NSTworld: “Please forgive me. “If I don’t kill you, I can’t feed my family,” the 41-year-old tells the 10 dogs awaiting their fate in a cage.
Khieu Chan bursts into tears when describing a job that haunts him as he goes to sleep: he kills up to six dogs a day, slicing their throats.
Animal welfare activists say consumption has declined as the region’s middle class has grown – more people own pets, and there’s greater stigma associated with eating dog. An estimated two to three million dogs are slaughtered annually in Cambodia, according to the NGO Four Paws, which identified more than 100 dog meat restaurants in the capital Phnom Penh and about 20 in the temple town of Siem Reap.
Cambodia has one of the highest incidence rates of rabies in the world and most cases are from dog bites.Unsanitary slaughterhouses have no safety regulations as they aren’t overseen by the government, and workers wear no protective gear. A member of the non-governmental organisation Four Paws team touching a dog in a cage at a slaughterhouse in Siem Reap province. -AFP
Meat and parts are sold onto restaurants, where they are a popular with day labourers as a barbecued snack or a US$1.25 soup.
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