This is How China Celebrate the Thanksgiving Day

China | While US and other English-speaking part of the world are putting roasted turkeys on tables during Thanksgiving Day, Chinese are busy butchering dogs and cats.

Chinese are known dog-eaters, and dog meat has been the source of food in many parts of the country since as early as 500 BC. PETA may have seen it differently but this tradition is already a part of Chinese History.Among the 11 countries that eat dog meat, China has the highest consumption. It might be horrible to see butchered dogs sold in some Chinese public markets to some Westerners, but Chinese considered dog meat as “fragrant meat” and is one of the main sources of meat foods.

Other countries that still eat dog meat are mostly found in Asia. Among them are China, Philippines, Vietnam, Switzerland, Taiwan, Korea, Polynesia, and Arctic, Antarctic, and Indonesia, and Mexico.

Chan Bon Toy, a butcher in Guilin, China said he slaughter at least 50 dogs a day for public consumption. “Some order whole roasted dog while others just buy a kilo or more of raw dog meat”, Chan added.

Some Chinese also celebrates Thanksgiving Day but they prefer dog meat rather than roasted turkey. Demands on cat meat are lesser compared to dog meat.

In Philippines, dog eating is more popular in Northern Luzon. There were several incidents that dog smugglers were caught transporting live dogs in South Luzon Expressway. Some dog buyers from Northern part of the country travel to South just to buy dogs.

Even though the Animal Welfare Institute has strictly prohibited selling and killing dogs for meat, profiteers couldn’t stopped from trading dogs.

“Dog meat being sold in Chinese markets with horrendous-looking mutilated dog heads are just one of many unpleasant things to see if you are not used to these kinds of things”, Gustav Hueger, a German tourist told The Philippine Pride.

/Luang Wang Wang/ Assisted Press 

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