Beijing (CNN) — Taiwan has outlawed the consumption of dog and cat meat, as the island’s legislature on Tuesday passed a landmark amendment to its animal protection laws, according to island’s ...

The Asian country also added stricter punishments to current animal cruelty laws Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared ...

Demand for dog meat, also locally known as ‘Scooby Doo’, has declined due to younger generation's penchant for keeping dogs ...

BEIJING -- Taiwan’s legislature has explicitly banned the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat and increased the penalty for animal cruelty, underscoring growing awareness of animal welfare in one ...

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U.S. government scientists conducted experiments on thousands of kittens including “cannibal” studies where cats and dogs bought from Asian meat markets were fed to other cats, a watchdog report ...

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Taiwan is the first government in Asia to make it illegal to slaughter dogs and cats for human consumption, and has increased the amount in fines for cruelty toward animals, according to the island's ...