The San Francisco Chronicle reports that dog will be nowhere on the menu during the upcoming Olympics in Beijing. Specifically, it's being removed from "official" Olympic restaurants, and other restaurants are instructed to discourage people from ordering it. In fact, Beijing seems to be instituting a lot of cosmetic changes for the games: everything from an anti-spitting campaign to an attempt to reduce air pollution by only allowing drivers to use cars on alternate days.
Animal activists shouldn't rejoice too quickly, though; dogs probably won't be saved from the pot for good. South Korea banned dog meat during their own turn at hosting, but the ban wasn't enforced much after the games were over.
I have loved dogs my entire life. I now own a black labrador/aussie mix and i am training a guide dog puppy who is a lab. I have worked in two vet clinics and i loved beeing able to help animals in need. I have also previously raised and trained a guide dog named Garth who I now miss very much. When I was younger my family owned a wonderful and energetic peach colored standar poodle named Sparky and two cats. One white siamese named angel and one brown grey tabby named lucifer (after the cat in cinderella). Because of my love of cats and dogs I decided to start a store for pets so I can continue to help and provide for them.
Posted by: Maayan Gordon | August 01, 2008 at 12:37 PM