THE CONTRACTING PARTIES, REALIZING the need to establish effective and comprehensive international standards against cat and dog meat consumption, and RECOGNIZING that the widespread international concern over the many and varied abuses and theft of cats and dogs for their meat which constitute cruelty, and RECOGNIZING that heretofore there existed no comprehensive international agreement which effectively confronted dog and cat meat consumption so as to eliminate or to mitigate the practice, and CONVINCED that meaningful and effective measures against dog and cat meat consumption can be assured through cooperative action by all nations, ACKNOWLEDGING that this convention is in response to the effort of World Dog Alliance tackling dog meat consumption which has successfully pushed forward legislation against the relevant issue in Taiwan (2017) and in the USA (2018) HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions:

  Article 1

 Fundamental Principles Dogs and cats are internationally recognized as the companions, friends, service animals, and family members of humans. They should not be regarded as animals for human consumption. Humans have moral obligations to act responsibly toward companion animals.  donates a dog or cat, or their remains for human consumption.

  Article 2

 Definitions As used in this Convention: “Dog” means Canis lupus familiaris “Cat” means Felis catus “Contracting Parties” means any Parties which have deposited an instrument of ratification or have given notice of adherence to this Convention. 

  Article 3

 Dog and Cat meat Consumption The Contracting Parties take all appropriate steps to ensure no person shall consume dog and cat meat. The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate steps to ensure no person knowingly slaughters a dog or cat for human consumption. The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate steps to ensure no person knowingly breeds, ships, transports, moves, delivers, receives, possesses, purchases, sells, or  considers desirable which may perform such functions as it may authorize.

5. The expenses of each member of the Committee shall be determined and paid by his own Government.

 6. The Committee shall convene regular meetings at least once every two years and extraordinary meetings at any time on the written request of at least one-third of the Parties.

 7. World Dog Alliance as the founder of the Convention will automatically become the independent advisor of the Convention upon the entry into force of the Convention. World Dog Alliance also shares the same voting right as other Contracting Parties. 8. The language of the Convention shall be English, French and Chinese.  donates a dog or cat, or their remains for human consumption. 

  Article 4

 The Capture and Theft of Dogs and Cats The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate steps to prevent the capture or theft of dogs and cats for human consumption. 

  Article 5

 Trade The Contracting Parties shall refrain from importing, exporting and re-exporting dog and cat meat for human consumption. 

  Article 6

Domestic Implementation

1. Each Contracting Party shall adopt such domestic measures within 2 years of ratifying this Convention, as are necessary to enforce the application of its provisions and penalize infractions against the said provisions in operations carried out by persons or by vessels under its jurisdiction. Each Contracting Party is encouraged to designate an appropriate authority to carry out the responsibilities of this Convention.

2. Each Contracting Party may prohibit companion animal trade with any State which refuses to comply with the provisions of this Convention. 

  Article 7 

Standing Committee

1. The Contracting Parties agree to establish an Standing Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, to be composed of one member from each Contracting Party. Each member shall be entitled to one vote on any decisions made by the Committee.

2. The Committee shall elect from its own members a Chairman and Vice-Chairman and shall determine its own Rules of Procedure. Decisions of the Committee shall be taken by a simple majority of those members voting.

The Rules of Procedure may provide for decisions otherwise than at meetings of the Committee.

3. The Committee shall be obligated to provide administrative and financial oversight of the operation of the Convention through the provision of a Secretariat to be appointed by the Committee.

4. The Committee may set up, from among its own members and other experts or advisers, such sub-committees as it.