Is dog meat legal in Cambodia?
Slaughter/sale restricted
A campaign began in 2020 to end dog meat consumption in Cambodia.
Cambodia is one of 7 countries classified “Slaughter/sale restricted” for dog meat — 18% of the 39 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Dog meat
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Thailand
- Slaughter/sale restricted Thailand's animal cruelty law restricts dog meat trade, though not fully banned.
- Singapore
- Banned The sale of dog meat is banned in Singapore.
- Macau
- Banned Dog meat consumption and commercial sale are illegal in Macau.
- Hong Kong
- Banned Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale have been illegal since 1950.
- Malaysia
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is not illegal in Malaysia, though rare and occasionally reported in specific regions.
- Indonesia
- Banned Dog meat consumption is banned in Indonesia due to religious restrictions, despite some local practices.
Other laws in Cambodia
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Taxed / charged
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.