▁acknowled ges ▁this ▁might ▁lead ▁to ▁limited ▁commercial ▁use . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁international ▁out c ry ▁about ▁dog ▁meat ▁consumption ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁after ▁newsp apers ▁published ▁photos ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er , ▁then ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁with ▁a ▁dog ▁car c ass ▁h anging ▁beside ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁market ▁st all . ▁The ▁British ▁Government ▁discussed ▁withdraw ing ▁foreign ▁aid ▁and ▁other ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁Australia , ▁considered ▁similar ▁action . ▁To ▁avoid ▁such ▁action , ▁the ▁Filip ino ▁government ▁b anned ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁dog ▁meat . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁consum ed ▁meat , ▁behind ▁p ork ▁and ▁go at ▁and ▁ahead ▁of ▁be ef . ▁The ▁ban ▁eventually ▁became ▁wh olly ▁dis reg arded ▁and ▁un en for ced . ▁ ▁Singapore ▁The ▁sale ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁illegal ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Sy ria ▁ ▁Sy ria ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Taiwan ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Taiwan ' s ▁national ▁legisl ature , ▁known ▁as ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan , ▁passed ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁Animal ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁which ▁" b ans ▁the ▁sale ▁and ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog