▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁U z bek istan ▁Not ▁commonly ▁e aten , ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁sometimes ▁used ▁in ▁U z bek istan ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁medic inal ▁properties . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁five ▁million ▁dogs ▁are ▁sla ugh tered ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁every ▁year , ▁making ▁the ▁country ▁the ▁second ▁biggest ▁consumer ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁after ▁China . ▁The ▁consumption ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁by ▁many ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁dogs ▁are ▁p ets ▁st olen ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁brut al ▁ways , ▁usually ▁by ▁being ▁bl ud ge oned , ▁st ab bed , ▁burn ed ▁alive , ▁or ▁having ▁their ▁thro at ▁sl it . ▁Vietnam ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁strong ▁reg ulations ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁practice . ▁Dog ▁th ieves ▁are ▁rarely ▁pun ished , ▁and ▁neither ▁are ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁buy ▁and ▁sell ▁st olen ▁meat . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁particularly ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁special ▁restaur ants ▁which ▁specifically ▁serve ▁dog ▁meat . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁survey ▁on ▁V iet N am Net , ▁with ▁a ▁participation ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁readers , ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁people , ▁at ▁ 8 0 %, ▁still ▁supported ▁e ating ▁dog ▁meat . ▁Up ▁to ▁ 6 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁readers ▁said ▁that ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁nut rit ious ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁traditional