A dog meat butcher is switching careers and becoming rice farmer.
The news came after FOUR PAWS International, a nonprofit that advocates for animals and animal rights around the world, shut down a dog slaughterhouse in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After months of investigation, the slaughterhouse closed its doors October 27, and 10 rescued dogs are in the care of rescue group Animal Rescue Cambodia.
When the organization began their investigation, the owner of the slaughterhouse jumped at the chance to get out of the dog meat trade. More than 2,000 dogs were slaughtered each year at his location for their meat and body parts, and he wanted a fresh start. Over the course of the investigation, FOUR PAWS helped him purchase a rice field and craft a business plan for rice and vegetable farming. The organization destroyed all instruments for holding and killing the dogs when the slaughterhouse closed, and the owner vowed to never be a part of the industry again.
The dog meat trade is a lucrative and cruel industry, and there is little enforcement of the regulations in place. An estimated 3 million dogs are killed each year in Cambodia. Many were pets that were kidnapped or strays snatched off the streets. Dried dog penises are seen as good luck and worn as talismans, and the meat is enjoyed as bar food by men and at home by women for its supposed health benefits.
Image Credit: FOUR PAWS
At this slaughterhouse, two dogs had been kept in cages since they were puppies and watched their companions have their throats slit for two years.
“We are so relieved to put an end to an operation which caused the needless suffering of so many animals,” said Dr. Katherine Polak, the veterinarian and Head of FOUR PAWS Stray Animal Care in Southeast Asia. “The rescued dogs were in heartbreaking conditions. The two dogs that sat in the tiny cage for more than two years could barely walk due to severe muscle atrophy of their legs.”
This is a wonderful ending for both the dogs and the slaughterhouse owner. The rescued dogs are receiving veterinary care and will be available for adoption once rehabilitated.
The slaughterhouse owner did not deserve a second chance. This bastard murderer is responsible for the torture and murder of more than 2,000 dogs! He deserved the same agonizing death this sociopath inflicted upon innocent and defenseless animals.
L’être humain est le pire des animaux !
Dont know if I believe him. He should be given the death penalty rather than change of career.
WONDERFUL NEWS — There IS a God — Allow me to be the first to tell you that there’s never enough RICE — THANK YOU for making this wise, compassionate career change — by the way, there’s a wide variety of Rice and farmers can grow all types and kinds — surely, you will have many customers.
This creature changed his mind, because he noticed, that more and more dogs-slaughterhouses will be shut down and his “house is burning”. He does not become a better creature, he made his decision, because he knows, that more and more organisations will fight to remove these places of horror and HOLOCAUST. He deserves sitting in a dark, wet, icecold jail. There this bastard should get only one piece of dry bread and less water a day. This asshole is a KILLER- don’t forget that!
I agree with the fact that we MUST keep an eye on him — BUT, as long as he NEVER AGAIN kills Animals — is a good thing — you are correct in noting that this Killer has been cruelly slaughtering Dogs and Cats for decades and it takes a “certain kind of person” to depravedly & cruelly kill day in and day out for decades — again, keep an eye on him — if he should even “think about” slaughtering again, THROW his ass in prison for a very long time and have him pay a stiff fine.
Un pas de fait. Il faut continuer le combat pour les droits des animaux
CRUEL AND HORRIBLE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Well done the organization for animal rights and all in volved,hope many more can be shut down