Is dog meat legal in India?
Legal / not prohibited
Dog meat consumption and sale are legal, with importation restricted to those holding special certificates.
India is one of 11 countries classified “Legal / not prohibited” for dog meat — 34% of the 32 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Dog meat
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Vietnam
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is not currently banned, despite public opinion favoring a ban.
- China
- Varies by region Dog meat is legal nationally but banned in specific cities like Shenzhen.
- Macau
- Banned Dog meat consumption and commercial sale are both prohibited.
- Kazakhstan
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is currently legal, despite a ban being announced in 2021.
- Hong Kong
- Banned Slaughtering, selling, and consuming dog meat are all prohibited nationwide.
- Singapore
- Banned The sale of dog meat is prohibited in Singapore.
Other laws in India
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- Banned
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.