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South Korea joins a growing list of Asian countries and territories that have banned the dog meat trade, including India, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Show comments ...
On September 27, 2021, South Korean President Moon Jae-in raised the possibility of a ban on dog meat consumption in the country. [51] On November 17, 2023, the ruling People Power Party declared their plans for a ban of the consumption of dog meat in the country. If the proposed bill was enacted by the end of the year, dog meat would have been ...
The trade in dog meat, which has been consumed on the Korean Peninsula for centuries, will be banned in South Korea from 2027 amid changing attitudes. The trade in dog meat, which has been ...
Previous efforts to ban the dog meat trade were stymied by vehement opposition from farmers—but starting in 2027, those who breed dogs or sell their meat for human consumption may face jail time.
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South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal rights and the ...
Dog meat sold in Gyeongdong Market, Seoul, South Korea. The dog meat trade is a major concern for South Korean animal activists. [2] [3] Over 2 million dogs are consumed each year, with pet dogs being stolen and sold into the trade and killed in brutal ways (e.g. beating, electrocution) in violation of the Animal Protection Act. [1]
Estimates of dog meat consumption is much lower when accounting for actual sales. In 2017 the Moran Market, which occupied 30–40% of dog meat market in the nation, [254] reported sales of about 20,000 dogs per year. [255] Numbers have further declined from these 2017 estimates and all the major markets have shutdown, including Moran Market. [256]