▁of ▁dogs . ▁The ▁breaking ▁of ▁his ▁ge asa ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁Bel arus ▁ ▁Bel arus ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Belg ium ▁A ▁few ▁meat ▁sh ops ▁sold ▁dog ▁meat ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁when ▁food ▁was ▁extremely ▁scar ce . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁V eter inary ▁School ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁occasionally ▁recommended ▁dog ▁meat ▁for ▁human ▁consumption ▁after ▁being ▁properly ▁ins pected . ▁ ▁Den mark ▁ ▁Den mark ' s ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws ▁do ▁not ▁specifically ▁prohib it ▁killing ▁either ▁dogs ▁or ▁c ats ▁for ▁consumption . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁far mer ▁sla ugh tered ▁his ▁cat ▁for ▁consumption ▁within ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁law , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁laws ▁to ▁protect ▁c ats ▁and ▁dogs , ▁but ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁happen . ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁French ▁laws ▁do ▁not ▁currently ▁ban ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ▁of ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁Cons umption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁un common ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁tab oo . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁has ▁been ▁consum ed ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁by ▁the ▁Ga uls . ▁The ▁earliest ▁evidence ▁of ▁dog ▁consumption ▁in ▁France ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁Ga ul ish ▁arch ae ological ▁sites