Huu Hung Street (Tay Mo, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi) has long been famous as dog street.” The reason people named this street like that is because there are many families living here. professional degree business trading slaughtering dogs and cats.
According to the reporter’s observation, it was less than 100 meters away, but there were dozens of families selling dog and cat meat. The sound of chopping knives and chopping boards was mixed with barking sounds of dogs and cats locked in iron cages waiting to be slaughtered.
Moving through this street, mixed with the aroma of typical spices such as shrimp paste, is the fishy smell emanating from dog and cat cages. from slaughter points on the roadside.
Cats and dogs are slaughtered, then gilded with a torch and then sold on the side of the road. The sales shelves are always busy from morning to evening. To build trust with regular customers, restaurant owners often place dog and cat cages right in front of the store and even slaughter them right on the roadside.
According to a store owner’s revelation, dog and cat meat on Huu Hung street, where every day hundreds of dogs are slaughtered and the number of cats slaughtered is less. Not only do they sell directly at the store, they also provide this specialty to many restaurants in Hanoi.
The opposite image above is of cats that have been slaughtered and burned with a yellow torch below many living cats (Photo: Hai Dang).
The owners of dog and cat meat shops on the “dog street” said that due to the impact of the epidemic, the demand for food from restaurant people has also decreased significantly.
< p>When asked about the controversial controversy related to “eating dog meat”, a shop owner here expressed that dog and cat meat as well as other types of meat: pig, chicken, beef… all provide food for children. People. Whether to eat or not to eat is everyone’s right and should not be imposed.
Dog and cat meat is loved by many people and is even considered a specialty dish. Normally, the restaurants here are always crowded with customers coming to eat from morning until late at night. During this epidemic, there are fewer customers than before, but I confirm that dog and cat meat is still very popular with customers,” this person said, revealing that before the outbreak, the store could sell 5-10 dogs a day. .
Although eating dog and cat meat is a personal choice for each person, it is clear that the scene of slaughtering animals in captivity right next to the processing area on the side of the road can easily create objections to food hygiene and safety. Products.
Previously in 2018, the Hanoi People’s Committee also issued a document advising people to give up the habit of eating dog and cat meat.
The Capital Government believes that the slaughter business using dog and cat meat causes objectionable images to international tourists and foreigners coming to work and live in Hanoi; affecting the image of a modern, civilized capital.
In addition, people who participate in slaughtering and using dog and cat meat are also at risk of contracting infectious diseases such as: rabies cholera leptospirosis…
