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'It's a sin': Cambodia's brutal and shadowy dog meat trade

A cheap source of protein, dog meat is still consumed in several Asian countries from China and South Korea to Vietnam and non-Muslim communities in Indonesia.[AFP]

Cambodian dog meat traders drown, strangle and stab thousands of canines a day in a shadowy but sprawling business that traumatises workers and exposes them to deadly health risks like rabies.

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