Dog eating a common practice in many Vietnamese homes and restaurants. "Dog is the go-to dish in Vietnam for drinking parties, family reunions and special occasions," according to the Guardian. Unfortunately, demand for the meat has gotten so high that an underground smuggling operation out of Thailand has been snatching pets and street dogs to sell on the lucrative meat market.

Dogs are usually tightly packed into cages where they are unable to stand up or turn around. They are often sick and injured from rough handling, and not provided with any food or water throughout the duration of the journey, which takes several days, starting in northern Thailand, to the final destination in Thanh Hoa, central Vietnam–a distance of around 700 km (about 435 miles) or more. Many dogs die from suffocation, dehydration, disease, or heatstroke long before they reach their final destination.

According to Vietnam's Department of Animal Health, at its peak, besides the cruelty, the illegal dog trade poses significant risk of rabies and other diseases such as cholera and trichinellosis. 

PLEASE STOP PEOPLE FROM VIETNAM COMING TO AUSTRALIA

• For our safety health reasons. They will come and spread more diseases in our loving country,  due to the way they cruelly treated the dogs before kiling and eat them.

Let us make sure that Malcolm Turnbull feels thousands of eyes watching his next move on this health issues. It is beyond a doubt that this issue is a top priority for the community