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The dog meat industry is currently heavily restricted and soon to be illegal in South Korea.On January 9, 2024, the National Assembly of South Korea unanimously passed a law banning the production and sale of dog meat, to take effect in three years.
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 ...
Previous efforts to ban the dog meat trade were stymied by vehement opposition from farmers—but ... the group rescues dogs from South Korean farms and places them in homes in the U.S. and Canada
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 sale is disallowed because South Korean Food Sanitary Law (식품위생법) does not include dog meat as a legal food ingredient. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recognizes any edible product other than drugs as food. [261]
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]
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that will end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for ...
There is a worldwide controversy over Korea's consumption of dog meat. Opponents of dog meat culture advocate for the protection of animal rights in the country. [32] On January 9, 2024, the South Korean parliament passed a law prohibiting the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption which will take effect in 2027 following a three-year ...