The President of the Dog lovers group in Lagos, Jackie, has thrown a challenge to Nigerian celebrities like OkonLagos and DaddyFreeze, who have shown their support for dog meat delicacies in Nigeria, to create a video showing the process of making dog meat and share it on their social media pages.
Jackie issued this challenge after facing criticism for condemning chef Hilda Baci and Enioluwa for promoting dog meat in a video. Hilda and Eni were in Akwa Ibom, where Hilda introduced Enioluwa to the local delicacy, dog meat, known as ‘’404.”
In response, Jackie expressed her disapproval of Hilda’s video and emphasized that promoting such practices, especially at a time when the world is watching her Guinness World Record attempt, is inappropriate.
Actor OkonLagos and media personality DaddyFreeze also joined the conversation, with OkonLagos criticizing Jackie’s actions as ‘’day-light witchcraft” and DaddyFreeze supporting those who consume dog meat.
In a follow-up video, Jackie clarified that her initial video was not meant to attack Hilda or the cultural practice of eating dog meat in her state. She then challenged the celebrities in support of dog meat delicacies to share a video demonstrating how the meat is prepared.
“You have the torchlight of the world on you. There are so many other positive ways you could have showcased Akwa Ibom and its delicacies. Dog eating is something that is being frowned upon internationally. It is not a me thing. It is a world-wide thing. So bringing that to the knowledge of the world that is celebrating Nigeria through your win is wrong PR. It was not the perfet time. Dog eating is not something that should be promoted neither should it be celebrated. That is the message I am trying to pass”
In response to questions about eating other animals such as cow or chickens, she highlighted the distinction between livestock and companion animals like dogs, which have evolved to resemble humans and even have specific roles in society.
‘’So your mentality is that the dogs being brought from abroad, the German Shephard and others deserve to live but the ones that are Nigerian bred don’t deserve love? They don’t deserve to have homes? They don’t deserve to be loved? They only deserve to end up in the pot of soup? Is that what you are saying?”
Addressing the celebrities criticizing her, she dared them to share the process of making their delicacy, challenging them to demonstrate the meat’s procurement, processing, chopping, spicing, and preparation on their platforms.
