▁Dog , ▁which ▁was ▁primarily ▁used ▁for ▁this ▁purpose . ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁domestic ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁still ▁common place ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁T ong a , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁noted ▁in ▁exp atri ate ▁T ong an ▁communities ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁di et ary ▁laws ▁According ▁to ▁Kas hr ut , ▁Jewish ▁Diet ary ▁Law , ▁it ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁consume ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁terrest rial ▁pred ators ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁che w ▁their ▁c ud ▁and ▁have ▁clo ven ▁ho ov es , ▁which ▁includes ▁dogs . ▁In ▁Islam ic ▁di et ary ▁laws , ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁a ▁dog , ▁or ▁any ▁car n iv orous ▁animal , ▁or ▁any ▁animal ▁bearing ▁f angs , ▁cla ws , ▁fingers ▁or ▁re pt ilian ▁scales ▁is ▁prohib ited . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Bush me at ▁ ▁Cat ▁meat ▁ ▁Hor se ▁meat ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁domestic ated ▁meat ▁animals ▁ ▁Liv est ock ▁ ▁Mon key ▁meat ▁ ▁Rab bit ▁meat ▁Species ism ▁ ▁Tab oo ▁food ▁and ▁drink ▁ ▁Wh ale ▁meat ▁ ▁Wolf ▁meat ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁( contains ▁some ▁reci pes ) ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁CNN : ▁Inside ▁the ▁cat ▁and ▁dog ▁meat ▁market ▁in ▁China ▁ ▁BBC ▁News : ▁China ▁b ans ▁dog ▁meat ▁from ▁Olympic ▁menu ▁ ▁BBC ▁News : ▁Chinese ▁dogs ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁dinner ▁table ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁So i ▁Dog ' s ▁Save