allowed (?) , but not usual ... eating cats and dogs in Switzerland
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https://alionswitzerland.com/do-the-swiss-eat-dogs-and-cats/
-- Do the Swiss eat dogs and cats? - Ali on Switzerland
One of the stranger stereotypes to pop up on the internet is that hundreds of thousands of the Swiss eat dogs and cats (the latter supposedly being cooked with thyme for Christmas dinner in Switzerland).
Is there any truth to this?
Apparently (and surprisingly) a tiny bit yes, but nothing near the level that news reports say.
It seems that it was historically not uncommon in rural areas, but today most Swiss people wouldn’t even think it was a real practice let alone take part in it.
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You should also note that while eating your pet cat or dog is (regrettably) allowed in Switzerland, selling cat or dog meat is not.
This also means that you are not allowed to buy cat or dog meat off a friend.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-30205410 / 26 November 2014
-- Stop eating cats and dogs say animal rights campaigners in Switzerland - BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of Swiss people eat cat and dog meat say activists, who want the practice to be made illegal.
"We especially see it in the regions of Lucerne, Appenzell, Jura and in the canton of Bern"
Dog meat goes mostly into making sausages and a fatty remedy for rheumatism.
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allowed (?) , but not usual ... eating cats and dogs in Switzerland
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https://alionswitzerland.com/do-the-swiss-eat-dogs-and-cats/
-- Do the Swiss eat dogs and cats? - Ali on Switzerland
One of the stranger stereotypes to pop up on the internet is that hundreds of thousands of the Swiss eat dogs and cats (the latter supposedly being cooked with thyme for Christmas dinner in Switzerland).
Is there any truth to this?
Apparently (and surprisingly) a tiny bit yes, but nothing near the level that news reports say.
It seems that it was historically not uncommon in rural areas, but today most Swiss people wouldn’t even think it was a real practice let alone take part in it.
---
08.09.2023 =
You should also note that while eating your pet cat or dog is (regrettably) allowed in Switzerland, selling cat or dog meat is not.
This also means that you are not allowed to buy cat or dog meat off a friend.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-30205410 / 26 November 2014
-- Stop eating cats and dogs say animal rights campaigners in Switzerland - BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of Swiss people eat cat and dog meat say activists, who want the practice to be made illegal.
"We especially see it in the regions of Lucerne, Appenzell, Jura and in the canton of Bern"
Dog meat goes mostly into making sausages and a fatty remedy for rheumatism.
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