▁they ▁keep ▁dog ▁as ▁p ets , ▁imported ▁from ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁One ▁pet ▁dog ▁might ▁cost ▁hundreds ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁d ong ▁[ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁d ong ▁is ▁$ 4 , 6 7 7 ] ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁officials ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁H ano i ▁ur ged ▁citizens ▁to ▁stop ▁e ating ▁dog ▁and ▁cat ▁meat , ▁cit ing ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁cruel ▁methods ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁animals ▁are ▁sla ugh tered ▁and ▁the ▁dise ases ▁this ▁practice ▁propag ates , ▁including ▁ra b ies ▁and ▁le pt os pi ros is . ▁The ▁primary ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁ex h ort ation ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fear ▁that ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁dog ▁and ▁cat ▁consumption , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁st olen ▁household ▁p ets , ▁could ▁t arn ish ▁the ▁city ' s ▁image ▁as ▁a ▁" c ivil ised ▁and ▁modern ▁capital ". ▁ ▁Y emen ▁ ▁Y emen ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Europe ▁Gener ally ▁speaking , ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁tab oo ▁in ▁Europe . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁many ▁centuries , ▁and ▁exceptions ▁have ▁occurred ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁scarc ity , ▁such ▁as ▁sie ges ▁or ▁fam ines . ▁ ▁Ex ped itions ▁and ▁emer gen cies ▁There ▁are ▁occas ional ▁accounts ▁of ▁Europe ans ▁trav elling ▁in ▁remote ▁areas ▁( out side ▁of