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By 2019 all major dog meat markets had shut down across South Korea, mainly due to declining sales. In 2021, the last major dog meat market remaining shut down in Daegu. [4] On November 21, 2018, South Korea closed the country's main dog slaughterhouse, known as Taepyeong-dong. [9] The slaughterhouse was located in Seongnam. [9]
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 ...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday banning the consumption and sale of dog meat, in a move cheered by animal welfare groups. “This is history in the making ...
Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula. It's also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia and some African countries. But South Korea’s dog meat industry has drawn more attention because of the country’s reputation as a cultural and economic powerhouse. It’s also the only nation with industrial-scale dog farms.
South Korea will help rehome almost half a million dogs bred for food and give dog farmers subsidies and incentives to help them prepare for a ban on the practice set to take effect in early 2027 ...
[264] [265] Nureongi are not the only type of dog currently slaughtered for their meat in South Korea. In 2015, The Korea Observer reported that many different pet breeds of dog are eaten in South Korea, including Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers and cocker spaniels, and that the dogs slaughtered for their meat often include former pets ...
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.
The Dog Meat Festival (Chinese: ็่่), also known as the Yulin Dog Meat Festival or Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, is an annual festival held in Yulin, Guangxi, China, during the summer solstice from 21 June to 30 June in which festival observers consume dog meat accompanied by lychees or other plants.