Korean Parliament Passes Bill Banning the Sale of Dog Meat
It has finally happened, Korea has passed the ban on dog meat. This ban will go into affect in 2027 giving people in the industry three years to find another job:
The National Assembly passed a special bill banning dog meat consumption Tuesday, paving the way for ending the practice that has fallen out of favor in recent decades.
The bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for meat, passed through the parliament with 208 votes in favor and 2 abstentions.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) have jointly pushed for the ban amid growing awareness of animal rights and an increasing number of pet owners in the country.
The bill also calls for providing subsidies to help people in the dog meat industry switch jobs.
Yonhap
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It’s about time too. About 50 years too late in fact.
Will be like before each olympics Korea hosted….big show of banning it and I will still be able to find the보신탕 restaurants just off the main street of every city.
Fools
Banning dog meat? Banning prostitution? This isn’t the Korea I knew and loved.
You are so old. That was almost 40 years ago.
Forever Young or Blackpink in the house?
Or Megyn Kelly’s Greatest Hits?