Teachers, medical practitioners join fight to end dog and cat meat trade in Vietnam

Teachers in Hanoi commit to educating their students about the realities of the dog and cat meat trade.
Teachers in Hanoi commit to educating their students about the realities of the dog and cat meat trade. Photo: Soi Dog Foundation.

Vietnam’s education sector and traditional medicine community are spearheading efforts to end the dog and cat meat trade – a significant step forward for animal welfare from two of the country’s most influential sectors.

Turning point for animal welfare as Vietnam practitioners denounce use of dog and cat meat in traditional medicine

Soi Dog Foundation's Director of International Advocacy Rahul Sehgal addressing attendees during the workshop.
Soi Dog Foundation's Director of International Advocacy Rahul Sehgal addressing attendees during the workshop. Photo: Soi Dog Foundation.

Leaders of the traditional medicine community in Vietnam have denounced the use of dog and cat meat for medicinal purposes, marking a turning point for animal welfare in the country.

Vietnamese National Assembly members to tackle dog and cat meat trade

Rahul Sehgal from Soi Dog.
Rahul Sehgal from Soi Dog. Photo: Soi Dog Foundation.

A roundtable discussion aimed at combatting the consumption and trade of dog and cat meat was convened by Soi Dog Foundation International and Social and Behavior Change Science Agency Intelligentmedia with the National Assembly of Vietnam last week. The event brought together nearly 50 parliamentarians, government officials, and specialists from across Vietnamese society to tackle this serious and urgent issue.

Cat slaughterhouse put out of business, 197 cats rescued in ‘milestone moment’ for animal welfare in Vietnam

A cat in Vietnam.
A stray cat. Photo: depositphotos.

An industrial-scale cat slaughterhouse in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Thap, capable of slaughtering up to 500 innocent cats a day, has ceased all [Read More…]

25 tonnes of meat soaked in formalin seized from Chonburi illegal meat processing plant

View of Pattaya in Chonburi province, Thailand
View of Pattaya in Chonburi province, Thailand. Photo: Pxfuel.

Thai Livestock Development Department officials confiscated 25 tonnes of pig and cow offal and other meat soaked in formalin from an illegal meat processing plant [Read More…]

Soi Dog Foundation steps up fight against dog meat trade with Vietnam government and Global Alliance for Rabies Control partnership

Dogs on the truck on the way to slaughter house in Vietnam
Dogs on the truck on the way to slaughter house in Vietnam. Photo: Soi Dog Foundation.

Soi Dog Foundation today (September 28), on World Rabies Day, proudly announced that it has officially partnered with the Department of Animal Health, Hanoi (DAH) [Read More…]

Popularity of crocodile meat rises among Thai consumers as pork prices surge

A crocodile with open mouth shows its teeth
A crocodile with open mouth shows its teeth. Photo: Tambako The Jaguar / flickr. CC BY-ND 2.0.

Thai consumers are turning to crocodile meat, as an alternative source of protein, after the price of pork skyrocketed due to the spread of African [Read More…]