▁Per ce ▁Indians ▁( who ▁did ▁not ▁eat ▁dog ▁themselves ), ▁and ▁the ▁H id ats as . ▁Lewis ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁expedition ▁a te ▁dog ▁meat , ▁except ▁William ▁Clark , ▁who ▁reported ly ▁could ▁not ▁bring ▁himself ▁to ▁eat ▁dogs . ▁ ▁The ▁K ick ap oo ▁people ▁include ▁pu ppy ▁meat ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁traditional ▁festiv als . ▁This ▁practice ▁has ▁been ▁well ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration ▁" Ind ian ▁P ione er ▁History ▁Project ▁for ▁Oklahoma ". ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Re ports ▁of ▁families ▁e ating ▁dog ▁meat ▁out ▁of ▁choice , ▁rather ▁than ▁necessity , ▁are ▁rare ▁and ▁new sw orth y . ▁St ories ▁of ▁families ▁in ▁Ohio ▁and ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁who ▁did ▁so ▁made ▁it ▁into ▁ed itions ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁dog ▁meat ▁was ▁consum ed ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁meat ▁short age . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁federal ▁Dog ▁and ▁Cat ▁Me at ▁Trade ▁Pro hib ition ▁Act ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Farm ▁Bill . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁illegal ▁to ▁sla ugh ter ▁a ▁dog ▁or ▁cat ▁for ▁food ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁exceptions ▁for ▁Native ▁American ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁Although ▁Hawai i ▁has ▁out la wed ▁commercial ▁sales ▁of ▁dog ▁meat