, ▁where ▁but cher ed ▁dog ▁b ones ▁were ▁discovered . ▁French ▁news ▁sources ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁carried ▁stories ▁reporting ▁lines ▁of ▁people ▁bu ying ▁dog ▁meat , ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁" be aut iful ▁and ▁light ". ▁During ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Paris ▁( 1 8 7 0 – 1 8 7 1 ), ▁food ▁short ages ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁block ade ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁caused ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Paris ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁alternative ▁sources ▁for ▁food , ▁including ▁dog ▁meat . ▁There ▁were ▁lines ▁at ▁but ch ers ' ▁sh ops ▁of ▁people ▁waiting ▁to ▁purchase ▁dog ▁meat . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁sold ▁by ▁some ▁but ch ers ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Germany ▁Dog ▁meat ▁has ▁been ▁e aten ▁in ▁every ▁major ▁German ▁crisis ▁since , ▁at ▁least , ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Frederick ▁the ▁Great , ▁and ▁was ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" block ade ▁m utton ". ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁high ▁meat ▁prices ▁led ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁consumption ▁of ▁horse ▁and ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁dog ▁meat ▁was ▁being ▁e aten ▁in ▁Sax ony ▁by ▁the ▁poor er ▁classes ▁because ▁of ▁fam ine ▁conditions . ▁ ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁a ▁meat ▁ins pection ▁law