" There are only 10 days left until the deadline for soliciting opinions " " Once the 'catalogue' is approved, dog meat, may really be fasted "...
On April 8, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organized the drafting of the National Inventory of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources (Draft for Comment), which covers 18 kinds of traditional livestock and poultry and 13 kinds of special livestock and poultry, and the animals listed in the "Catalogue" mean that they can be managed according to livestock and poultry and can be used for commercial use such as food, but dogs with high public attention are no longer in the scope of the catalog, which has attracted a lot of speculation.
So, the two major dog meat towns in Guizhou——— Huajiang and Panjiang, can you still eat it in the future? If dog meat is fasted, are the catering industries that make dog meat ready?
Hua Jiang: The Anxious "Dog Meat Grandmaster"
"If you really don't let me eat it, this blow will be big." On April 20, in Huajiang Town, Guanling County, Guo Zhengpeng, the owner of the most famous dog meat restaurant in the local area, said anxiously.
The history of eating dog meat in Huajiang is said to have originated in the Three Kingdoms, thousands of years ago.
Walking into Huajiang Town, the streets are lined with self-employed people who operate dog meat, among them, the most famous dog meat restaurant is Guo Zhengpeng, who has been operating the dog meat business in the local area for more than 50 years, known as the "dog meat master", and is also a member of the huajiang town dog meat industry association.
"Selling a few dogs a day, especially on the days of the winter solstice, can sell more than 100 at will." Guo Zhengpeng said that on the street of Guanghuajiang Town, hundreds of households have gone all over the country to open dog meat restaurants, and no less than a thousand households have opened dog meat restaurants in the whole Huajiang.
It is understood that the dogs used in Huajiang dog meat are all native dogs fed in the countryside, locals call it "vegetable dogs", almost every family has feeding, less than three or five, more than a dozen, raising in the first half of the year can be taken out to sell, an ordinary farmer, as long as 10 dogs, less than half a year there is tens of thousands of yuan of income.
"Huajiang dog meat relies on this for the entire industry chain, no less than 200,000 people." Guo Zhengpeng said that the dog meat industry accounts for a large proportion of the economic income of the local people, and if it really cannot be eaten, this loss will be great.
Panjiang: Where does the dog meat street go
Huajiang is the hometown of dog meat in Guizhou, and Panjiang's dog meat is also famous. Entering Panjiang Town, Guiding County, the streets are covered with signs of dog meat restaurants.
According to Lin Ronghai, president of the Panjiang Dog Meat Catering Industry Association, at present, there are nearly 40 dog meat restaurants on the new and old streets of Panjiang Town, and the franchised branches are also all over Guizhou. "One or two hundred dogs are consumed every day, and on weekends, people from Qiandongnan, Tongren and Guiyang come here to eat dog meat." He said.
On the question of whether dog meat will be fasted, some bosses are worried that they are the only street in the country that only sells dog meat, and if dog meat is fasted, the dog meat restaurants on the whole street will close, and they will lose their financial resources.
Some operators said that if the country really bans the eating of dog meat, restaurants will certainly abide by the law, but hope to give a sufficient reason and explanation.
In this regard, Ran Jingcheng, director of the Wildlife Protection Station of the Provincial Forestry Bureau, said that on April 8, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs officially solicited opinions from the society on the "National Inventory of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources (Draft for Comment)".
The Catalogue covers 18 species of traditional livestock and poultry and 13 species of special livestock and poultry, of which dogs are not in the range.
The draft for comments also made a special explanation of the "dogs" with high public attention: with the progress of human civilization and the public's concern and preference for animal protection, dogs have been "specialized" from traditional domestic animals to companion animals, and they are generally not used as livestock and poultry in the world, and China is not suitable for livestock and poultry management.
"To some extent, this has disguisedly negates the problem of dog meat consumption." He said.
Shenzhen previously issued the "Directory of Edible Animals in the Special Zone" including artificially raised land animals "pigs, cattle, sheep, donkeys, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, quails", cats and dogs, these animals will not be eaten in Shenzhen in the future." The professional believes that whether dog meat can still be eaten, there are still many variables in the future, and it is still in the consultation stage, and it will not be finalized until the catalog comes out on May 8.
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Whether to ban dog meat netizens disagree
For many friends who like dogs, eating dog meat is a difficult thing to accept.
" Very disgusted with eating dog meat, mainly emotionally unacceptable ", "Now there are almost no professional farms to breed dogs, for consumption, its source is questionable, food safety hazards are also many." Some dog lovers heard the news that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was soliciting opinions and voted in favor.
However, some netizens believe that what is the right of individuals to eat, as long as they do not eat what is prohibited by law, other artificially domesticated ones can eat, as long as they do a good job of epidemic detection. And the dog is one of the six animals, and has been eating for hundreds of years, why can't it be eaten now?
"Although I don't eat dog meat, I don't object to others eating dog meat." Some netizens believe that each place has its own dietary characteristics, and what should be done now is not to ban dog meat, but to prohibit the theft of dogs and poisonous dogs, and to prevent accompanying dogs and working dogs from going to the table is the right way.
In fact, I personally very much hope to be treated differently - breeding meat dogs are edible, non-breeding fasts are forbidden to catch. However, due to the fact that the law has not yet been perfected, the current temporary one-size-fits-all fasting is undoubtedly the most appropriate way to say that if the law is perfected in the future and the attributes of the dog are clarified, these acts can be punished according to law, and it is not impossible to list the meat dog in the directory at that time. Some netizens thought so.
"The law is a public norm and cannot be changed by the preferences of some people." Some netizens said that if the dog is not finally included in the list, is it illegal to eat dog meat in the future? If it is illegal, what should I do? What is the basis? ...... These questions also need to be considered.
Guiyang Daily Rong media reporter Yang Yuan