washington a resolution has been passed in the us house of representatives asking countries like china south korea vietnam and india to end the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption saying there is no place for such practises in a compassionate societyin a noncontroversial voice vote the us house also passed a bill to ban american people from slaughtering dogs and cats for human consumptionthe dog and cat meat trade prohibition act 2018 imposes a fine of us 5000 over rs 350000 for each violationin another resolution the house has urged all countries including china south korea and india to end the dog and cat meat tradedogs and cats are meant for companionship and recreation tragically more than 10 million dogs are killed for human consumption every year in china said congresswoman claudia tenneythere is no place in our compassionate society for these practices this bill is a reflection of americas values and sends a strong message to all nations that we will not stand for this inhumane and cruel treatment she saidthe act was sponsored by republican vern buchanan and democratic alcee hastings both of floridadogs and cats provide love and companionship to millions of people and should not be slaughtered and sold as food buchanan saidthe resolution urges the governments of china south korea vietnam thailand the philippines indonesia cambodia laos india and all other nations to adopt and enforce laws banning the dog and cat meat tradeconsumption of dog meat is common in some parts of the northeast india mostly nagaland mizoram and manipurit also urges these countries to increase their efforts to prevent any leather or fur byproducts of such trade from entering international markets and use their food safety laws to crack down on the sale of dog and cats meatthe bill amends the animal welfare act it affirms the us commitment to the protection of animals and to advancing the progress of animal protection around the world she saidin addition the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting possessing buying selling or donating a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption or dog or cat parts for human consumption setting a maximum fine of us 5000 for violationsmore than half the households in america have a dog or cat as part of their family we should send a clear message that slaughtering these beloved animals for food is unacceptable and will be punished congressman vern buchanan saidthe animal welfare organisation the animal wellness action awc also welcomed the passage of the two legislationsthe dog meat trade claiming 30 million lives a year is the worlds largest form of dog exploitation said marty irby awc executive director at animal wellness actionthe dog meat trade is widespread in south korea where meat traders slaughter and kill millions of dogs for the table after they are raised on thousands of farms in china dog meat butchers gather up street dogs and and kill them