▁food ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁time . ▁Some ▁ 1 3 % ▁said ▁e ating ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁okay ▁but ▁dog ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁must ▁be ▁strictly ▁controlled ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁embar rass ing ▁images . ▁ ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁bring ▁good ▁fortune ▁in ▁Vietnam ese ▁culture . ▁It ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁being ▁compar able ▁in ▁consumption ▁to ▁ch icken ▁or ▁p ork . ▁In ▁urban ▁areas , ▁there ▁are ▁neighbourhood s ▁that ▁contain ▁many ▁dog ▁meat ▁restaur ants . ▁For ▁example , ▁on ▁N hat ▁Tan ▁Street , ▁T â y ▁H ồ ▁District , ▁H ano i , ▁many ▁restaur ants ▁serve ▁dog ▁meat . ▁Gr oups ▁of ▁customers , ▁usually ▁male , ▁se ated ▁on ▁m ats , ▁will ▁spend ▁their ▁even ings ▁sharing ▁pl ates ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁and ▁drink ing ▁alco hol . ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁can ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁rit ual ▁usually ▁occurr ing ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁lun ar ▁month ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁ast ro log y ▁and ▁luck . ▁R estaur ants ▁which ▁mainly ▁exist ▁to ▁serve ▁dog ▁meat ▁may ▁only ▁open ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁lun ar ▁month . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁raise ▁men ' s ▁lib ido . ▁There ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁large ▁sm ugg ling ▁trade ▁from ▁Th ailand ▁to ▁export ▁dogs ▁to ▁Vietnam ▁for ▁human ▁consumption . ▁A ▁concert ed ▁campaign ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁animal ▁activ ists