SIEM REAP, Cambodia: Cambodian dog meat traders drown, strangle and stab thousands of canines a day in a shadowy but sprawling business that traumatises workers and exposes them to deadly health risks like rabies. A cheap source of protein, dog meat is still eaten in several Asian countries from China and South Korea to Vietnam and non-Muslim communities in Indonesia. - AFPResearchers say the dog meat trade is a public health crisis because it carries potentially infected animals all over the country. But the Cambodian dog trade is hands on. Next to his dog cage in Takeo, Khieu Chan spoke about meeting Four Paws during their investigation of the trade.

Source: New Strait Times November 11, 2019 08:07 UTC