Talk:Dog meat

Outdated and misleading information

Under Modern Practices/Mainland China/Decline, the last paragraph:

In the same month, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture said it considers dogs as "companion animals", not as livestock.

Reference 242 leads to an article in aldf.org, and then the reference 1 in that article leads to a draft catalog posted by moa.gov.cn, and the eventual source material is the Q&A in the second attachment file. The draft from the Chinese government was posted on April 8 2020, asking for comments from the public.

However, the line regarding dog being companion animal was removed in the Q&A for the final 2020 version that was released in May . The reason for not including dog was changed completely, using Korean law as an example saying dogs are not being categorized and managed as livestock in foreign countries.

Until now, there is no legal definition of companion animal in Mainland China.

Proposed change: Remove the said paragraph. Kynsia (talk) 13:44, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Map in "Current laws" section is unsourced

The map in the section "Current laws" is unsourced. It is also from 2019, and it is also contradicted by some of the info in the table bellow. Per WP:V the map should be removed.~2026-31445-2 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 09:50, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Composition II

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 20 January 2026 and 15 May 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Papati7024 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Papati7024 (talk) 19:32, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2026

South Korea change illegal consumption to legal South Korea Slaughter and sale illegal since 2027 Consumption legal ~2026-19462-28 (talk) 17:25, 28 March 2026 (UTC) South Korea the consumption of dog meat is legal change from illegal to legal by 2027 grace period

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please phrase your request more clearly. Day Creature (talk) 19:35, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Photo removed

The main photo here was removed last month in this edit, alongside other visual edits. The removed media is here. Was this accidentally done? It's unsightly imagery, but it fits the topic of the page. Perhaps a better photo could be used (such as on the Iguana meat page), but I don't see a justification, which makes the omission seem notable. Cardiothing (talk) 14:01, 14 April 2026 (UTC)