(Photo by Reuters; Illustration by Street Attack)
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A farmer tends rice fields in Thailand's northeast near the Thai-Lao river border. Farming rice is often one of the only career alternatives for those in the underground dog meat trade.
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A Thai farmer wearing a Vietnamese-style conical hat nudges cows along a muddy path. This corner of Thailand, which supplies much of Vietnam's demand for dog meat, has long absorbed Vietnamese customs.
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These recently caught stray dogs await grading for meat quality in a trafficking way station in Ta Rae, northeast Thailand. Most dogs are packed into wire cages within 24 hours of capture and then smuggled into Vietnam through Laos.
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These recently caught stray dogs await grading for meat quality in a trafficking way station in Ta Rae, northeast Thailand.
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Spiced dog jerky is on display at this dog meat butchery in Ta Rae, northeast Thailand. A bundle of dog meat jerky sell for about $3 but flanks and organs cost more.
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Recently captured stray dogs are transported through Ta Rae, northeast Thailand, to a trafficking way station. There, dogs are graded for quality and prepared for smuggling into Vietnam through Laos.
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Dog meat packed into a glass box is showcased at this butchery in Ta Rae, northeast Thailand.
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This is the menu at a semi-secret dog meat eatery in Nakhon Phanom, northeast Thailand. The restaurant serves a "large set" for $3, a "medium set" for $2.40 and a "small set" for $1.80. Internal dog organs cost $2.40.
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A serving of dog meat at a semi-secret eatery in Nakhon Phanom, northeast Thailand. These flanks are later char-grilled, wrapped in leafy greens and dipped in a mild chili sauce with crumbled peanuts. Hot chilies are added for an extra kick.
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Dogs piled into cages await transport in near the Thai-Lao river border. Roughly 1,000 dogs are illegally trafficked across the river each night, according to estimates.
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A platform by the Mekong River provides shelter for both farmers and the dog traffickers who bring captured stray dogs to this illegal river landing.
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Diners enjoy dog meat with lime and chilies at this restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam. Much of Vietnam's demand for dog meat is supplied by syndicates who capture stray dogs in northeast Thailand, where eating dog remains taboo.
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