It comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat, prompting Chinese authorities to ban the trade and consumption of wild animals.
Shenzhen went a step further, extending the ban to dogs and cats. The new law will come into force on 1 May.
Thirty million dogs a year are killed across Asia for meat, says Humane Society International (HSI).
However, the practice of eating dog meat in China is not that common - the majority of Chinese people have never done so and say they don't want to.
"Dogs and cats as pets have established a much closer relationship with humans than all other animals, and banning the consumption of dogs and cats and other pets is a common practice in developed countries and in Hong Kong and Taiwan," the Shenzhen city government said, according to a Reuters report.
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I can't tell exactly if the do eat them simply each country has different people with different tribes but don't think so
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I don't believe that Chinese eat dogs and cats but I just see video clips of them eating funny funny insects
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the practice of eating dog meat in China is not that common - the majority of Chinese people have never done so and say they don't want to.
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There is a misconception among some that China has always been a dog-eating nation. The growing popularity of eating dog in China is due mainly to prominent depictions of the practice in the film Shaolin Temple and a popular historical TV show about a monk, helped by over-promotion by some restaurant-owners and local governments. The recent controversy over the “dog-meat” festival in Yulin, a city in south-west China's Guangxi province, is awkward for the local government. Officials first stirred up the debate to promote the importance of the festival, claiming it supported local culture while boosting the local economy. But the local government never expected that its commercial activities would come under pressure from dog lovers around the country. It was forced to quietly claim that the whole affair was run by local businesspeople in an attempt to avoid responsibility. But dog eating in China is not common except that most of the people exergerate the matter.
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Yes they do but they dog and rats they eat are not the one you know.
Theirs is far different. They eat a lot of funny staff, cockroaches, sea food and many more
added by Ssebugwawo Shad 1555 days ago 1 0
Oh my goodness that's their delicious food , it's obvious Chinese eat anything that has life , so dogs it's one of their best dish.
added by Anonymous 1555 days ago 1 0
Am not so sure but according to what i see in trending videos from China, it seems they do eat them.
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I think yes because I have ever seen some videos showing them slaughtering dogs and again most people say it though I don't have a proof about it so I think it's true.
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Yes they eat both dogs and rats because in their country most of the animals and insects are eaten and have nothing to refuse them according to their law.
added by Anonymous 1555 days ago 1 0
Its not clear but l believe it might be true, because there is no smoke without fire, since even you, have an idea and l also heard abaut it some time, then its true
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Ye Chinese are good in eating dogs and cats but more especially dogs we have them in our city hoima Uganda doing there roads construction for sure our dogs are all most getting finished by the Chinese even if you take adog to them they give you some good money so its rarely realistic they eat dogs.
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I agree Because Chinese normally eats everything that is on the earth so no doubt about Chinese eating dogs and rats
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Obviously they are interested in eating dogs and rats and so many animals even bats that's why these so called pandemic diseases start from their country.
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It's really seem to be interesting but it's true because according to sources shows that it originates from wild animals to people
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Yes they do, Chinese have a belief that everything on this planet can be eaten. Like frogs, snakes, snails, lizards, flies, etc
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