September 26, 2008
ABC Australia
The consumption of dog meat is said to be increasing in Cambodia as higher food prices cutting into the livelihoods of the poor.
Planning Minister Chhay Than says high oil prices pushed Cambodia's annual inflation rate to 22 per cent in July, the highest in 15 years and that this is seriously affecting Cambodia's poor.
The chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Veterinary Office says sales of dog meat are definitely increasing.
He says it's hard to estimate the size of the trade the meat is sold outside traditional markets for less than half the price of pork.
Planning Minister Chhay Than says high oil prices pushed Cambodia's annual inflation rate to 22 per cent in July, the highest in 15 years and that this is seriously affecting Cambodia's poor.
The chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Veterinary Office says sales of dog meat are definitely increasing.
He says it's hard to estimate the size of the trade the meat is sold outside traditional markets for less than half the price of pork.
