Eric Jerry Aidoo, the Executive Director of the Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS), has called for an immediate ban on cat and dog meat consumption in Ghana.
According to the Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS), there are serious public health risks and ethical concerns with the consumption of Dog and Cat meat.
Eric Jerry Aidoo argued that cats and dogs are family companions who deserve protection, not the slaughterhouse.
ICS detailed that consuming cat and dog meat poses a grave threat to human health, noting that unregulated slaughter and handling can transmit diseases such as rabies, trichinellosis, and cholera.
They further called on the Ministry of Health to implement strict measures to totally ban slaughter for human consumption, and also the criminalisation of the trade and sale of cat and dog meat.
Eric Jerry Aidoo is quoted to have said, “They are family companions, providing emotional support to children and the elderly, and serve as security guides, protecting homes and businesses”.
“It is time for Ghana to align with global health standards and ethical practices. Cats and dogs are our family; they deserve protection, not the slaughterhouse,” Aidoo stated.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the news shared by TV3 stated, “Eii don’t let the frafra people hear this. Ban on dogs? We beg”.
One X user added, “If you want to talk about sustainability, talk about our local languages, our various cultural practices, even the way we dress. All these are becoming extinct. Leave dog and cat consumers alone, we have as many dogs and cats as possible”.
“Good call. Fish also entertain us when we see them in rivers. Let’s not eat them. Fowls are pets, not food. Let’s not eat them. Goats and cows are good animals to stay with; don’t kill them. But snake de3, they are poisonous animals, kill them for consumption”, a netizen added.
“Ghana had become so comfortable that people have the peace of mind to advocate for dogs and cats. Like Nana Addo be president, you make hot pass da dog sef”, a netizen added.
“Unless you people put a tracker on every Scooby Doo and Joseph in the country. Will you develop a tracker to know if I am cooking something in my house? Just say you are looking for Dagaatis and Ewe fight”, a Ghanaian added.
A netizen added, “Many who call for bans may not truly understand how street dogs live – wandering with empty stomachs, searching just to survive.
Even many citizens today are struggling under the weight of the systems around them. If some are blessed enough to provide well for their own, let us not judge harshly those who are simply trying to make it through the day.
Let us lead with compassion, not comfort alone.
Instead of only restricting and condemning, let us pray and work toward a time when needs are met – for people and for animals alike. A time when no family goes hungry, and no mother dog is forced to roam from house to house, digging through garbage just to find something to feed her little ones.
May things truly get better. May provision increase. And may mercy guide our decisions”.
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Sustainability Advocates call for immediate ban on cat and dog meat consumption in Ghana.#3NewsGH #TV3GH pic.twitter.com/43WNahU2zQ
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) February 23, 2026