▁target ed ▁against ▁tr ich in ella ▁was ▁introduced ▁for ▁p igs , ▁dogs , ▁bo ars , ▁fo xes , ▁bad gers , ▁and ▁other ▁car n iv ores . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁has ▁been ▁prohib ited ▁in ▁Germany ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Netherlands ▁During ▁severe ▁meat ▁short ages ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁sa us ages ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁were ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Poland ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁not ▁commonly ▁e aten . ▁In ▁some ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁Poland , ▁especially ▁L esser ▁Poland , ▁dog ▁fat ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁into ▁l ard , ▁which ▁by ▁tradition ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁medic inal ▁properties . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁fat ▁from ▁various ▁animals , ▁including ▁dogs , ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁folk ▁medicine , ▁and ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁dog ▁fat ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁being ▁benef icial ▁for ▁the ▁l ungs . ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁such ▁meat ▁is ▁considered ▁tab oo ▁in ▁Polish ▁culture , ▁and ▁making ▁l ard ▁out ▁of ▁dogs ' ▁fat ▁is ▁illegal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁sc andal ▁er upt ed ▁when ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Cz ę st och owa ▁was ▁discovered ▁re aring ▁dogs ▁to ▁be ▁rendered ▁down ▁into ▁l ard . ▁According ▁to ▁Gra z yna ▁Z aw ada , ▁from ▁Gaz