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Taiwan Bans the Slaughter of Cats and Dogs for Human Consumption

posted by mrpg on Thursday April 13 2017, @10:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-bears dept.

takyon writes:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39573426

Taiwan's parliament has approved a bill banning the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption. The bill also prohibits those using a car or motorbike from pulling their pets alongside them on a lead as they travel. Anyone caught breaching the order faces a large fine or up to two years in prison - and having their names and photographs made public.

The measures were introduced to improve the country's animal protection laws. The move on Tuesday is a landmark amendment to Taiwan's Animal Protection Act, and is the first of its kind in Asia.

Taiwan had already banned the sale of meat and fur from cats and dogs in 2001.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 14 2017, @02:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 14 2017, @02:09PM (#493970)
    I've no problems eating horse meat that's labelled horse meat and it's safe for consumption. I've actually had horse sausage a number of times (common in Central Asian cuisine).

    The problem is when there's horse meat in beef. If they can cheat by putting in the wrong meat they can cheat in other unsafe ways too.

    So similarly the problem with dog meat and cat meat is it's normally very poorly regulated. And you have unscrupulous people stealing pet dogs.

    That said, not like the "conventional" meat industry is that well regulated in my country ;).