Dead Dogs in Dog Meat Shop

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Dead Dogs in Dog Meat Shop

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Dog meat sold on the market (Vietnam)

This photo is part of a series called Thịt chó: eating a (hot) dog. A lots of interesting comments and reactions have been posted on the various photo sites where this series has been published.

WARNING: These images are graphic, not suitable for kids and people with a weak stomach!

Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but ironically we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals as long as they are not called pets.

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different. Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures, and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich. You should try it some day! (if you are not vegetarian)

"Food dogs" are not pets and they have no names. They are bred and raised in farms, just like pigs, cows, lambs, chickens and other farm animals. They are usually put down "humanely" just like any other farm animal, by slitting the throat and bleeding the animal until it passes out.- However some disturbing cases of food dogs being tortured before being slaughtered have been documented.

This series of photos shows the process involved in preparing a dog for dinner, from slautering to cutting-up, eviscerating, de-boning, cooking and of course eating! These photos were taken in Bac Ha, a small town in the Northern part of Vietnam, and in various markets of the region.

In case you are wondering, I did not order the dog for dinner, I just stumbled on the scene in the street and documented it, since I had my camera.

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Photo taken on November 23, 2005
Lang Son, Vietnam
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I ate dog at a restaurant in Korea and it wasn't bad. Furthermore, anyone who has ever eaten at a Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese restaurant in the US has eaten dog at one time or another because they are constantly getting "busted" when someone finds dog heads in trash dumpsters behind the restaurant. Dogs are no better than chickens, pigs, cows or any other animal. I know this photo is from Vietnam, but the Chinese eat a lot more dogs than the Vietnamese. I say let's round up all the stray dogs and import them to China -- we could pay down our debt in no time!
so do cows and pigs, yet we kill them, cut them and eat them the same way. i hope you are vegetarian, if not your comment is very hyppocrit.
You are very cruel. What if someone comes to you and starts cutting you huh? Dogs have feelings same with cats. You sicken me with your cruel ways.