16th December 2026 :
A recent motion to ban the sale and consumption of dog meat in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State was rejected by lawmakers in early December 2025, meaning there is no nationwide ban in place.
Etinan State Constituency, Hon. Uduak Ekpoufot, has sponsored a bill for dog meat consumption to be banned in Akwa Ibom State Ekpoufot argued that exposes consumers to dangerous pathogens such as rabies, salmonella, trichinella, and other parasites.
Nigerian lawmakers reject motion seeking ban on dog meat consumption
8th December BBC Africa Focus on Africa discuss the Dog and Cat Meat Trade
BBC reported into the Dog & Cat Meat Trade on BBC News was truly shocking and appalling that a BBC Journalist/ presenter Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna showed no sensitivity over the topic of the Dog and Cat Meat Trade you can listen on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mm9r2q
Although she touched on Health Reasons of the danger of consuming Dog and Cat Meat Journalist showed her lack understanding or the dangers instead chose make a jokes of the suffering of innocent animals and people .
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Watch the BBC Africa report on the Largest Dog and Cat Meat Market in Nigeria which gave a insight to the dangers of consumption of Dogs and Cats
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