‘Now people stop to ask their names and even stroke them’: Nigerians embrace dogs as pets
As social attitudes shift and concern for animal rights grows, the dog meat tradition in many parts of Nigeria is increasingly being questioned Every weekend
As social attitudes shift and concern for animal rights grows, the dog meat tradition in many parts of Nigeria is increasingly being questioned Every weekend in Lagos, 36-year-old Izien Aigbodion walks down his street with his three dogs – a poodle and two chow chows.
Neighbours and passersby, more used to seeing dogs in cages than walking on leashes beside their owners, stop to stare. With treats in one pocket and a bottle of water in the other, he pauses to calm his most skittish dog.
“People believe that dogs can only follow orders,” he says, as one nudges his leg for attention. But when you live with them, you come
to appreciate things like loyalty, emotion, even empathy.” Continue reading...
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