Pressure on South Korea to end the sale and consumption of dog meat, a declining culinary tradition, is growing as activists and athletes stepped up their campaign at the Winter Olympics. Eating dog meat is widely practiced in several countries in Asia—China, Vietnam, Indonesia and the two Koreas. “I definitely think something has to be done about it.”The Korean practice of eating dog meat has often been at the center of controversy here, especially around large international sporting events such as the Olympics and the World Cup. “It’s not like we are eating special guide dogs, sniffer dogs or police dogs,” says Kim Sang-young, president of the Dog Meat Association. “While I don’t believe in eating dog meat and I stand firmly against it, I can’t say what anyone else does,” he said.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 25, 2018 10:47 UTC