Cambodian Butcher Quits Dog Meat Trade, Shuts Slaughterhouse After 7 Years of Operation

Cambodian Butcher Quits Dog Meat Trade, Shuts Slaughterhouse After 7 Years of Operation
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The Associated Press
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Animal rights activists in Cambodia have gained a small victory in their effort to end the trade in dog meat, convincing a canine slaughterhouse in one village to abandon the business.

Buth Pith and his wife, Khath Hach, in the first week of August shut down the small abattoir they had operated for about seven years after animal protection groups agreed to provide them an alternate living by building a small convenience store for them.