Singapore food agency probes social-media claim of illegal dog-meat sales
Singapore’s food regulator is investigating an allegation circulated online that dog meat was being sold illegally. The Singapore Food Agency said it has approved no source of dog meat, while the post showing the alleged advertisement was later deleted.
Singapore’s food regulator is investigating a social-media allegation that dog meat was being sold illegally in the city-state, the South China Morning Post reports. The Singapore Food Agency said early on Friday that it was looking into the claim. Screenshots shared in the Facebook group Dogs Singapore appeared to show an advertisement in Vietnamese offering different cuts of dog meat.
A check on Friday morning found that the post containing the screenshot had been deleted. The available information does not identify who created the advertisement, where the alleged sales were supposed to take place or whether any transaction occurred. The SFA said it had not approved any source of dog meat.
The agency’s investigation will determine what, if anything, lies behind the allegation, but the supplied material gives no findings or indication of enforcement action.
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