▁and ▁cat ▁meat ▁and ▁of ▁any ▁food ▁products ▁that ▁contain ▁the ▁meat ▁or ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁these ▁animals ." ▁ ▁T aj ik istan ▁ ▁T aj ik istan ▁also ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁ ▁Un like ▁other ▁countries ▁where ▁dog ▁meat ▁consumption ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁historical ▁preced ents , ▁Th ailand ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁main stream ▁culture ▁of ▁dog ▁e ating . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁certain ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁especially ▁in ▁certain ▁n ort he astern ▁provinces ( ▁where ▁is ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁imm igr ant ▁concent rate ) ▁like ▁Sak on ▁N akh on ▁and ▁N akh on ▁Ph an om , ▁not ably ▁Sak on ▁N akh on ▁province ' s ▁Th a ▁R ae ▁sub - d istrict , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁country ' s ▁luc r ative , ▁dog ▁meat ▁trade , ▁has ▁attract ed ▁w ides p read ▁condem n ation ▁from ▁the ▁Th ai ▁population ▁and ▁local ▁news ▁media . ▁This ▁has ▁led ▁large ▁groups ▁of ▁animal ▁activ ists ▁to ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁vocal ▁against ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁and ▁the ▁s elling ▁of ▁dogs ▁that ▁are ▁transport ed ▁through ▁La os ▁to ▁neighbour ing ▁M ek ong ▁countries , ▁including ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁China . ▁According ▁to ▁news ▁reports , ▁a ▁considerable ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁dogs ▁continue ▁to ▁be