Is dog meat legal in Hong Kong?
Banned
Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale have been illegal since 1950.
Hong Kong is one of 16 countries classified “Banned” for dog meat — 41% 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
- Macau
- Banned Dog meat consumption and commercial sale are illegal in Macau.
- Taiwan
- Banned Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale are banned in Taiwan since 2017.
- Philippines
- Banned Dog meat slaughter and sale for human consumption is illegal since 2007.
- Cambodia
- Slaughter/sale restricted A campaign began in 2020 to end dog meat consumption in Cambodia.
- Thailand
- Slaughter/sale restricted Thailand's animal cruelty law restricts dog meat trade, though not fully banned.
- China
- Varies by region Dog meat consumption is legal in China except in Shenzhen and Zhuhai since 2020, and slaughter is legal.
Other laws in Hong Kong
- Fur Farming
- Legal
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