House Panel Considers Ban on Killing Dogs and Cats for Meals
- Pet-slaughter prohibitions would be be extended nationwide
- Dog-and-cat eating rare in U.S., angers animal-welfare groups
House Panel Considers Ban on Killing Dogs and Cats for Meals
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Making a meal out of a dog or a cat may soon land you in jail.
An amendment added Wednesday to a farm bill that was approved by the House Agriculture Committee would bar people from "knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption," as well as transporting or participating in other commercial activity related to eating pet meat.