Cruel hypocrisy masquerades as concern for exploited dogs, cats, & gamefowl SEOUL; HANOI; CROSS PLAINS, Texas; BENNETT, Colorado––One need not have spent much time personally investigating Southeast Asian dog and cat meat markets, or U.S. cockpits, or even just viewing the wealth of undercover and drone video of such operations gathered in recent years […]
Soi Dog Foundation in 2024 helped Vietnam to cut rabies deaths by 20%
“Bad news” reports of rabies deaths emphasize need to abolish the dog & cat meat trade HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam––Signs of success for the Soi Dog Foundation’s decade-long campaign to help Vietnam eradicate rabies tend to look like bad news––if one does not know the context. The Ho Chi Minh-based Tuoi Tre News, for […]
“Run Spot Run” from Trump/Vance bogus claims about dog & cat eating
Hours after J.D. Vance eats false allegation about immigrants devouring dogs & cats in Springfield, Ohio, Donald Trump repeats it in debate against Kamala Harris PHILADELPHIA––Former U.S. president Donald Trump gave away his strategy only moments into debating vice president Kamala Harris on the evening of September 10, 2024. “It’s like four sentences like Run […]
Hanoi bans dog & cat meat trade; Philippines & India bust dog meat dealers
Stopping rabies & attracting tourists motivate government in Vietnamese capital HANOI, Vietnam––102 human rabies deaths in 29 administrative jurisdictions during 2023 have reportedly moved the city government in Hanoi, the national capital of Vietnam, to ban the dog and cat meat trade––coincidentally, almost on the eve of the annual dog-eating festival held toward the end […]
Hong Kong busts expose scams, wildlife traffic, & dog-and-cat meat trade
Criminals don’t stop at just one type of animal & human exploitation HONG KONG; HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam––Recent busts in Hong Kong brought crime, rabies, wildlife trafficking, illegal immigration, and the dog and cat meat trade together as never before––and more may soon follow. “Law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong have arrested four asylum […]
Dog meat trade ban helps signal a new day for animals in South Korea
Three-year dog meat sales ban phase-in rewards a 35-year campaign that built an increasingly strong South Korean animal advocacy sector SEOUL, South Korea––The 300-seat South Korean parliament on January 9, 2024 banned breeding and killing dogs for human consumption by a vote of 298-0 with two abstentions, effective on January 1, 2027. Violators may be […]
Indonesia busts dog meat traffic, tests oral rabies vaccination
226 dogs saved from slaughter; thousands more could be saved by eradicating rabies SEMARANG, Indonesia––Indonesian police on January 6, 2024 intercepted and rescued 226 dogs found with their legs bound and mouths tied shut from a truck hauling them through Semarang city to slaughter in the neighboring city of Surakarta, Agence France Presse reported. “The […]
South Korean government pledges dog-eating will be banned by 2027
Governing party and leading opposition party both favor banning dog consumption SEOUL, South Korea––Dog-eating in South Korea appears likely to be banned after January 1, 2027. “In a special consultative meeting at the National Assembly,” reported Lee Jaeeun for the Korea Herald on November 17, 2023, “the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and officials of the […]
Rabies deaths drive effort in Vietnam to stop eating dogs & cats
Soi Dog Foundation enlists teachers & practitioners of traditional medicine in campaign HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam––Sixty-four human deaths from rabies in Vietnam during the first nine months of 2023, an increase of 21 from the first nine months of 2022, have sparked renewed efforts to eradicate the dog and cat meat traffic. Medically recognized […]
Dog meat farmers’ protest reflects grassroots success in South Korea
Home-grown anti-dog meat campaign succeeds where boycotts, petitions, & bashing failed for 40 years SEOUL, South Korea––About 50 people on April 25, 2023 straggled through the streets of Seoul, the national capital of South Korea, in a protest about dog-eating. Animal advocates’ events often attract much bigger crowds these days. These protesters were among […]