Free at last: Four Paws members preparing to release the dogs at the slaughterhouse in Skun, Kampong Cham province. — AFP
A notorious slaughterhouse in the country that has killed more than a million dogs was closed as Cambodia steps up efforts to end the trade in their meat.
Between two and three million dogs are slaughtered annually in Cambodia, according to estimates by animal rights group Four Paws, and there are more than 100 dog meat restaurants in the capital Phnom Penh.
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