South Korea bans eating of dog meat

South Korea Passes Bill to Ban Consumption of Dog Meat

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 animal welfare. Eating dog meat was once seen as a way to improve stamina in the humid Korean summer. But the practice has become rare — largely limited to some older people and specific restaurants — as more Koreans consider dogs as family pets and a…

Coreea de Sud: Interzicerea cărnii de câine încurcă restaurantele și clienții / „Vindeam 30-40 de câini pe zi” - reportaj AFP

Când Choi Tae-yeon și-a deschis restaurantul în urmă cu douăzeci de ani în orașul sud-coreean Daegu, era sigură de succes cu meniul său care conținea carne de câine. Dar, la o zi după ce a fost adoptată o lege care interzice vânzarea de carne de câine în scopuri alimentare, ea se teme că va trebui să își închidă restaurantul, povestește AFP.

Let's get behind South Korea’s bold push to end the dog meat industry

With Seoul’s new ban on the dog meat industry, it feels like we’ve lit a beacon of hope — ending this industry in South Korea is now a reality, Kitty Block writes.

In South Korea, it will be forbidden to slaughter dogs for consumption in the future. This marks the end of a centuries-old tradition in the Asian country that has been discussed for a long time. Recently, resistance in society to the meat product had increased significantly. However, breeders want to go before the Constitutional Court against the law.

It is good news for animal lovers: From 2027, South Korea will criminalize the breeding, slaughter and trade of dogs. Not everyone in the country likes that.

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Eating dog meat is a taboo among younger, urban South Koreans.