▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁U . S . ▁President ial ▁election ▁when ▁inc umb ent ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁was ▁pointed ▁out ▁by ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁to ▁have ▁e aten ▁dog ▁meat ▁served ▁by ▁his ▁Indones ian ▁step father ▁L olo ▁So et oro ▁when ▁Ob ama ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Ob ama ▁wrote ▁about ▁his ▁experience ▁of ▁e ating ▁dog ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Dream s ▁of ▁My ▁Father , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁White ▁House ▁Cor respond ents ' ▁D inner ▁j oked ▁about ▁e ating ▁dog . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Lyn ▁White ▁of ▁Anim als ▁Australia , ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁B ali ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁long - h eld ▁tradition . ▁She ▁said ▁the ▁meat ▁first ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁Christian ▁eth nic ▁group ▁coming ▁to ▁B ali , ▁where ▁a ▁minor ity ▁of ▁the ▁imm igr ants ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ity ▁industry ▁have ▁fuel led ▁the ▁trade . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁an ▁investig ative ▁report ▁discovered ▁that ▁tour ists ▁in ▁B ali ▁are ▁un know ingly ▁e ating ▁dog ▁meat ▁sold ▁by ▁street ▁vend ors . ▁ ▁Iran ▁ ▁Iran ▁has ▁no ▁law ▁to ▁protect ▁animals . ▁The ▁government ▁k ills ▁dogs ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁forb idden ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁law . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁ ▁Ira q ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Japan ▁Although ▁the ▁vast ▁majority