Is it OK to eat dogs?

Dog-meat 

Dog meat has become more and more popular in some Asian countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, China, and so on. Chinese people even celebrate the dog meat festival in Yulin. They eat dog meat like other animal meat such as pig, cow so on, while most western people consider dog as a part of their family members.

According to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), around 10,000 dogs and cats are expected to be killed and eaten during the controversial 10-day festival in Yulin. Since dogs are legal for selling and eating in China, there is an estimation around 10 million dogs killed every year for human consumption.

Some have criticized or even signed a petition against eating dog meat. The guardian’s opinion piece article states that more than 3.8 million people sign an online petition against the dog meat festival in Yulin, China.

For those who love dog pets strongly criticize those who steal their dogs and eat them since they are considered as man’s best friend. These people also think that eating dog as we are eating our family members.

A part from those who criticize eating dog meat, people who love eating dog meat say that dog is not different from other animals, which people consume them as food. They might think if we can eat cow’s or pig’s meat why not dog.

Some also claim eating dog meat can help boost blood circulation; however there is still no scientific proof about that.

Eating dogs is too cruel since dogs are too cute as well as man’s guardian.