Are There People Who Really Eat Dogs And Cats?

Shocking it may be but there are people who actually eat cats and dogs

Josephine Crispin
6 min readSep 23, 2024
Image by JackieLou DL from Pixabay

“They’re eating the dogs… They’re eating the cats… They’re eating the pets…”

When this statement was made in a recent debate, most people whether animal lovers or not gasped in shock.

Eating the cats? Eating the dogs? Eating the pets? Really?

The reality is that there are some countries in the world where some people eat cats and dogs.

The practice of eating dog meat, particularly, is centuries old

It is allowed in some Asian countries. In Africa, some of the countries that consume dog meat include Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Central Africa Republic, Republic of Congo, and Liberia.

Nigeria, meanwhile, is said to be the largest consumer of dog meat in the continent.

World’s biggest consumers of dog meat

In Asia, China and Vietnam are mentioned as the world’s biggest and second-biggest consumers of dog meat.

Meanwhile, aside from China and Vietnam, the Humane Society International also lists Indonesia…

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Josephine Crispin

Writes about writing, nature, animals, the environment, social issues and spirituality. Editor and published author of romance novellas amongst other genres.