Is dog meat legal in Poland?

Slaughter/sale restricted

Dog fat use for medicine is restricted in Poland, though dog meat consumption is taboo.

Poland 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

Germany
Slaughter/sale restricted Dog meat slaughter and sale is illegal since 1986, but consumption is legal.
Austria
Banned Dog meat slaughter is illegal in Austria.
Switzerland
Slaughter/sale restricted Dog meat consumption is legal in Switzerland but commercial slaughter is illegal.
France
Banned Dog meat consumption and slaughter are illegal in France.
United Kingdom
Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is legal in the UK but sale is illegal.
Kazakhstan
Banned A ban on dog meat consumption was announced in October 2021.

Other laws in Poland

Fur Farming
Banned
Cosmetic Animal Testing
Banned
Plastic Bag Bans
Taxed / charged

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