Is dog meat legal in Cameroon?
Legal / not prohibited
Dog meat is consumed by the Vame people for religious rituals.
Cameroon is one of 15 countries classified “Legal / not prohibited” for dog meat — 38% 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
- Nigeria
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat is consumed in various Nigerian states and believed to have medicinal properties.
- Ghana
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat is consumed in various Ghanaian cultures and considered a delicacy.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo despite taboos.
- Rwanda
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat sale is legal in Rwanda.
- Mali
- Banned Dog meat slaughter has been illegal since 2012.
- Switzerland
- Slaughter/sale restricted Dog meat consumption is legal in Switzerland but commercial slaughter is illegal.
Other laws in Cameroon
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
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