It begs belief and common sense why a person should consume dog meat. First, there is the issue of zoonosis. Due to their scavenging activities, dogs are exposed to more pathogens than cats though their immune systems are quite strong. Then there is this issue of the trophic level of the animal in question. Through domestication, dogs have embraced an omnivorous lifestyle but they are essentially carnivores judging by their dental formula. They belong to the third trophic level and these animals have less energy stored in their meat. Its an inversion of the food chain. In my country, similar cases have been reported though they don't involve dogs but donkeys. Donkey meat is being sold by passing it off as cattle meat. This has forced the authorities to mount an intensive crackdown on uninspected meat. Further, a donkey meat processing factory has been constructed geared towards exporting the same. It remains to be seen what effect this will have on donkeys. But dogs are more useful in a host of other ways as to bestow them the quality of being edible. It pains one's heart that dogs are intelligent enough to guess the date of their compatriots and therefore spend their lives in apprehension at what their best friend will do next.
