Bangkok - Thailand's interim legislature approved an anti-animal abuse law banning trade in cat and dog meat, local media reported on Wednesday.
The bill also bans 20 other abusive behaviours toward animals, such as live feeding and bestiality.
The added provisions were aimed at making certain animal abuses punishable by law and closing legal loopholes.
Thai celebrities joined animal rights activists outside Parliament on Wednesday to support the bill.
They presented 114 000 signatures to the members of parliament, according to the Daily News.
Cat and dog meat trade occurs in some parts of north-eastern Thailand and many parts of Asia. - Sapa-dpa