US House members agree to ban slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption

Congress moved a bill forward Wednesday to ban killing dogs and cats for food. The Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018 prohibits the intentional slaughtering for human consumption. Forty-four states allow it to happen, said legislators seeking to completely outlaw the practice. Only four states specifically ban it., Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-Louisiana, said.The bill calls for a fine of up to $5,000 for each violation and has an exception for Native American tribes for a religious ceremony.The Senate and president will also have to approve the measure. The animal welfare organization The Humane Society of the United States said the measure would keep a brutal industry from taking hold in the U.S. and help press other countries to ban it. Representatives also approved a resolution urging China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, India and other nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade.

Congress moved a bill forward Wednesday to ban killing dogs and cats for food.


The Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018 prohibits the intentional slaughtering for human consumption.

Forty-four states allow it to happen, said legislators seeking to completely outlaw the practice. Only four states specifically ban it., Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-Louisiana, said.



The bill calls for a fine of up to $5,000 for each violation and has an exception for Native American tribes for a religious ceremony.



The Senate and president will also have to approve the measure.

The animal welfare organization The Humane Society of the United States said the measure would keep a brutal industry from taking hold in the U.S. and help press other countries to ban it.

Representatives also approved a resolution urging China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, India and other nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade.