Foul-play you might scream. But it's all about the difference in culture. Dog-meat is a delicacy in China. Dogs are aplenty there. Elsewhere in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia or the US, Dogs are domestic loyal creatures kept as pets. People from these countries naturally cry foul. However, what can we do? We can't impose sanctions or create a Bill to prevent such "cruel slaughter". How will the locals react?
It's akin to Indians trying to make a whole lot of noise to countries who slaughter cows for their meat. (Just an analogy. Not that Indians are really making a huge hoo-ha over people eating beef in other countries.)
As long as we are carnivores, such will be the cruel facet of slaughterhouses. What might be food to you might not be food to others, vice-versa.
Perhaps if one is to successfully campaign against such cruelty, it should come from those who are strict vegetarians or vegans. Otherwise, such petition/campaigns can only be seen as insensitive (to other cultures and eating habits) and hypocritical.
However, what we can do though... is to spread awareness and perhaps join the "green" movement.
Be a Convert.
Eat your greens.
