The concept of eating dog meat may be alien to a vast majority of people. But it is prevalent in quite a few regions especially in South East Asia. This is also prevalent in a couple of states in India’s North East. Taking a cue from neighbouring Mizoram the Nagaland government has banned the trade and consumption of dog meat. The Mizoram government had also recently taken steps to check the open slaughtering of dogs in the state and in March the Mizoram Assembly unanimously passed the Animal Slaughter Bill 2020. Humane Society International/India (HIS/INDIA) said in a statement that