Is dog meat legal in Taiwan?
Banned
Consumption, slaughter, and sale have been illegal since 2017.
Taiwan is one of 10 countries classified “Banned” for dog meat — 31% 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
- Hong Kong
- Banned Slaughtering, selling, and consuming dog meat are all prohibited nationwide.
- Macau
- Banned Dog meat consumption and commercial sale are both prohibited.
- Philippines
- Banned Slaughtering and selling dog meat are prohibited nationwide, with specific exemptions for indigenous religious rituals.
- South Korea
- Slaughter/sale restricted Slaughter and sale are currently legal but will be banned in 2027.
- Vietnam
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is not currently banned, despite public opinion favoring a ban.
- North Korea
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale are all legal in North Korea.
Other laws in Taiwan
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- Banned
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Taxed / charged
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.