The Daily Mail has reported on horrifying footage of dogs being sold in a food market on a tourist’s visit to Vietnam. Photos and videos show small dogs sold in Hanoi at outdoor markets. Josh Edelson, a tourist traveling the country, was able to capture film and video of the horrors.
The government of Vietnam has been working to remove and reduce the practice of selling dog meat for food. California resident Edelson told the Daily Mail about what he saw, “The photos are extremely disturbing, but I think it’s an important story, especially because the Vietnamese government is at odds with the locals. The first time I tried, they shooed me away. They don’t like having photos taken, prob because it’s a pretty controversial part of their culture – eating dog. The locals contend that it is part of their culture and that it should remain.”
Edelson said he even saw soldiers purchase and snack on the meat. He assumed they would be monitoring the situation or even shutting down the stand.
See more in the video below. Warning, this contains graphic footage:
According to the Daily Mail, the government is looking to stop the practice by 2021. Most dogs used in Vietnam for food used to be taken from Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Animal rights groups have been working to stop the practice across Asia due to concerns over public health and animal cruelty. Read more about animal rights campaigns against dog meat.
Another article from Vietnam that is written with the positive view on dog meat. This debate started with the “canned dog meat” issue. And yet again the torture aspect is not included on this publication.
See Twitter for more photos of this terrible practice:
Summary
🇻🇳 People from other countries love dog meat too!
— Eeva Paavilainen (@EevaPaavilainen) December 29, 2019
Not only in Vietnam, people in some countries in Asia such as China and South Korea also have a habit of eating dog meat. This dish is considered by people to be not only delicious but also considered a healing food.
In every country, people have different dog meat eating habits.
By Eliza Erskine @ onegreenplanet
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