Dog stealing and selling have become a black industry chain. From poisoning to the dinner table, how far is poisoned dog meat from us?

Pet     9:07am, 20 November 2025

Winter is approaching, and the season for selling dog meat is coming. However, from stealing dogs, poisoning and killing dogs, to collecting and slaughtering dogs, to making cooked food. A complete black industry chain is also quietly operating.

Reporters traveled to many places, trying to uncover the tip of the iceberg of the black industry chain of poisonous dog meat... In a dog meat restaurant in Yanling, the slaughtered dog meat was covered with flies; in the meat dog market, domestic adult Alaskans were bought under the coaxing of the owner of the dog meat restaurant; in Nanyang, dog dealers were pouring water into the dogs' mouths by the river; in The door of the dog slaughtering site is closed, and the screams of dogs come from inside from time to time...

According to the investigation, these stolen and poisoned dogs were sold to the dog slaughtering site by dog dealers at a price of 7 to 10 yuan per catty. The slaughtered dog meat is sold to dog meat restaurants at a price of more than 20 yuan per catty. Dog meat restaurants are selling it to diners at a price of about 50 yuan per pound...Toxic residues and no quarantine. When pet dogs that were originally companion animals are turned into food, there is not only an emotional betrayal, but also food safety risks.

The "white dog" in the restaurant is covered with flies. The dog of unknown origin in the dog market is the source of the ingredients.

"Take a look, which one do you want to eat?" On October 29, on the side of National Highway 311 in Jiazhuang, Yanling, Jia Cheng (pseudonym) stood in front of his dog meat restaurant with his hands folded. He tilted his mouth towards the 10-square-meter cage in front of the store and asked.

Selecting dogs on site and slaughtering them on the street are the special services of Jia Cheng’s dog meat restaurant.

There are 9 dogs of different sizes in the cage, including golden retrievers, Chinese thin dogs, shepherd dogs and other pastoral dogs. The reporter noticed that some breeds of dogs still had collars around their necks, and they were suspected to be domestic pet dogs.

Beside the cage, there is a long plastic hose used to wash away the blood stains left after slaughtering. The water outlet of the plastic hose is next to a blue plastic transport box. The plastic transport box was covered with thick dirt, and the "white dogs" slaughtered in the box were covered with dense flies. If the diners choosing dogs suddenly come up to them, these swarms of flies will only fly up briefly and then fall back down again.

Yanling is a well-known capital of flowers and trees in the country. The 311 National Highway (Xuxia Line) passing through the city is one of the main transportation thoroughfares for various types of vehicles to transport flowers and trees. It is also a gathering place for local dog meat restaurants. To the east of the city, the reporter only drove for about ten minutes and found three large-scale dog meat restaurants.