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China mulls ban on eating dogs and cats

Dog and cat meat could be banned from restaurants in China after growing pressure from animal rights activists.

By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Published: 6:00AM GMT 27 Jan 2010


Dogs looks out of their cages from a truck on a motorway on the outskirts of China's capital Beijing. Photo: REUTERS


Chinese legal experts will submit proposals for a ban on eating dogs and cats in April as part of a draft bill to tackle animal abuse.
If the new regulation is passed, thousands of dog restaurants and butchers will be shut down, and anyone eating pets would be slapped with a fine of up to 5,000 yuan (£450) or 15 days in jail.

China mulls ban on eating dogs and cats - Telegraph

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