], when first visiting Tahiti in 1769, recorded in his journal, "few were there of us but what allow'd that a South Sea Dog was next to an English Lamb, one thing in their favour is that they live entirely upon Vegetables".<ref>{{cite book|last=Mumford|first=David|authorlink=David Mumford|title=The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific|isbn= 0-486-22766-9|year=1971|publisher=Dover Publications|location=New York }}</ref> Calwin Schwabe reported in 1979 that dog was widely eaten in Hawaii and considered to be of higher quality than pork or chicken. When Hawaiians first encountered early British and American explorers, they were at a loss to explain the visitors' attitudes about dog meat. The Hawaiians raised both dogs and pigs as pets and for food. They could not understand why their British and American visitors only found the pig suitable for consumption.<ref name=schwabe1979p168/> This practice seems to have died out, along with the native Hawaiian breed of dog, the unique [[Hawaiian Poi Dog]], which was primarily used for this purpose.<ref>http://www.jstor.org/pss/1373802</ref> The consumption of domestic dog meat is still commonplace in the [[Kingdom of Tonga]], and has also been noted in expatriate [[Tonga]]n communities in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/auckland-man-paea-taufa-cooked-his-pet-dog-in-a-backyard-barbecue/story-e6frev00-1225762862389 |title=Auckland man Paea Taufa cooked his pet dog in a backyard barbecue | thetelegraph.com.au |publisher=Dailytelegraph.com.au |date=2009-08-17 |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref> |
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====Thailand==== |
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{{see also|Street dogs in Bangkok}} |
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Unlike other countries where dog meat consumption has been shown to have historical precedents, Thailand does not have a mainstream culture of dog eating. However, in recent years, the consumption of dog meat in certain areas of the country, especially in certain northeastern provinces like Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom (specifically Sakon Nakhon province's Tha Rae sub-district, which has been identified as the main center for the country's illegal, albeit lucrative, dog meat trade), have attracted widespread attention from the Thai population and local news media. This has led a large group of Thai citizens to become increasingly vocal against the consumption of dog meat and the selling of dogs that are transported through Laos to neighbouring Mekong countries, including Vietnam and China. According to news reports, a considerable number of these dogs continue to be stolen from people's homes by illegal carriers. This was especially the case following the 2011 Thailand Floods. Dubbed as the country's 'Trade of Shame', Thai netizens, in particular, have now formed several (informal) animal welfare and rescue groups in an attempt to stop this illegal trade, with the collective attitude being that 'Dogs are not food'. Established not-for-profit animal charity organizations like the Soi Dog Foundation have also been active in raising awareness and working in conjunction with local Thai authorities to rehabilitate and relocate dogs rescued from trucks attempting to transport live dogs across the border to nearby countries. Significantly, this issue has strengthened the nation's animal rights movement, which continues to call on the Thai government to adopt a stricter and more comprehensive animal rights law to prevent the maltreatment of pets and cruelty against all animals.<ref>{{cite web|title='Vietnam Demand for Dog Meat Keeps Thai Dog Trade Alive'|url=http://veryvietnam.com/2011-09-04/vietnam-demand-for-dog-meat-keeping-thai-dog-trade-alive/|publisher=Very Vietnam|accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Thai authorities seize 800 dogs destined for Indochina meat trade'|url=http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/01/12/thai-authorities-seize-800-dogs-destined-for-indochina-meat-trade/|publisher=Pattaya Daily News|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Business booming for the dog smugglers of the Mekong'|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2012-01-24/asia/world_asia_thailand-dogs_1_dog-meat-wire-cages-mekong-river?_s=PM:ASIA|publisher=CNN|accessdate=24 January 2012|date=2012-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='The rise of the dog snatchers'|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/254875/the-rise-of-the-dog-snatchers|publisher=The Bangkok Post|accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='You Can Help Stop the Slaughter...'|url=http://www.soidog.org/en/you-can-help-stop-the-dog-meat-trade/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130121233423/http://www.soidog.org/en/you-can-help-stop-the-dog-meat-trade/|archivedate=2013-01-21|publisher=The Soi Dog Foundation|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref> |
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====Timor Leste==== |
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Dog meat is a delicacy popular in East Timor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldconflictstoday.com/axiom_content/cg_pdfs/world/EastTimor.pdf|title=Democratic Republic of East Timor|publisher=worldconflictstoday.com|page=3}}</ref> |
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====Uzbekistan==== |
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Although not commonly eaten, dog meat is sometimes used in Uzbekistan in the belief that it has medicinal properties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uznews.net/news_single.php?lng=en&sub=&cid=2&nid=12323 |title=Uzbekistan news report on dog restaurants |publisher=Uznews.net |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> |
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====Vietnam====<!-- This section is linked from [[Cuisine of Vietnam]] --> |
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{{See also|Vietnamese cuisine}} |
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[[File:Dog meat.jpg|thumb|right|A dog meat platter found in a street market a few miles east of [[Hanoi]], Vietnam]] |
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[[File:Dog meat for sale in a market in Hanoi, Vietnam (6827793370).jpg|thumb|Dog meat in Hanoi, Vietnam]] |
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Dog meat is consumed more commonly in the northern part of Vietnam than in the south, and can be found in special restaurants which specifically serve this type of meat. Dog meat is believed to bring good fortune in Vietnam.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1735647.stm|work=BBC News|title=Vietnam's dog meat tradition|date=2001-12-31}}</ref> It is seen as being comparable in consumption to chicken or pork.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk"/> In any urban areas, there are always sections which house a lot of dog-meat restaurants. For example, on Nhat Tan Street, [[Tay Ho|Tây Hồ]] District, [[Hanoi]], many restaurants serve dog meat. Groups of customers, usually male, seated on mats, will spend their evenings sharing plates of dog meat and drinking alcohol. The consumption of dog meat can be part of a ritual usually occurring toward the end of the [[lunar month]] for reasons of [[astrology]] and luck. Restaurants which mainly exist to serve dog meat may only open for the last half of the lunar month.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk" /> Dog meat is also believed to raise the [[libido]] in men.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk" /> The [[Associated Press]] reported in October 2009 that a soaring economy has led to the booming of dog restaurants in Hanoi, and that this has led to a proliferation of dognappers. Reportedly, a {{convert|20|kg|lb}} dog can sell for more than $100—roughly the monthly salary of an average Vietnamese worker.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} The Vietnamese Catholic Church is a major consumer of dog meat during the Christmas holiday.<ref>http://saynotodogmeat.net/2013/12/22/xmas-dog-meat-dinner-in-laos-and-vietnam/</ref><ref>http://pepismartdog.com/dogmeat/?p=672</ref><ref>http://pepismartdog.com/dogmeat/?p=746</ref> In Thailand there is a massive smuggling trade to export dogs to Vietnam for human consumption.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/27/eating-dog-vietnam-thailand-kate-hodal</ref> |
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In 2009, dog meat was found to be a main carrier of the ''[[Vibrio cholerae]]'' bacterium, which caused the summer epidemic of [[cholera]] in northern Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/Health/2009/04/843532/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090427153200/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/Health/2009/04/843532/|archivedate=2009-04-27|title=Hanoi dog meat restaurants come under scrutiny after cholera outbreak|publisher=Vietnamnet|accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090520030813/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2009/05/847602/|title=Cholera, bird flu present, but VN still A/H1N1-free|publisher=Vietnamnet|accessdate=2009-05-15}} Retrieved from Internet Archive 12 January 2014.</ref> |
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Prior to 2014, more than 5 million dogs were killed for meat every year in Vietnam according to the Asia Canine Protection Alliance, however, there are indications that the desire to eat dog meat in Vietnam is declining.<ref name="China2" /> Part of the decline is thought to be due to more Vietnamese starting to keep dogs as pets as their incomes have risen in the past few decades. “[People] used to raise dogs to guard the house, and when they needed the meat, they ate it. Now they keep dog as pets, imported from China, Japan, and other countries. One pet dog might cost hundreds of millions of dong [100 million dong is $4,677].”<ref name="China2" /> |
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===Europe=== |
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====Britain & Ireland==== |
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Eating dog meat, in common with most European societies, is considered entirely taboo and has been for many centuries outside of times of scarcity such as sieges or famines. However, early [[Taliesin|Brittonic]] and Irish texts which date from the early Christian period suggest that dog meat was sometimes consumed but possibly in ritual contexts such as [[Druidic]] ritual trance. Sacrificial dog bones are often recovered from archaeological sites<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.museumoflondon.org.uk/the-curious-case-of-the-dog-in-the/|title=Museum of London Blog The curious case of the dog in the... » Museum of London Blog|work=Museum of London Blog}}</ref> however they were typically treated differently, as were [[horse meat|horses]], from other food animals.<ref>http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/18298/1/Madgwick.pdf</ref> One of Irish hero [[Cuchulainn]]'s two birth [[geis|geasa]] was to avoid the meat of dogs, the breaking of which led to his inevitable downfall. |
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====Belgium==== |
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A few meat shops sold dog meat during the German occupation of Belgium in [[World War I]], when food was extremely scarce.<ref>"We found the meat shops all closed, ... with three exceptions, namely; shops that have recently and openly sold dog meat.... The average price were 12 francs a kilo, bones and all, (about $1.30 a pound) and some meat that had been obtained by special exertions for the soup kitchens." {{cite web |title= Meat Shops Closed As Belgians Go Hungry |website=The New York Times|date= July 23, 1916|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9804E2D8153BE233A25750C2A9619C946796D6CF}}</ref> According to The New York Times, in the 19th century the Council of the Veterinary School of Belgium occasionally recommended dog meat for human consumption after being properly inspected.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Council of the Veterinary School of Belgium even recommended dog meat for human food after being properly inspected |work= Eating The Old Mare |publisher=The New York Times |date= October 8, 1888 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9507E3D71F38E033A2575BC0A9669D94699FD7CF}}</ref> |
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====France==== |
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[[File:Grande Boucherie Canine a Paris.jpg|thumb|Great Dog Butchery, Paris, France 1910]] |
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Although consumption of dog meat is uncommon in France, and is now considered taboo, dog meat has been consumed in the past by the [[Gauls]]. The earliest evidence of dog consumption in France was found at Gaulish archaeological sites, where butchered dog bones were discovered.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mallher|first=X.|authorlink= |author2=B. Denis|title=Le Chien, animal de boucherie|year=1989| pages=81–84}}</ref> French news sources from the late 19th century carried stories reporting lines of people buying dog meat, which was described as being "beautiful and light."<ref>{{cite book|last=Romi|first= |authorlink= |title=Histoire des festins insolites et de la goinfrerie, Artulen, Paris|year=1993|pages= }}</ref> During the [[Siege of Paris (1870–1871)]], there were lines at butcher's shops of people waiting to purchase dog meat. Dog meat was also reported as being sold by some butchers in Paris, 1910.<ref>{{cite book|last=Romi|title=Histoire des festins insolites et de la goinfrerie|year=1993|pages= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Boitani|first=Luige|authorlink= |author2=Monique Bourdin|title=L'ABCdaire du chien|year=1997|pages= }}</ref> |
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====Germany==== |
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Dog meat has been eaten in every major German crisis at least since the time of [[Frederick the Great]], and is commonly referred to as "blockade mutton".<ref name=Times1940>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,884181,00.html|title=Dachshunds Are Tenderer|date=November 25, 1940|publisher=Time Magazine|accessdate= 2008-01-20|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> In the early 20th century, high meat prices led to widespread consumption of horse and dog meat in Germany.<ref name=Times1907>{{Cite journal|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B04E4D9133EE033A25750C2A9609C946697D6CF&oref=slogin|title= Germany's dog meat market; Consumption of Canines and Horses Is on the Increase.|date=June 23, 1907|website=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-01-20| format=PDF|postscript=<!--None-->}}, {{Cite journal|url=http://books.google.com/?id=3mZJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP5&q=|title=Monthly consular and trade reports, Volume 64, Issues 240–243.|year=1900|publisher=United States. Bureau of Manufactures, Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Dept. of Commerce|accessdate=2009-09-29|author1=Bureau Of Manufactures, United States|author2=Bureau Of Foreign Commerce (1854–1903), United States|author3=Bureau Of Statistics, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref><ref name=nytimes1900>{{cite news |title=Use Horse and Dog Meat – Germans forced to that diet by high price of other meat |website= The New York Times|year= 1900|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B05EEDE1039E733A25752C1A9619C946197D6CF}}</ref><ref name=nytimes1898>{{cite web |title=...the German breeders... heightened the price to such an extent that horse, and even dog's meat, has become staple with the poorer classes in certain districts, and notably in the large cities |work=American Food In Germany|publisher= The New York Times|year= 1898|url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A01E4DF1E39E433A25757C0A9649D94699ED7CF}}</ref> |
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The consumption of dog meat continued in the 1920s.<ref name=nytimes1923>{{cite news |title=DOGS AS MEAT IN MUNICH; Butcher's Shop Hangs Sign Offering Either to Buy or Sell|website= The New York Times|year= 1923|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70917FA3F5D15738DDDAE0894DA415B838EF1D3&scp=5&sq=germans+dog+meat&st=p}}</ref><ref name=nytime1925>{{cite news |title=GERMANS STILL EAT DOGS; Berlin Police Chief Issues Rules for Inspection of the Meat|website= The New York Times|year= 1925|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30616FD3E551B7A93C0A8178DD85F418285F9&scp=3&sq=germans+dog+meat&st=p}}</ref> In 1937, a meat inspection law targeted against [[trichinella]] was introduced for pigs, dogs, [[boar]]s, foxes, [[badger]]s, and other carnivores.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fleischbeschaugesetz (Meat Inspection Law), § 1a |url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19370007&zoom=2&seite=00000453&x=16&y=9 RGBl|publisher= (Reich Law Gazette |year= 1937 |volume=I |page= 458}} then becoming § 1 para. 3, [http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19400007&zoom=2&seite=00001463&ues=0&x=8&y=8 RGBl. 1940 I p. 1463] (in German)</ref> Dog meat has been prohibited in Germany since 1986.<ref>Fleischhygienegesetz (Law on Meat Hygiene), § 1 para. 1 sent. 4, [http://www.landtag.nrw.de/portal/WWW/dokumentenarchiv/Dokument/XBCBGI8614.pdf BGBl. (Federal Law Gazette) 1986 I p. 398] (in German).</ref> |
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In the latter part of [[World War I]], dog meat was being eaten in [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxony]] by the poorer classes because of famine conditions.<ref name=nytimes1918>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9807E3DC163EE433A25751C2A9639C946996D6CF "FEAR OF FAMINE APPALS AUSTRIA; Charges of Cannibalism by Vienna Workmen Are Officially Hushed Up. PEOPLE JEER AT THE WAR. German Promises of Victory Flouted—Soldiers Beg for Bread and Long for Peace. Quaratine Against Bolshevism. Real Famine in the Country. Saxons Eat Camels and Dogs"], New York Times, May 22, 1918</ref> |
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====The Netherlands==== |
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During severe meat shortages coinciding with the German occupation from 1940 to 1945, sausages found to have been made of dog meat were confiscated by authorities in the Netherlands.<ref name=nytimes1940>{{cite news| title = NETHERLANDERS SEEK SUNDAY MEAT IN VAIN; Food Situation Becomes Acute as Nazis Seize Dog Sausage| publisher = New York Times| url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A1FF8355A167A93CAA91789D95F448485F9&scp=2&sq=dog+meat&st=p| accessdate = February 15, 2014| date=1940-12-08}}</ref> |
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While the meat is not eaten, in some rural areas of Poland in tunch, specially [[Lesser Poland]] dog [[fat]] can be made into lard, which by tradition is believed to have medicinal properties—being good for the lungs, for instance. Since the 16th century, fat from various animals, including dogs, was used as part of [[folk medicine]], and since the 18th century, dog fat has had a reputation as being beneficial for the lungs. It is worth noting that the consumption of such meat is considered taboo in Polish culture, also making lard out of dogs' fat is illegal.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|last=Day |first=Matthew |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/5985367/Polish-couple-accused-of-making-dog-meat-delicacy.html |title="Polish couple accused of making dog meat delicacy", ''Telegraph'' |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-08-07 |accessdate=2012-10-24 |location=London}}</ref> In 2009, a scandal erupted when a farm near [[Częstochowa]] was discovered rearing dogs to be rendered down into lard.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/> According to Grazyna Zawada, from ''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'', there were farms in Czestochowa, Klobuck, and in the Radom area, and in the decade from 2000 to 2010 six people producing dog lard were found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws (found guilty of killing dogs and animal cruelty) and sentenced to jail. |
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In his 1979 book ''Unmentionable Cuisine'', Calvin Schwabe described a Swiss dog meat recipe ''gedörrtes Hundefleisch'' served as paper-thin slices, as well as smoked dog ham, ''Hundeschinken'', which is prepared by salting and drying raw dog meat.<ref name="books.google.com"/> |
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The production of food from dog meat for commercial purposes such as selling, is illegal in Switzerland,<ref>[[Federal Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland)|FDHA]] Ordinance of 23 November 2005 on food of animal origin, [http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/817_022_108/a2.html Art.2].</ref> however, farmers are allowed to slaughter dogs for personal consumption.<ref name="thelocal.ch">{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.ch/20121227/dogs-still-eaten-in-switzerland|title=Dogs and cats 'still eaten in Switzerland'|work=thelocal.ch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/forget-chocolate-or-cheese-cat-and-dog-meat-is-swiss-delicacy-1-2714488|title=Forget chocolate or cheese: Cat and dog meat is Swiss delicacy|work=scotsman.com}}</ref> |
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*{{cite web |url= http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/cg/lt/rb/601/601PDF/aisin.pdf |title=Manchuria from the Fall of the Yuan to the rise of the Manchu State (1368-1636) |last1=Aisin Gioro |first1=Ulhicun |last2= Jin |first2=Shi |website= |publisher= |accessdate=10 March 2014}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{Cite journal | last=Kim | first=Rakhyun E. | title=Dog Meat in Korea: A Socio-Legal Challenge | journal=Animal Law | volume=14 | issue=2 | year=2008 | pages=201–236 | ssrn=1325574 | postscript=<!--None--> |
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* {{cite book | last = Colting | first = Fredrik | authorlink = |author2=Carl-Johan Gadd | editor = Magnus Andersson Gadd | title = The Pet Cookbook: Have your best Friend for dinner | date = 2005-07-10 | isbn = 91-974883-4-8 | publisher = Nicotext | location = Canada }} |
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* {{cite book | author = Yong-Geun Ann, Ph.D | title = Dog Meat | publisher = Hyoil Book Publishing Company | url = http://wolf.ok.ac.kr/~annyg/english/ | language = Korean, English | id = }} (contains some recipes) |
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* {{cite book | last = Dressler | first = Uwe |author2=Alexander Neumeister | title = Der Kalte Hund | date = 2003-05-01 | language = German | isbn = 3-8330-0650-1 | publisher = IBIS-Ed. | location = Dresden }} |
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* {{cite journal | author = Zawada, Grazyna |title= Szesc psow w sloiku |journal= Gazeta Wyborcza |url=http://wyborcza.pl/duzyformat/1,127291,8720913,Szesc_psow_w_sloiku.html|date=October 28, 2010 |language=Polish |accessdate= March 26, 2014}} |
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* [http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-09/world/china.animals_1_dog-meat-cats-and-dogs-number-of-pet-owners?_s=PM:WORLD CNN: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China] |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7501768.stm BBC News: China bans dog meat from Olympic menu] |
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13268235 BBC News: Chinese dogs rescued from dinner table] |
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Dog meat refers to the flesh and other edible parts derived from dogs. Human consumption of dog meat has been recorded in many parts of the world, including East and Southeast Asia, West Africa, Europe, Oceania, pre-Columbian America.[4] Dog meat today is consumed in many parts of China,[5] Korea,[6] Vietnam,[7] and in Switzerland.[8] Dog meat has also been used as survival food in times of war and/or other hardships.[9][10]
Today, a number of cultures view the consumption of dog meat to be a part of their cuisine, while others - such as Western culture - consider consumption of dog to be a taboo.
Consumption debate
Proponents
Some cultures, especially those from East and Southeast Asia, support the eating of dog meat.[citation needed]
Proponents of eating dog meat have argued that the acceptance of eating other common meats (e.g. beef or pork) whilst not accepting eating dog meat is hypocritical, and there is no moral difference between eating the meat of different animals.[11][12][13][14]
Opponents
Some cultures, especially from Western countries, oppose the eating of dog meat.[citation needed] Some people view dogs as man's best friend[15] and therefore should not be eaten. Organizations such as World Animal Protection have been increasingly opposing dog meat consumption and the treatment of dogs caged and farmed for their meat.[citation needed]
By region
Africa
Cameroon
The Mandara mountains people like dog meat [citation needed]. The Mayo-Plata (Mayo Sava district) market is well known for its dog meat outlets [citation needed]. Among the Vame people, domestic dogs are only eaten for specific rituals.[16]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Despite tests showing 156 dogs were infected with Ebola, the consumption of dog meat is no longer taboo.[17] Several families may chip in to purchase a whole large dog.
Ghana
The Tallensi, the Akyim's, the Kokis, and the Yaakuma, one of many cultures of Ghana, consider dog meat a delicacy. While the Mamprusi generally avoid dog meat, it is eaten in a "courtship stew" provided by a king to his royal lineage. Two Tribes in Ghana, Frafra and Dagaaba are particularly known to be "tribal playmates" and consumption of dog meat is the common bond between the two tribes. Every year around September, games are organised between these two tribes and the Dog Head is the trophy at stake for the winning tribe[18]
Liberia
Liberians are said to lump the term dog meat and bushmeat together. A local animal welfare group Say No To Dog Meat claimed 75% of Liberians consume dog meat. 75% of Liberians rely on bush and pet meat as a staple diet.
Nigeria
Dogs are eaten by various groups in some states of Nigeria, including Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Plateau, Ondo, Kalaba, Taraba and Gombe of Nigeria.[18] They are believed to have medicinal powers.[19][20]
In late 2014, the fear of contracting the Ebola virus disease from bushmeat led at least one major Nigerian newspaper to imply that eating dog meat was a healthy alternative.[21] That paper documented a thriving trade in dog meat and slow sales of even well smoked bushmeat.
Morocco
Morocco being a Muslim country, consumption of dog meat there is taboo;[failed verification] however, some less scrupulous vendors of street food have been reported as having used dog meat as a full or partial replacement for beef and lamb in sausages and other ground-meat dishes.[22]
Americas
Canada
It is legal to sell and serve dog meat, providing that it must be killed and gutted in front of federal inspectors.[23] If a dog is killed out of the view of federal inspectors, the killing might involve cruelty, which would be a violation of the Criminal Code, and those convicted may be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.[24]
Ancient Mexico
In the time of the Aztec Empire in what is now central Mexico, Mexican Hairless Dogs were bred, among other purposes,[25] for their meat. Hernán Cortés reported when he arrived in Tenochtitlan in 1519, "small gelded dogs which they breed for eating" were among the goods sold in the city markets.[26] These dogs, Xoloitzcuintles, were often depicted in pre-Columbian Mexican pottery. The breed was almost extinct in the 1940s, but the British Military Attaché in Mexico City, Norman Wright, developed a thriving breed from some of the dogs he found in remote villages.[27]
United States of America
The term "dog" has been used as a synonym for sausage since 1884 and accusations that sausage makers used dog meat date to at least 1845.[28] The belief that sausages contained dog meat was occasionally justified.[29]
In 1846, a group of 87 American pioneers were stranded by snow while traveling in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the starving people from this group, known posthumously as the Donner Party, ate a pet dog for sustenance.[30]
In the late 19th century, a cure for tuberculosis (then colloquially termed "consumption") using an exclusive diet of dog meat was tried.[31] Reports of families eating dog meat out of choice, rather than necessity, were rare and newsworthy. Stories of families in Ohio and Newark, New Jersey who did so made it into editions of The New York Times in 1876 and 1885.[32][33]
In the early 20th century, dog meat was consumed during times of meat shortage.[34]
Native Americans
The traditional culture surrounding the consumption of dog meat varied from tribe to tribe among the original inhabitants of North America, with some tribes relishing it as a delicacy, and others (such as the Comanche) treating it as a forbidden food.[35] Native peoples of the Great Plains, such as the Sioux and Cheyenne, consumed it, but there was a concurrent religious taboo against the meat of wild canines.[36]
During their 1803–1806 expedition, Meriwether Lewis and the other members of the Corps of Discovery consumed dog meat, either from their own animals or supplied by Native American tribes, including the Paiutes and Wah-clel-lah Indians, a branch of the Watlatas,[37] the Clatsop,[38] the Teton Sioux (Lakota),[39] the Nez Perce Indians,[40] and the Hidatsas.[41] Lewis and the members of the expedition ate dog meat, except William Clark, who reportedly could not bring himself to eat dogs.[42]
The Kickapoo people include puppy meat in many of their traditional festivals.[43] This practice has been well documented in the Works Progress Administration "Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma".[44][45]
Australia
It is legal to eat dogs and cats in all States and Territories except South Australia. It is illegal to sell cat or dog meat in any Australian State or Territory.[46]
Arctic and Antarctic
Dogs have historically been emergency food sources for various peoples in Siberia, northern Canada, and Greenland. Sled dogs are usually maintained for pulling sleds, but occasionally are eaten when no other food is available.
British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition became trapped, and ultimately killed their sled dogs for food. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was known to have eaten sled dogs during his expedition to the South Pole. By eating some of the sled dogs, he required less human or dog food, thus lightening his load. When comparing sled dogs to ponies as draught animals he also notes:
"...there is the obvious advantage that dog can be fed on dog. One can reduce one's pack little by little, slaughtering the feebler ones and feeding the chosen with them. In this way they get fresh meat. Our dogs lived on dog's flesh and pemmican the whole way, and this enabled them to do splendid work. And if we ourselves wanted a piece of fresh meat we could cut off a delicate little fillet; it tasted to us as good as the best beef. The dogs do not object at all; as long as they get their share they do not mind what part of their comrade's carcass it comes from. All that was left after one of these canine meals was the teeth of the victim – and if it had been a really hard day, these also disappeared."[47]
Douglas Mawson and Xavier Mertz were part of the Far Eastern Party, a three-man sledging team with Lieutenant B.E.S. Ninnis, to survey King George V Land, Antarctica. On 14 December 1912 Ninnis fell through a snow-covered crevasse along with most of the party's rations, and was never seen again. Mawson and Mertz turned back immediately. They had one and a half weeks' food for themselves and nothing at all for the dogs. Their meagre provisions forced them to eat their remaining sled dogs on their 315-mile (507 km) return journey. Their meat was tough, stringy and without a vestige of fat. Each animal yielded very little, and the major part was fed to the surviving dogs, which ate the meat, skin and bones until nothing remained. The men also ate the dog's brains and livers. Unfortunately eating the liver of sled dogs produces the condition hypervitaminosis A because canines have a much higher tolerance for vitamin A than humans do. Mertz suffered a quick deterioration. He developed stomach pains and became incapacitated and incoherent. On 7 January 1913, Mertz died. Mawson continued alone, eventually making it back to camp alive.[10]
Asia/Pacific
China
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In 2015, between 10 and 20 million dogs per year are believed to be killed for consumption in China.[48] [49][better source needed]
Dog meat is sometimes called "fragrant meat" (香肉 xiāng ròu) or "mutton of the earth" (地羊 dì yáng) in Mandarin Chinese and "3–6 fragrant meat" (Chinese: 三六香肉; Cantonese Yale: sàam luhk hèung yuhk) in Cantonese (3 plus 6 is 9 and the words "nine" and "dog" have close pronunciation. In Mandarin, "nine" and "dog" are pronounced differently).
The eating of dog meat in China dates back thousands of years. Dog meat (Chinese: 狗肉; pinyin: gǒu ròu) has been a source of food in some areas from around 500 B.C. and possibly even earlier. It has been suggested that wolves in southern China may have been domesticated as a source of meat.[50] Mencius, the philosopher, talked about dog meat as being an edible, dietary meat.[51] It is thought to have medicinal properties, and is especially popular in winter months in northern China, as it is believed to raise body temperature after consumption and promote warmth.[52][53][54] Historical records have moreover shown how in times of food scarcities (as in war-time situations), dogs could also be eaten as an emergency food source.[55]
In modern times, the extent of dog consumption in China varies by region, most prevalent in Guangdong, Yunnan and Guangxi, as well as the northern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning.[56] It is still common to find dog meat served in restaurants in Southern China, where dogs are specially raised on farms. However, there are instances of finding stolen pet meat on menus.[57][58] Chinese netizens and the Chinese police intercepted trucks transporting caged dogs to be slaughtered in localities such as Chongqing and Kunming.[59][60][61]
Each year, Yulin, Guangxi celebrates the summer solstice in June by having a festival of eating dog meat and lychees, washed down by strong liquor. The 4th festival in 2011 spanned 10 days during which 15,000 dogs were consumed.[62][63] Estimates of the number of dogs eaten during the festival range between 10 and 15 thousand.[64] The animal rights NGO Best Volunteer Centre claimed the city had more than 100 slaughterhouses, processing between 30 and 100 dogs a day. However, the Yulin Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention claimed the city had only eight dog slaughterhouses selling approximately 200 dogs, although this increased to about 2,000 dogs during the Yulin festival.[65] Prior to the 2014 festival, eight dogs (and their two cages) sold for 1,150 yuan ($185) and six puppies for 1,200 yuan.[66]
The movement against the consumption of cat and dog meat was given added impetus by the formation of the Chinese Companion Animal Protection Network (CCAPN). Expanded to more than 40 member societies, CCAPN in 2006 began organizing protests against eating dogs and cat, starting in Guangzhou and following up in more than ten other cities with a positive response from the public.[67] Before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, officials ordered dog meat to be taken off the menu at its 112 official Olympic restaurants to avoid offending visitors from various nations who might have been concerned by the offering of dog meat.[68]
In 2010, draft legislation was proposed to prohibit the consumption of dog meat.[69] The legislation, however, was not expected to be enforced, making the consumption of dog meat illegal if it passed.[69] In 2010, the first draft proposal of the legislation was introduced, with the rationale to protect animals from maltreatment. The legislation includes a measure to jail people for up to 15 days for eating dog meat.[70][71] However, certain cultural food festivals continue to promote the meat. For example, in 2014, 10,000 dogs were killed for the Yulin dog eating festival.[72]
As of the early 21st Century, dog meat consumption is declining or disappearing.[73] In 2014, dog meat sales decreased by a third compared to 2013.[72] It was reported that in 2015, one of the most popular restaurants in Guangzhou serving dog meat was closed after the local government tightened regulations; the restaurant had served dog meat dishes since 1963. Other restaurants that served dog and cat meat dishes in the Yuancun and Panyu districts also stopped serving these in 2015.[74]
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the Dogs and Cats Ordinance was introduced by the British Hong Kong Government on 6 January 1950.[75] It prohibits the slaughter of any dog or cat for use as food, whether for mankind or otherwise, on pain of fine and imprisonment.[76][77] Four local men were sentenced to 30 days imprisonment in December 2006 for having slaughtered two dogs.[78] In an earlier case, in February 1998, a Hong Konger was sentenced to one month imprisonment and a fine of two thousand HK dollars for hunting street dogs for food.[79]
Taiwan
In 2001, the Taiwanese government imposed a ban on the sale of dog meat, due to both pressure from domestic animal welfare groups and a desire to improve international perceptions, although there were some protests.[80] In 2007, another law was passed, significantly increasing the fines to sellers of dog meat.[81] However, animal rights campaigners have accused the Taiwanese government of not prosecuting those who continue to slaughter and serve dog meat at restaurants. Although the slaughter and consumption of dog meat is illegal in Taiwan, there are reports that suggest the practice continues as of 2011[update].[82] In Taiwan, dog meat is called "fragrant meat" (Chinese: 香肉; pinyin: xiāngròu). In 2007, legislators passed a law to fine sellers of dog meat NT$250,000 (US$7,730). Dog meat is believed to have health benefits, including improving circulation and raising body temperature.[81]
India
In India, dog meat is eaten by certain communities in the Northeast Indian border states of Mizoram,[83] Nagaland,[84] and Manipur[85] where it is considered to be a delicacy. These states border Burma and may have been influenced by Chinese culture and traditions.
Indonesia
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Indonesia is predominantly Muslim, a faith which considers dog meat, along with pork to be "haraam" (ritually unclean) and therefore do not eat it. However, dog meat is eaten by several of Indonesia's non-Muslim minorities.[86]
The consumption of dog meat is associated with the Minahasa culture of northern Sulawesi,[87] Maluku culture, and the Bataks of northern Sumatra, where dog meat is considered a festive dish usually reserved for occasions such as weddings and Christmas.[88]
Popular Indonesian dog-meat dishes are rica-rica, also called rintek wuuk or "RW",[86] rica-rica waung, guk-guk, and "B1". On Java, there are several dishes made from dog meat, such as sengsu (tongseng asu), sate jamu, and kambing balap.
Dog consumption in Indonesia gained attention in United States where dog is a taboo food, during 2012 Presidential election when incumbent Barack Obama was pointed by his opponent to have eaten dog meat served by his Indonesian stepfather Lolo Soetoro during his stay in the country.[86]
Japan
The consumption of dog meat is not a feature of modern Japanese culture because Japanese people believe that certain dogs have special powers in their religion of Shintoism and Buddhism. Dog meat was consumed in Japan until 675 A.D., when Emperor Temmu decreed a prohibition on its consumption during the 4th–9th months of the year, they say for battle normally a dog accompanies him for battle. So eating a dog gave Emperors bad luck. In Japanese shrines certain animals are worshipped like dogs who will give people a good luck charm. Animals are described as good luck in scrolls and Kakemono during the Kofun period, Asuka period and Nara period.[89] According to Meisan Shojiki Ōrai (名産諸色往来) published in 1760, the meat of wild dog was sold along with boar, deer, fox, wolf, bear, raccoon dog, otter, weasel and cat in some regions of Edo.[90] Ōta Nampo recorded witnessing puppies being eaten in Satsuma Province in a dish called Enokoro Meshi (えのころ飯). In 2008, Japan imported 5 tons of dog meat from China compared to 4,714 tons of beef, 14,340 tons of pork and 115,882 tons of poultry.[91]
Korea
Gaegogi (개고기) literally means "dog meat" in Korean. The term itself, however, is often mistaken as the term for Korean soup made from dog meat, which is actually called bosintang (보신탕; 補身湯, Body nourishing soup).
The consumption of dog meat can be traced back to antiquity. Dog bones[further explanation needed] were excavated in a neolithic settlement in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. A wall painting in the Goguryeo Tombs complex in South Hwangghae Province, a World Heritage site which dates from the 4th century AD, depicts a slaughtered dog in a storehouse. The Balhae people also enjoyed dog meat, and the modern-day tradition of canine cuisine seems to have come from that era.[92]
Although their Mohe ancestors did not respect dogs, the Jurchen people began to respect dogs around the time of the Ming dynasty and passed this tradition on to the Manchu, it was prohibited in Jurchen culture to use dog skin, and forbidden for Jurchens to harm, kill, and eat dogs, the Jurchens believed that the "utmost evil" was the usage of dog skin by Koreans.[93]
South Korea
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Over 100,000 tons[94] of dog meat are consumed annually in South Korea. Although a fair number of South Koreans (perhaps 42 to 60%)[95] have eaten dog meat at least once in their lifetime, only a small percentage of the population is believed to eat it on a regular basis.[94] There is a large and vocal group of Korean people that are against the practice of eating dog meat.[96] There is also a large population of people in South Korea that do not eat or enjoy the meat, but do feel strongly that it is the right of others to do so.[96] There is a smaller but still vocal group of pro-dog cuisine people in South Korea who want to popularize the consumption of dog in Korea and the rest of the world,[96] considering it to be part of the traditional culture of Korea with a long history worth preserving.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recognizes any edible product other than drugs as food.[97] In the capital city of Seoul, the sale of dog meat was outlawed by regulation on February 21, 1984 by classifying dog meat as 'repugnant food' (혐오식품), but the regulation was not rigorously enforced except during the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In 2001, the Mayor of Seoul announced there would be no extra enforcement efforts to control the sale of dog meat during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was partially hosted in Seoul. In March 2008, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its plan to put forward a policy suggestion to the central government to legally classify slaughter dogs as livestock, reigniting debate on the issue.[98][99][100]
South Korean Food Sanitary Law (식품위생법) does not include dog meat as a legal food ingredient. Also, dog meat has been categorized as 'repugnant food' (혐오식품) based on a regulation issued by Seoul Metropolitan Government, of which using as food ingredient is not permitted.[101] However, the laws are not strictly enforced. The primary dog breed raised for meat, the Nureongi (누렁이), or Hwangu (황구); which is a specific breed, different from the breeds raised for pets in the country.[102][103]
There is a large and vocal group of Koreans (consisting of a number of animal welfare groups) who are against the practice of eating dogs.[96] Popular television shows like 'I Love Pet' have documented in 2011, for instance, the continued illegal selling of dog meat and slaughtering of dogs in suburban areas. The program also televised illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, showing the unsanitary and horrific conditions of caged dogs, several of which were visibly sick with severe eye infections and malnutrition. However, despite this growing awareness, there remains some in Korea that do not eat or enjoy the meat, but do feel that it is the right of others to do so, along with a smaller but still vocal group of pro-dog cuisine people who want to popularize the consumption of dog in Korea and the rest of the world.[96] A group of pro-dog meat individuals attempted to promote and publicize the consumption of dog meat worldwide during the run-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, which prompted retaliation from animal rights campaigners and prominent figures such as Brigitte Bardot to denounce the practice.[104] Opponents of dog meat consumption in South Korea are critical of the eating of dogmeat as some dogs are beaten, burnt or hanged to make their meat more tender.[105]
The restaurants that sell dog meat do so, often exclusively, at the risk losing their restaurant licenses. A case of a dog meat wholesaler brought up on charges of selling dog meat in arose in 1997. However, an appeals court acquitted the dog meat wholesaler, ruling that dogs were socially accepted as food.[106] According to the National Assembly of South Korea, more than 20,000 restaurants, including the 6484 registered restaurants, served soups made from dog meat in Korea in 1998.[107][108][109] In 1999 the BBC reported that 8,500 tons of dog meat were consumed annually, with another 93,600 tons used to produce a medicinal tonic called gaesoju (개소주).[109]
Dog meat is often consumed during the summer months and is either roasted or prepared in soups or stews. The most popular of these soups is bosintang and gaejang-guk, a spicy stew meant to balance the body's heat during the summer months. This is thought to ensure good health by balancing one's "ki" or vital energy of the body. A 19th-century version of gaejang-guk explains the preparation of the dish by boiling dog meat with vegetables such as green onions and chili pepper powder. Variations of the dish contain chicken and bamboo shoots.[110]
North Korea
Daily NK reported that the North Korean government included dog meat in its new list of one hundred fixed prices, setting a fixed price of 500 won per kilogram in early 2010.[111]
New Zealand
Dog meat is rarely eaten in New Zealand but has been said to be becoming more popular as it is not illegal as long as the dog is humanely killed.
A Tongan man living in New Zealand caused public outrage when he was caught cooking his pet dog in his backyard; this led to calls for change in the law.[112]
Philippines
In the capital city of Manila, Metro Manila Commission Ordinance 82-05 specifically prohibits the killing and selling of dogs for food.[113] More generally, the Philippine Animal Welfare Act 1998[114] prohibits the killing of any animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos, horses, deer and crocodiles, with exemptions for religious, cultural, research, public safety or animal health reasons. Nevertheless, as is reported from time to time in Philippine newspapers, the eating of dog meat is not uncommon in the Philippines.[115]
The Province of Benguet specifically allows cultural use of dog meat by indigenous people and acknowledges this might lead to limited commercial use.[116]
Asocena is a dish primarily consisting of dog meat originating from the Philippines.
Polynesia
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Dogs were historically eaten in Tahiti and other islands of Polynesia, including Hawaii[117][118] at the time of first European contact. James Cook, when first visiting Tahiti in 1769, recorded in his journal, "few were there of us but what allow'd that a South Sea Dog was next to an English Lamb, one thing in their favour is that they live entirely upon Vegetables".[119] Calwin Schwabe reported in 1979 that dog was widely eaten in Hawaii and considered to be of higher quality than pork or chicken. When Hawaiians first encountered early British and American explorers, they were at a loss to explain the visitors' attitudes about dog meat. The Hawaiians raised both dogs and pigs as pets and for food. They could not understand why their British and American visitors only found the pig suitable for consumption.[4] This practice seems to have died out, along with the native Hawaiian breed of dog, the unique Hawaiian Poi Dog, which was primarily used for this purpose.[120] The consumption of domestic dog meat is still commonplace in the Kingdom of Tonga, and has also been noted in expatriate Tongan communities in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.[121]
Thailand
Unlike other countries where dog meat consumption has been shown to have historical precedents, Thailand does not have a mainstream culture of dog eating. However, in recent years, the consumption of dog meat in certain areas of the country, especially in certain northeastern provinces like Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom (specifically Sakon Nakhon province's Tha Rae sub-district, which has been identified as the main center for the country's illegal, albeit lucrative, dog meat trade), have attracted widespread attention from the Thai population and local news media. This has led a large group of Thai citizens to become increasingly vocal against the consumption of dog meat and the selling of dogs that are transported through Laos to neighbouring Mekong countries, including Vietnam and China. According to news reports, a considerable number of these dogs continue to be stolen from people's homes by illegal carriers. This was especially the case following the 2011 Thailand Floods. Dubbed as the country's 'Trade of Shame', Thai netizens, in particular, have now formed several (informal) animal welfare and rescue groups in an attempt to stop this illegal trade, with the collective attitude being that 'Dogs are not food'. Established not-for-profit animal charity organizations like the Soi Dog Foundation have also been active in raising awareness and working in conjunction with local Thai authorities to rehabilitate and relocate dogs rescued from trucks attempting to transport live dogs across the border to nearby countries. Significantly, this issue has strengthened the nation's animal rights movement, which continues to call on the Thai government to adopt a stricter and more comprehensive animal rights law to prevent the maltreatment of pets and cruelty against all animals.[122][123][124][125][126]
Timor Leste
Dog meat is a delicacy popular in East Timor.[127]
Uzbekistan
Although not commonly eaten, dog meat is sometimes used in Uzbekistan in the belief that it has medicinal properties.[128]
Vietnam
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Dog meat is consumed more commonly in the northern part of Vietnam than in the south, and can be found in special restaurants which specifically serve this type of meat. Dog meat is believed to bring good fortune in Vietnam.[129] It is seen as being comparable in consumption to chicken or pork.[129] In any urban areas, there are always sections which house a lot of dog-meat restaurants. For example, on Nhat Tan Street, Tây Hồ District, Hanoi, many restaurants serve dog meat. Groups of customers, usually male, seated on mats, will spend their evenings sharing plates of dog meat and drinking alcohol. The consumption of dog meat can be part of a ritual usually occurring toward the end of the lunar month for reasons of astrology and luck. Restaurants which mainly exist to serve dog meat may only open for the last half of the lunar month.[129] Dog meat is also believed to raise the libido in men.[129] The Associated Press reported in October 2009 that a soaring economy has led to the booming of dog restaurants in Hanoi, and that this has led to a proliferation of dognappers. Reportedly, a 20 kilograms (44 lb) dog can sell for more than $100—roughly the monthly salary of an average Vietnamese worker.[citation needed] The Vietnamese Catholic Church is a major consumer of dog meat during the Christmas holiday.[130][131][132] In Thailand there is a massive smuggling trade to export dogs to Vietnam for human consumption.[133]
In 2009, dog meat was found to be a main carrier of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium, which caused the summer epidemic of cholera in northern Vietnam.[134][135]
Prior to 2014, more than 5 million dogs were killed for meat every year in Vietnam according to the Asia Canine Protection Alliance, however, there are indications that the desire to eat dog meat in Vietnam is declining.[73] Part of the decline is thought to be due to more Vietnamese starting to keep dogs as pets as their incomes have risen in the past few decades. “[People] used to raise dogs to guard the house, and when they needed the meat, they ate it. Now they keep dog as pets, imported from China, Japan, and other countries. One pet dog might cost hundreds of millions of dong [100 million dong is $4,677].”[73]
Europe
Britain & Ireland
Eating dog meat, in common with most European societies, is considered entirely taboo and has been for many centuries outside of times of scarcity such as sieges or famines. However, early Brittonic and Irish texts which date from the early Christian period suggest that dog meat was sometimes consumed but possibly in ritual contexts such as Druidic ritual trance. Sacrificial dog bones are often recovered from archaeological sites[136] however they were typically treated differently, as were horses, from other food animals.[137] One of Irish hero Cuchulainn's two birth geasa was to avoid the meat of dogs, the breaking of which led to his inevitable downfall.
Belgium
A few meat shops sold dog meat during the German occupation of Belgium in World War I, when food was extremely scarce.[138] According to The New York Times, in the 19th century the Council of the Veterinary School of Belgium occasionally recommended dog meat for human consumption after being properly inspected.[139]
France
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Although consumption of dog meat is uncommon in France, and is now considered taboo, dog meat has been consumed in the past by the Gauls. The earliest evidence of dog consumption in France was found at Gaulish archaeological sites, where butchered dog bones were discovered.[140] French news sources from the late 19th century carried stories reporting lines of people buying dog meat, which was described as being "beautiful and light."[141] During the Siege of Paris (1870–1871), there were lines at butcher's shops of people waiting to purchase dog meat. Dog meat was also reported as being sold by some butchers in Paris, 1910.[142][143]
Germany
Dog meat has been eaten in every major German crisis at least since the time of Frederick the Great, and is commonly referred to as "blockade mutton".[9] In the early 20th century, high meat prices led to widespread consumption of horse and dog meat in Germany.[144][145][146]
The consumption of dog meat continued in the 1920s.[147][148] In 1937, a meat inspection law targeted against trichinella was introduced for pigs, dogs, boars, foxes, badgers, and other carnivores.[149] Dog meat has been prohibited in Germany since 1986.[150]
Saxony
In the latter part of World War I, dog meat was being eaten in Saxony by the poorer classes because of famine conditions.[151]
The Netherlands
During severe meat shortages coinciding with the German occupation from 1940 to 1945, sausages found to have been made of dog meat were confiscated by authorities in the Netherlands.[152]
Poland
While the meat is not eaten, in some rural areas of Poland in tunch, specially Lesser Poland dog fat can be made into lard, which by tradition is believed to have medicinal properties—being good for the lungs, for instance. Since the 16th century, fat from various animals, including dogs, was used as part of folk medicine, and since the 18th century, dog fat has had a reputation as being beneficial for the lungs. It is worth noting that the consumption of such meat is considered taboo in Polish culture, also making lard out of dogs' fat is illegal.[153] In 2009, a scandal erupted when a farm near Częstochowa was discovered rearing dogs to be rendered down into lard.[153] According to Grazyna Zawada, from Gazeta Wyborcza, there were farms in Czestochowa, Klobuck, and in the Radom area, and in the decade from 2000 to 2010 six people producing dog lard were found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws (found guilty of killing dogs and animal cruelty) and sentenced to jail.
Switzerland
In his 1979 book Unmentionable Cuisine, Calvin Schwabe described a Swiss dog meat recipe gedörrtes Hundefleisch served as paper-thin slices, as well as smoked dog ham, Hundeschinken, which is prepared by salting and drying raw dog meat.[8]
The production of food from dog meat for commercial purposes such as selling, is illegal in Switzerland,[154] however, farmers are allowed to slaughter dogs for personal consumption.[155][156]
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- ^ "DOGS AS MEAT IN MUNICH; Butcher's Shop Hangs Sign Offering Either to Buy or Sell". The New York Times. 1923.
- ^ "GERMANS STILL EAT DOGS; Berlin Police Chief Issues Rules for Inspection of the Meat". The New York Times. 1925.
- ^ RGBl "Fleischbeschaugesetz (Meat Inspection Law), § 1a". (Reich Law Gazette. 1937. p. 458.
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- ^ "FEAR OF FAMINE APPALS AUSTRIA; Charges of Cannibalism by Vienna Workmen Are Officially Hushed Up. PEOPLE JEER AT THE WAR. German Promises of Victory Flouted—Soldiers Beg for Bread and Long for Peace. Quaratine Against Bolshevism. Real Famine in the Country. Saxons Eat Camels and Dogs", New York Times, May 22, 1918
- ^ "NETHERLANDERS SEEK SUNDAY MEAT IN VAIN; Food Situation Becomes Acute as Nazis Seize Dog Sausage". New York Times. 1940-12-08. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ a b Day, Matthew (2009-08-07). ""Polish couple accused of making dog meat delicacy", ''Telegraph''". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ FDHA Ordinance of 23 November 2005 on food of animal origin, Art.2.
- ^ "Dogs and cats 'still eaten in Switzerland'". thelocal.ch.
- ^ "Forget chocolate or cheese: Cat and dog meat is Swiss delicacy". scotsman.com.
- Aisin Gioro, Ulhicun; Jin, Shi. "Manchuria from the Fall of the Yuan to the rise of the Manchu State (1368-1636)" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
Further reading
- Kim, Rakhyun E. (2008). "Dog Meat in Korea: A Socio-Legal Challenge". Animal Law. 14 (2): 201–236. SSRN 1325574.
- Colting, Fredrik; Carl-Johan Gadd (2005-07-10). Magnus Andersson Gadd (ed.). The Pet Cookbook: Have your best Friend for dinner. Canada: Nicotext. ISBN 91-974883-4-8.
- Yong-Geun Ann, Ph.D. Dog Meat (in Korean and English). Hyoil Book Publishing Company. (contains some recipes)
- Dressler, Uwe; Alexander Neumeister (2003-05-01). Der Kalte Hund (in German). Dresden: IBIS-Ed. ISBN 3-8330-0650-1.
- Zawada, Grazyna (October 28, 2010). "Szesc psow w sloiku". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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- CNN: Inside the cat and dog meat market in China
- BBC News: China bans dog meat from Olympic menu
- BBC News: Chinese dogs rescued from dinner table
External links
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- Dog meat at the Open Directory Project