Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

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Guangzhou, China (CNN) -- Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches.
This isn't a pet store -- it's a meat market in Guangzhou, a city in southern China where eating cats and dogs is common practice.
At the Han River Dog Meat Restaurant in central Guangzhou, diners can choose from a long list of menu items, including dog soup, dog steak, dog with tofu and more. In the kitchen, the chef chops up meat for dog hot pot, one of the more popular dishes. Most customers like it spicy.
"Dog meat is good for your health and metabolism," explains Li, the hostess who declined to give her first name. "In the summer it helps you sweat."
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government is considering legislation that would make eating cats and dogs illegal.
Professor Chang Jiwen of the Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences is one of the law's top campaigners. "Cats and dogs are loyal friends to humans," he said. "A ban on eating them would show China has reached a new level of civilization."
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I would never eat dog meat
--Louisa Yong, cocker spaniel owner

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Eating dog meat is a long-standing culinary tradition not just in China, but also Korea. Cat meat can be found on the menu in China, Vietnam and even parts of South America.
The Chinese government has signaled a willingness to take the meat off the market. To avoid upsetting international visitors during the Beijing Olympics, officials ordered dog meat off the menus at local markets. Officials in Guangzhou have warned vendors to stop selling it ahead of the Asian Games which will be held there later this year.
The ban on eating dog and cat meat is part of a larger proposal to toughen laws on animal welfare. Individual violators could face up to 15 days in prison and a small fine. Businesses found guilty of selling the meat risk fines up to 500,000 yuan ($73,500.)
The legislation is gaining support from China's growing number of pet owners. With living standards rising and disposable income growing, more Guangzhou residents are investing in house pets.
"I would never eat dog meat," said Louisa Yong, as she clutches her pet cocker spaniel. "It's so cruel!"
Meat vendors have a different view.
"The dogs you raise at home, you shouldn't eat," said Pan, a butcher who also declined to give his first name. "The kind raised for eating, we can eat those."
Many of the dogs and cats sold for meat are specially raised on farms. But Chang said there is always a chance they're someone's lost or stolen pet.
In anticipation of the new ban, dog and cat meat has become more difficult to find, though some vendors say they will keep selling it as long as they can.
"The legislation will definitely affect our restaurant," said Li. "We'll just wait to see the result."
And it seems restaurants don't necessarily need to change their menus anytime soon. According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the law prohibiting cat and dog meat could take as long as a decade to pass. Until then it's a la carte, from the cage into the kitchen.
 

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Its been reported time and time again that these "restaurants" hire thieves to steal peoples pets for food..it's a shame but it is the food chain , after we've seen em domesticated and see how devoted these floofs can be just to be loyal companions they need to have rights to make it less barbaric ,Asians also believe the more suffering and pain the dog endures the more endorphins released into the meat supposedly making it tastier and more supple
 

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seen one on youtube where they had a couple dogs tied by ropes to trees hanging upside down while the kids took turns beating them with sticks to inches of their lives only to be revived to endure more , these families make it traditional, preparing for the feast,these sessions can last days..Even more barbaric is the Hispanic dog killing festival
 

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i hope the chinese get blown up .. tho i like chinese and asians and its food .. but dogs and cats ... why not make dog and cat food from human corpses in china .. mmm must not be very polite i think? :Perfecto:
 

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i hope the chinese get blown up .. tho i like chinese and asians and its food .. but dogs and cats ... why not make dog and cat food from human corpses in china .. mmm must not be very polite i think? :Perfecto:

ignorant gweilo. when dog have no home it is best to feed elderly population.
 

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i hope the chinese get blown up .. tho i like chinese and asians and its food .. but dogs and cats ... why not make dog and cat food from human corpses in china .. mmm must not be very polite i think? :Perfecto:

ignorant gweilo. when dog have no home it is best to feed elderly population.
Piss poor attempt at trolling... fs
 

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i hope the chinese get blown up .. tho i like chinese and asians and its food .. but dogs and cats ... why not make dog and cat food from human corpses in china .. mmm must not be very polite i think? :Perfecto:

ignorant gweilo. when dog have no home it is best to feed elderly population.
you are a chinese exception to the rule .. don't be so offended, i had a bad day .. cos on another site i defended the chinese lol so sorry ..
i hope the chinese get blown up .. tho i like chinese and asians and its food .. but dogs and cats ... why not make dog and cat food from human corpses in china .. mmm must not be very polite i think? :Perfecto:

ignorant gweilo. when dog have no home it is best to feed elderly population.
Piss poor attempt at trolling... fs
't is ok, she felt attacked and not her personal fault .. you know me ... with my verichip.