Activists Call for South Korean Lawmakers to Ban the Sale of Dog Meat

Korea will have come a long way if lawmakers end up banning dog meat:

From left, Reps. Han Jeong-ae, Nam In-soon, Ko Min-jung and Seo Young-seok of the Democratic Party of Korea, Seoul City Councilor Kim Ji-hyang and HSI Korea Executive Director Chae Jung-ah hold a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday, calling for a legislative ban on the consumption of dog meat. Newsis

Lawmakers and animal rights advocates joined forces, Monday, to urge the National Assembly to introduce a legislative bill that will permanently end the consumption of dog meat and eliminate the cruel industry. 

The group of four lawmakers, all of whom are from the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, one Seoul City councilor and an animal rights advocate delivered their message in a press conference at the Assembly in Seoul, one day ahead of this year’s “chobok,” which marks the beginning of the hottest part of summer.

Traditionally, Koreans consumed dog meat on the day to replenish their strength against the hot weather, but this practice has been on a sharp decline, and more people opt for samgyetang, a soup containing chicken and ginseng.

Korea Times

You can read more at the link, but I can remember the years prior to the 2002 World Cup where the boshintang restaurants could be easily spotted. However, because of the international attention of the World Cup these restaurants became much more discreet. Now a days I hardly ever see them as Korean consumers have largely given up on eating dog meat.

My biggest problem with dog farming in South Korea is that some of these farmers are very inhumane with dogs raised in small cages and then beaten to death to better tenderize the meat.