Jan 26, 2010
MANILA - POLICE have seized 79 slaughtered dogs apparently being delivered to restaurants in the Philippines.Police Officer Renato Niturada says the 400kg of dog meat in 10 sacks were confiscated on Sunday from a van at a checkpoint in northern Pangasinan province.Mr Niturada said on Tuesday the van driver was charged with violating animal welfare law. He faces up to two years in jail or a fine of up to 5,000 pesos (S$152).Killing dogs for meat is illegal. But dog meat is a delicacy in northern Philippines, where back-street restaurants serve it despite protests from animal rights advocates.Mr Niturada says the dog carcasses were buried at a public cemetery. -- AP
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