Renowned animal rights activist and President of My Dog & I group, Jackie Idimogu, has berated chef Hilda Baci for eating dog meat.
Recall that Hilda Baci, who attempted a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, recently visited her home state of Akwa Ibom with influencer Enioluwa Adeoluwa.
The duo were captured in a viral video sitting at a table where dog meat was served. Hilda admitted that she eats dog meat while persuading Enioluwa to try it, but he declined.
Reacting to a video message shared on her social media page, Idimogu accused Hilda of cruelty against animals.
She faulted Hilda for eating dog meat despite members of her group and their dogs coming to support the chef during her cookathon.
Idimogu said, “Members of My Dog & I group wore their shirts to go and support Hilda; dogs were present at the cookathon to support Hilda.
“I know that there were about two or three dogs because when my group members went there, they took pictures and videos with every dog.
“Now, imagine my surprise this evening, scrolling through Instagram and then I see on a news blog that this same Hilda posted that she is eating a dog.”
She said she was initially sceptical of supporting Hilda during her cookathon when she heard the chef was from Akwa Ibom but decided to give her the benefit of the doubt because she thought the chef was exposed.
She added, “Hilda, in her infinite mercy and wisdom, thought that the best thing for her to do after the world celebrated Nigeria through her relentlessness.
“And now that the torchlight of the world is on Nigeria through you, you decide that you want to show the world that Nigerians are dog eaters? No, no. I’m making this video to refute that Nigerians are not dog eaters.”
She expressed fear that dogs may be at risk coming around Hilda as all she thinks of when she sees them are spices to garnish their meat and delicacy to make with them.
She called for Hilda to be ‘cancelled’ for giving a false representation of Nigeria as a country of dog eaters.
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