With the improvement of living standards, people's diet is changing. Dog meat is becoming a favourite. Due to the increasing market demand, the dog breeding industry is expanding in Beijing. The company set up a new breeding facility in KangXi grassland providing estimated 100'000 meat dogs per year.
Dog meat is fine, tasty and can warm the body.
The slaughter facility is in the city of Chanping, killing 100'000 a year, Products include marinated dog meat and dog ribs. The company also provides stud dogs and offers job opportunities for laid off workers. According to the China Central Television in Beijing, the experts pointed out that Saint Bernard are fast growing and disease resistant. The advantages of using them for food dogs are that they eat less than other dogs but breed fast. Because they rest immediately after meals, they grow faster too, on average gaining over one pound per day.