Dog and cat meat -- age-old delicacies in China -- could be off the menu in the food-loving nation under its first law against animal abuse, state press said Tuesday.People who eat either animal, both of which are viewed as promoting bodily warmth, would face fines of up to 5,000 yuan ($730) and up to 15 days in jail if the law is passed, the Chongqing Evening News said.
It said "organisations" involved in the practice would be fined from 10,000 to 500,000 yuan. The report gave no other details.
The law has been at the drafting stage over the past year and the report did not make clear when the legislation was expected to become law.
China's rubber-stamp legislature meets in March but draft legislation can often take years to be approved.
Cruelty to animals and the raising of cat and dog meat for dinner tables remains widespread in China, despite growing consciousness over animal welfare.
Restaurants touting "fragrant meat," a euphemism for dog, can be seen in cities throughout the country, where the fondness for dogs as pets co-exists with a taste for canine meat.Cat meat is most popular in parts of southern China and there are regular reports of animal lovers attempting to block trucks carrying hundreds or even thousands of cats to meat markets and eventually dinner tables there.
People who eat cat and dogs.....STOP FUCKING EATING THE WORLDS CUTEST CREATURES!If you object what i just said then....................................................FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHOW CAN U EAT CATS THEY R SOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are idiots if you think that your comments will change what these people have been doing for years! You know some people around the world think cows are sacred, and here we are butchering them by the hundreds! Chill out, they are animals, unless you are a vegan, you do the same thing. By the way, have you seen how they raise chickens for the slaughter?...youtube it!
ReplyDeletethis is why I dont eat meat. The way the treat ANY animal is sickening. Education is key. Be smart if you eat meat, i'm not agaisnt it. I just think you should know where you're getting it from and how these poor animals are treated. At least try to get free ranged meat. All I'm saying is be smart for ALL cute animals!!
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