Beijing bans dog meat from Olympic restaurants

In preparation for the Olympics next month, Beijing has banned dog meat from the menu at 112 official Olympic restaurants.  According to BBC, the ban is one of several steps taken by China to avoid foreign visitors from being offended by local customs. The measure was implemented to “respect the habits of many countries and nationalities".

This decision leaves me with mixed feelings. I have never eaten dog meat in my life and would never support eating any companion animal, but I am Chinese by heritage and very proud of my background and culture.  I understand why visitors would be alarmed when seeing dog meat on a menu at an Olympic restaurant but I don’t think China should try to hide aspects of its local culture in order to impress foreigners.   

This isn’t the first time dog meat has been banned for reputation’s sake. South Korea also banned dog meat from restaurants in the 1988 Olympics, classifying dog dishes as “food deemed unsightly.”

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