A NEW legal ban on eating dogs has been blocked by Justice Ministry bureaucrats for fear of offending cultural sensitivities in the Far East.
Environment ministers have drawn up a new criminal offence in Britain of possessing dog and cat meat.
Former DEFRA Secretary Michael Gove ordered the move in the summer despite the sickening practice being rare in the UK.
Dog groups persuaded him that it would send a powerful message to South East Asian countries where the practice is still rife, matching a similar law passed in the US last year.
But The Sun can reveal that nervous civil servants have stepped in to halt the ground-breaking move.
āCULTURALLY INSENSITIVEā
Campaigning Tory MP Giles Watling was told by the MoJ that one of the reasons it acted was that it would be āculturally insensitiveā of the Government to dictate to other nations what they should eat.
Mr Watling told The Sun last night: āDogs are our companion animals. We do not eat them, and that is a very important message to send to the rest of the world.
āItās not culturally insensitive because weāre not telling them what to do ā weāre just telling them what we do.
āWe shouldnāt be worrying about that, so I was surprised that was the MoJās objection.ā
Justice officials also argued that it would be difficult to enforce the law and the current ban on transporting or exporting dog and cat meat suffices.
Eating dog is already banned in Germany, Austria, Taiwan, South Australia and Hong Kong.
An estimated 30 million dogs a year are slaughtered to be eaten, across China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Most are stolen off the street.
heir meat it is considered both a delicacy and a health tonic.
The World Dog Alliance mounted a campaign in the UK last year for a full ban on any activity relating to the eating of dogs.
A series of MPs back a ban, including former Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan who dubbed it āa disgusting habitā.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: āWe currently have some of the strongest animal welfare laws in the world.
"The government is currently considering whether any changes are needed in this area in the UK and will set out any plans in due course.ā
How do these people look at themselves in the mirror every day? Who cares if banning it is culturally insensitive to a MINORITY POPULATION? They are the one who should be worried about what is offensive to the MAJORITY POPULATION. This is a perfect example of why so many Western countries are absolutely fucked in the head.
But but but, what about cultural enrichment? We have so much to learn. Letās be open minded. Looks like now, the tail wags the dog. Iām so thankful I was privileged to grow up in a relatively sane America.
This is just pandering for a demographic vote.
A ban against the ākilling of infidelsā would be offensive to Islamā¦as would be a ban against sex with goats.
What have we come to today that we condone perversions and traditionally illegal acts for the sake of avoiding the offending of some demented turds that think they represent the norm?
Tell these oily neanderthal perverts to enjoy their stay in our prisonsā¦or get out and stay out of this country.
Pretty soon we are going to hear that a ban on pedophilia is offensive to the LGBT community. Just wait for it.
All this fking pandering to minorities is past sickening.This pussy(Gove) has no place in government. This ASSHOLE and others like him should be given a tour of places where dogs and cats are slaughtered for meat.Nezt are videos of dogs and cats herded like cattle.
They are already going down that road with regard to the drag queen story hour.
I donāt necessarily agree with this but I have so much respect for the politicians who are willing to go the extra mile and show reverence for the beliefs of others, especially if those beliefs are held by people of color.
A bit off-topic, but now thereās going to be another freak show to add to the LGBTXYZ ones, of which thereās one every bloody week it seems?
āLondonās first Trans Pride support āoverwhelmingāā
Trust the BBC to big it up? 
How about the Islamic belief that all infidels must convert or die? Do you show reverence for that?
Do you agree with halal / kosher meat? Do certain peopleās beliefs and feelings trump the grotesque suffering inflicted on animals?
Islam is a religion of peace. What you just said is nothing but Islamophobia dog whistling and you should be ashamed of yourself for thinking about Muslims in such a binary way.
I have absolutely no business telling people of color what they can or canāt believe.
Read the Quran. You will find numerous calls for the killing of infidels. You will also find places where the fucking of goats is permitted.
Islam is a FUCKED UP THEOCRACY founded by a goddamned pedophile, Muhammad, the Goat Fucker.
Read the fucked up Quran.
I agree, people can believe what they like, but what if that involves hurting or killing others and they act on their belief? What if they want to throw you off a high rooftop for being gay? Is that ok too?
List of Killings in the Name of Islam:
Last 30 Days
This is part of the list of killings in the name of Islam maintained by TheReligionofPeace.com. Most of these incidents are terror attacks. A handful are honor killings or Sharia executions.During this time period, there were 105 Islamic attacks in 19 countries, in which 520 people were killed and 727 injured.
Jesus wept! Would you call it a āreligionā whose worshipers drive a 10 ton truck loaded with steel bars along a crowded pavement . . .
. . . or drives a refuse collection truck along a pavement filled with Christmas shoppers in Glasgow 2 or 3 years ago (I happen to believe it was terrorist-related) āa religion of peace?ā And then we have Covent Garden and Westminster Bridge among others?
What @here2bqueer ought to do, as should any other apologist for global Jihad, is watch the scene in Bitter Lake of a madrassa in full-fervour mode - and be afraid. For any westerner to even watch it on film, itās seriously scary.
You donāt have any business telling anyone what they can or canāt believe. You should work a little bit more on developing your analytical skills.