Dog slaughterhouse in Vietnam closes and sets puppies free

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Vietnam  has closed a dog slaughterhouse and released several dogs that were to be slaughtered for human consumption. The operation was carried out by the organization "End Dog Meat", which managed to convince the slaughterhouse owner to withdraw from the business and hand over the animals. teleSUR

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00:00 And in Vietnam, more than 40 dogs, including a litter of 10 day-old puppies, were set free

00:05 from a slaughterhouse on Friday after the owner quit the dog meat trade.

00:11 An estimated 5 million dogs are killed for meat every day in Vietnam, the second highest

00:16 in the world after China, with some believing that eating the meat can help drive bad luck

00:21 away while others consider it a delicacy.

00:25 Authorities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have urged people not to consume dog meat,

00:30 but the trade continues.

00:32 Most of the dogs killed in Vietnam are stolen pets or strays snatched from the streets using

00:38 poison bait, painful taser guns or imported from surrounding countries.

00:50 We have a vet training program here as well, so all of the dogs can be provided with the

00:54 care, spayed, neutered, vaccinated, any other treatments that they need, and of course given

01:00 a lot of affection to help them overcome any trauma that they've undergone.

01:05 So here they'll receive all the rehabilitation they need until they can find their forever

01:09 families.

01:10 And it's a big problem, and what we know is a huge problem in Vietnam is pet theft.

01:15 A significant number of dogs that are being supplied to the dog slaughterhouses are stolen

01:19 pets.

01:20 And whilst we've seen the government take some measures in increasing penalties for

01:24 those who steal pet animals, we still know that it's a big problem with lack of enforcement.

01:32 So we're hoping to work...

01:36 And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.

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