▁C ats ▁Ord in ance ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Government ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁It ▁prohib its ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ▁of ▁any ▁dog ▁or ▁cat ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁food ▁by ▁fine ▁and ▁imprison ment . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong er ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁one ▁month ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁two ▁thousand ▁H K ▁dollars ▁for ▁hunting ▁street ▁dogs ▁for ▁food . ▁Four ▁local ▁men ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁having ▁sla ugh tered ▁two ▁dogs . ▁ ▁Taiwan ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Taiwan ese ▁government ▁im posed ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁dog ▁meat , ▁due ▁to ▁both ▁pressure ▁from ▁domestic ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁groups ▁and ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁improve ▁international ▁per ception s , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁protest s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁another ▁law ▁was ▁passed , ▁significantly ▁increasing ▁the ▁fin es ▁to ▁sell ers ▁of ▁dog ▁meat . ▁Animal ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁have ▁accused ▁the ▁Taiwan ese ▁government ▁of ▁not ▁pro sec uting ▁those ▁who ▁continue ▁to ▁sla ugh ter ▁and ▁serve ▁dog ▁meat ▁at ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Taiwan ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁in ▁Asia ▁to ▁officially ▁ban ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁and ▁cat ▁meat ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁j ail ▁time ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁tort ure ▁and