ang z hou ▁and ▁continu ing ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁other ▁cities ▁following ▁a ▁positive ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Be ij ing ▁Olympics , ▁officials ▁ordered ▁dog ▁meat ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁menu ▁at ▁its ▁ 1 1 2 ▁official ▁Olympic ▁restaur ants ▁to ▁avoid ▁off ending ▁visitors ▁from ▁various ▁nations ▁where ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁tab oo . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁draft ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁prohib it ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁draft ▁proposal ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁introduced , ▁with ▁the ▁r ationale ▁to ▁protect ▁animals ▁from ▁m alt re at ment . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁included ▁a ▁measure ▁to ▁j ail ▁people ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁days ▁for ▁e ating ▁dog ▁meat , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁expect ations ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁enfor ced . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁dog ▁meat ▁consumption ▁is ▁decl ining ▁or ▁disappear ing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁dog ▁meat ▁sales ▁decre ased ▁by ▁a ▁third ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁Gu ang z hou ▁serving ▁dog ▁meat ▁was ▁closed ▁after ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁tight ened ▁reg ulations ; ▁the ▁restaurant ▁had ▁served ▁dog ▁meat ▁d ishes ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 3 .