Via Maura Dowling:
The Chilean Congress has passed a law to protect the rights of domestic animals. It criminalizes the slaughter, distribution, and commercialization of the meat of pets and companion animals.
The Chilean congressman José Carlos Meza authored the bill.
This measure arises from reports about the consumption of dog and cat meat in certain foreign communities within the country, particularly the Haitian community, according to Deputy José Carlos Meza, the bill’s author.
If I can trust Google Translate – and say what you will about Google, the Translate facility is pretty damned good – the new law imposes prison sentences and fines for violation. But the law won’t matter unless it’s enforced. You know, with actual force. That’s a step a lot of governments have been reluctant to take when the targets are “refugees,” especially black “refugees.”
Chile has the same problem a lot of nations are having with “refugees” from incompatible races and cultures. At least their government has acknowledged that. But will they follow through? We shall see.
