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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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China Takes Dog Off Olympic Menu

Squeamish tourists can rest easy

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(Newser) – Beijing is asking restaurants and hotels to remove dog meat from their menus to appease squeamish travelers coming to town for the Olympics and Paralympics, Reuters reports. Beijing’s large Korean population often dines on man’s best friend, and the meat has become popular in Yunnan and Guizhou restaurants as well. South Korea enacted a similar ban during the 1988 Games.

South Korean animal rights activists perform a skit during a campaign opposing eating dogmeat in Seoul, Aug. 14, 2007. Many South Koreans believe eating dogmeat will help them endure the summer heat.
South Korean animal rights activists perform a skit during a campaign opposing eating dogmeat in Seoul, Aug. 14, 2007. Many South Koreans believe eating dogmeat will help them endure the summer heat.   (AP Photo)
In this Nov. 20, 2003 file picture, a man uses chopsticks to eat noodles at a restaurant in Beijing, China. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants.
In this Nov. 20, 2003 file picture, a man uses chopsticks to eat noodles at a restaurant in Beijing, China. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants.   (AP Photo)
Dog meat is especially popular among China's Korean population.
Dog meat is especially popular among China's Korean population.   (Getty Images )
Dog meat won't be on the menu in China this Summer.
Dog meat won't be on the menu in China this Summer.   (Shutterstock)
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