Apparently, not so ... in China. They are man's best food!
Shelter filled with dogs saved from slaughter
Updated: 2012-04-23 07:55
By Zheng Jinran in Beijing and Guo Anfei in Kunming (China Daily)
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About 500 dogs rescued by animal lovers were in makeshift homes at the Wangjiaqiao police station in Kunming,
Yunnan province, on Friday. Photos by Duan Yuliang / for China Daily