There are a little dogs here and there around Hanoi. Based on what we know of dogs being a special cuisine here I was surprised to see some as pets. I didn't assume that everyone here would like to eat dog, but I didn't imagine them being pets that much. Late in my travels I spoke with my bike tour guide in Hoi An. He spoke of an experience when he was a kid where a strange man came around his neighborhood and then his dog disappeared. When I asked what happened he responded by saying, "Well, you don't see dog farms around here, do you? Where do you think the cooks get the dog they cook?" We worry about small dogs being ravaged by coyotes, but in Vietnam the threat is humans looking for food. |
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