| Thailand | Trade Illegal since 2014 |
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| Small culture of dog meat consumption; ; smuggling to Vietnam reported; animal welfare laws enacted. |
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| Indonesia | The sale of dog meat has been banned in 21 cities and regencies in Indonesia | Legal and practiced by minority |
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| China | Slaughter legal | Legal and prevalent, but decreasing in popularity |
| Consumption Legal, except Shenzhen and Zhuhai since 2020 |
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| Mali | Slaughter Illegal since 2012 |
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| Austria | Slaughter Illegal |
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| Canada | Slaughter and sale legal | Legal with stipulations |
| Technically legal, but restaurants must purchase the meat from a licensed dog meat processing plant—... |
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| France | Slaughter and sale Illegal | Legal |
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| Australia | Slaughter and sale Illegal | Legal |
| Illegal in South Australia since 1953 |
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| Brazil | Slaughter and sale are Illegal with harsher laws in specific states | Legal |
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| Singapore | Sale of dog meat is banned. |
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| India | Sale legal | Legal |
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| Rwanda | Sale legal |
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| United Kingdom | Sale Illegal | Legal |
| Sale forbidden, private slaughter and Consumption Legal if humane |
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| Germany | Production and sale Illegal since 1986 | Legal | Import Illegal |
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| Switzerland | Commercial slaughter Illegal. | Practiced by minority | Import Illegal |
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| Chile | Commercial sale Illegal | Legal |
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| Macau | Commercial sale Illegal | Illegal |
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| Hong Kong | All slaughter and sale is unlawful since 1950 | Illegal since 1950 | Import requires a permit |
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| Timor Leste |
| Legal and practiced |
| Dog meat considered a delicacy. |
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| Central African Republic |
| Legal and practiced |
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| Liberia |
| Legal and practiced |
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| Cambodia |
| Legal and practiced |
| 2–3 million dogs slaughtered annually for meat; campaign launched to end consumption (2020); over ha... |
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| Kazakhstan |
| Legal, but ban announced in October 2021 |
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| Taiwan |
| Illegal |
| Consumption banned since 2001, with increased fines in 2007; further strengthened in 2017 with jail ... |
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| North Korea |
| Legal and practiced |
| Tradition of consuming dog meat dates back to ancient times; government sets fixed price for dog mea... |
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| Cameroon |
| Legal and practiced |
| Vame people eat dogs for religious rituals. |
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| Ghana |
| Legal. Consumption varies by culture |
| Dog meat considered a delicacy in various cultures; Frafra and Dagaaba tribes bond over dog meat; ye... |
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| Malaysia |
| Legal |
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| Uzbekistan |
| Legal and practiced |
| Dog meat sometimes used for medicinal purposes. |
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| Argentina |
| Illegal |
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| South Korea |
| Illegal |
| Historically significant but declining; estimates vary but around 1 million consumed annually; natio... |
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| Colombia |
| Illegal |
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| Vietnam |
| Legal and prevalent |
| Significant consumption, with around five million dogs slaughtered annually; criticized for pet thef... |
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| DR Congo |
| Legal and practiced |
| Dog meat consumption common despite taboo, driven by high meat prices. (2011) |
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| Philippines |
| Illegal |
| Banned since 1998, with exceptions for indigenous rituals; still consumed in some regions, particula... |
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| Japan |
| No |
| Minimal dog meat consumption, mainly catering to foreign customers; historical records show past con... |
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| Mexico |
| Illegal |
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| Russia |
| Legal |
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| Nigeria |
| Legal and practiced |
| Dog meat consumed in some states for its believed medicinal powers; suggested as Ebola alternative i... |
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