Early this week on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Siem Reap, home of the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, the local government issued a ban on the buying, selling and butchering of dogs for food.

Early this week on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Siem Reap, home of the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, the local government issued a ban on the buying, selling and butchering of dogs for food.

The Cambodian province that is home to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, a major destination for foreign tourists, has outlawed the trade in dog meat, which animal rights activists have said ...

The animal welfare groups’ report on dog meat in Cambodia in 2019 found that an estimated 2,900 dogs per month - or 34,800 per year - are served at restaurants in Siem Reap.