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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: 2) by driverless on Friday April 14 2017, @10:23AM

    by driverless (4770) on Friday April 14 2017, @10:23AM (#493897)

    cats and dogs are way smarter than cows.

    You obviously haven't met my cat then. There are as yet undiscovered species of plants in the jungles of Borneo that could out-think my cat.

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