Talabi said, “Dog meat is proteinous and some people eat it depending on their background. In veterinary medicine, dogs should be companion animals but in Nigeria, they are killed for consumption. Depending on where you are from, for example, you may be a native of Ogun State but have a background in Ondo State and you have delicacies for it.
“Dogs are companion animals, dogs normally shouldn’t be killed for human consumption. There are categories of animals, for example, companion animals such as dogs and horses. Animals for consumption are rabbits, pigs, chickens, and cattle.”
“Normally dogs shouldn’t be slaughtered for consumption but because of the situation some people have found themselves in over the years, their culture and locality made them to eat dogs and it has become a delicacy in their area. Of course, no law says don’t eat dogs.”
He stated that medically, there were no disadvantages in eating dog meat, noting that in the process of trying to catch a dog to kill, the dog could scratch the person or the saliva of the dog may touch an open wound and cause rabies.
He added, “Dogs are carriers of rabies. If the dog is not slaughtered properly, the person will be infected with rabies.”
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