Is dog meat legal in Mali?
Slaughter/sale restricted
Slaughtering dogs for meat is prohibited, but the evidence does not specify the status of sale or consumption.
Mali is one of 7 countries classified “Slaughter/sale restricted” for dog meat — 22% 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
- France
- Slaughter/sale restricted Dog meat consumption is legal but slaughter and sale are prohibited.
- Switzerland
- Slaughter/sale restricted Commercial slaughter is illegal, but slaughter for personal use is legal.
- Austria
- Slaughter/sale restricted Slaughter of dogs for meat is prohibited nationwide.
- Rwanda
- Legal / not prohibited Selling and purchasing dog meat are legal in Rwanda.
- Germany
- Banned Slaughtering and selling dog meat are prohibited nationwide, though consumption itself is not explicitly criminalized.
- United Kingdom
- Slaughter/sale restricted Sale is illegal, but consumption is legal.
Other laws in Mali
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban
- 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.