▁and ▁cro cod iles , ▁with ▁exem ptions ▁for ▁religious , ▁cultural , ▁research , ▁public ▁safety ▁and / or ▁animal ▁health ▁reasons . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁occas ional ▁coverage ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Animal ▁W elf are ▁Institute , ▁st ray ▁dogs ▁have ▁been ▁rounded ▁up ▁off ▁the ▁street ▁for ▁the ▁dog ▁meat ▁trade ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁Beng uet ▁province ▁without ▁food ▁or ▁water ▁while ▁steel ▁can s ▁are ▁forced ▁onto ▁their ▁nos es ▁and ▁their ▁legs ▁are ▁tied ▁behind ▁their ▁back s . ▁Near ly ▁half ▁the ▁dogs ▁reported ly ▁die ▁before ▁reaching ▁their ▁final ▁destination , ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁having ▁been ▁people ’ s ▁p ets . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁then ▁killed ▁via ▁club bing ▁or ▁having ▁their ▁thro ats ▁cut , ▁after ▁which ▁their ▁fur ▁is ▁sc orch ed ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁blow - tor ch ▁and ▁their ▁bodies ▁are ▁dis member ed .. ▁A ▁book ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁documented ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁rural ▁areas , ▁dogs ▁and ▁other ▁animals ▁could ▁risk ▁getting ▁be aten ▁before ▁sla ugh ter , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁belief ▁it ▁would ▁create ▁better ▁meat . ▁ ▁As oc ena ▁is ▁a ▁d ish ▁primarily ▁consisting ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁Beng uet ▁specifically ▁allows ▁cultural ▁use ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁by ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁and