Motorbike of merry mutts challenges Vietnam's dogmeat culture

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Quy, 71, has devoted her retirement to rescuing homeless pooches so they don't wind up on dinner plates - or beaten.

An estimated five million canines are consumed every year across Vietnam, where dogmeat is considered a delicacy, but the Southeast Asian nation is trying to phase out consumption that is second only to China.

"It would be disastrous if they would be sent to the slaughterhouse. I really couldn't bear it," she told AFP.She says the culture is changing slowly and more Vietnamese are adopting dogs as pets and companions. Quy wakes early to take the dogs for a morning walk and is sometimes still combing the streets befriending strays as night falls.

 

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