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Taiwan Is The First Country In Asia To Pass This Long Awaited Law

<div><p>There has always been controversy surrounding Asian countries and the way they choose to treat certain animals. </p><p>The consumption of cats and dogs, which we view as pets, is always the focus of that controversy. </p><p>But now, Taiwan has implemented a law that prohibits the consumption of cats and dogs. The law was included as an amendment to a previous law introduced in 2011, which prohibited the sale of dog meat. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2c351c166ac93ab031373cb1a7f09b0e35e0f4bca7ceb5b7a63e0510e8e5fcfe_3929208_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Sky News</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The new law would mean fines of between $1380 USD and $7000 USD. Repeat offenders will be subjected to "public shaming" and a fine of up to $138,000 USD. </p><p>The new law also makes it illegal to "walk" your dog by having them run beside your car or scooter, as it led to too many injuries in the dogs. </p><p>Do you think other Asian countries should implement this law? Or is no different than eating cow meat or rabbit meat?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>

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