▁Europe ) ▁who ▁get ▁lost ▁and ▁have ▁to ▁eat ▁their ▁companion ▁dog ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁The ▁expl orer ▁Bened ict ▁Allen ▁has ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁this , ▁and ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁Canada ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁This ▁is ▁distinct ▁from ▁Ar ctic ▁and ▁Ant ar ctic ▁exped itions , ▁where ▁the ▁s led ▁dogs ▁were ▁fact ored ▁into ▁the ▁r ations . ▁ ▁Austria ▁Section ▁ 6 , ▁Par agraph ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁animals ▁( T iers ch utz ges etz ▁( T Sch G )) ▁prohib its ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁dogs ▁and ▁c ats ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁consumption ▁as ▁food ▁or ▁for ▁other ▁products . ▁ ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁currently ▁illegal ▁to ▁sla ugh ter ▁dogs ▁for ▁food ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁E ating ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁considered ▁entirely ▁tab oo ▁in ▁modern ▁times . ▁Brit ton ic ▁and ▁Irish ▁texts ▁which ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁Christian ▁period ▁suggest ▁that ▁dog ▁meat ▁was ▁sometimes ▁consum ed ▁but ▁possibly ▁in ▁rit ual ▁context s ▁such ▁as ▁Dru id ic ▁rit ual ▁tr ance . ▁Sac r ific ial ▁dog ▁b ones ▁are ▁often ▁recovered ▁from ▁arch ae ological ▁sites ; ▁They ▁were ▁typically ▁treated ▁differently , ▁as ▁were ▁horses , ▁from ▁other ▁food ▁animals . ▁One ▁of ▁Ireland ' s ▁myth ological ▁hero es , ▁C uch ul ain n , ▁had ▁two ▁ge asa , ▁or ▁v ows , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁meat