China bans dog meat before Olympic Games!

Well I guess if I was hungry I would try it , but I would rather it not be my pet!
The China NEWS

BEIJING: Image conscious China has banned the serving of dog meat in designated restaurants that will cater to athletes, spectators and tourists during the Olympic Games. But it has spared restaurants from serving other kinds of meat like donkey meat that are equally popular among a section of people in Beijing.

....
DONKEY?

This has been done to avoid hurting the sensibilities of some of the visitors as well as ensure that animal rights activists do not get an opportunity to hold demonstrations, sources said.

The order banning dog meat was sent by the Beijing Food Safety Office to hotels and restaurants approved for the Olympic guests. The order also said that if dog meat is used in traditional medicated diets, which is often the case, it must be clearly labelled.

Restaurants in Beijing that sell food from Yunnan and Guizhou provinces often serve dog meat. It is popular among some sections of Chinese but its use is much less widespread as compared to the two Koreas.

This is not the first time that dog meat dishes are being banned during Olympics. It was done during the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, where dog meat is a regular diet of the people.

The official directive said Beijing restaurants should "respect the dining customs of different countries" by stopping the sale of dog meat dishes.

Damn ,I love my American food!