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(Scroll down for video) A pacific state has announced its intention to fight its stray dog problem by selling dog meat from killed stray dogs, according to press reports in the United Kingdom.
The Pacific state of Samoa is considering exporting canned dog meat as well, as a way to deal with stray dogs.
The controversial plan was proposed by the Deputy Minister of the country, Tole'afoa Apulu Fa'afisi, and received strong support from his fellow politicians.
"Instead of spending money on dogs, how about using their flesh for money?" He said. "Put them in cans and export them. Caring for other farm animals are too expensive, so maybe we can grind their meat and sell them as well?" He added.
The proposal was endorsed by the Minister of Finance, Faumuina Tiatia Liuga, who said: "there is no difference between a pig and a dog."
The opposition has rejected the plan for dog meat, saying that stray dogs should be left alone.
“I hope that the government does not approve this new measure. There are other ways that we can deal with stray dogs. We don't’ have to just kill them all. I am sure that there would be people willing to adopt them,” Laura Sanders, 19, a dog lover in Brooklyn, New York told YourJewishNews.com after reading about the new government plan.
However, not everyone agreed. “It just depends on what people are used to. Just like people in the U.S. have no problem with killing pigs for their meat people in Samoa have no problem with killing dogs for their meat, Karolyn Young, 22, of Samoa told YourJewishNews.com.
The police minister, Sala Fata Pinati, said it would be "inhumane" to start shooting stray dogs without obtaining a warrant.
"We cannot just walk to the area where there are a lot of stray dogs and start using a gun to shoot them," Pinati said.Mobile video not loading? Click here to view