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Vietnamese tourist city pledges to phase out dog and cat meat

Vietnamese tourist city pledges to phase out dog and cat meat

Staff wait for customers at a dog meat restaurant in Hanoi on Friday, as Vietnamese officials in the central city of Hoi An announced it was set to be the country’s first dog and cat meat free city. (AFP photo)

A popular Vietnamese tourist city has pledged to phase out selling cat and dog meat, officials said Friday, a first in a nation where some consider the animals a delicacy.

An estimated 5 million canines are consumed every year in Vietnam — the second highest in the world behind China — with some…

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