Share this Story: South Korea looks to ban the consumption of dog meatSouth Korea looks to ban the consumption of dog meat South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the time has come to end a practice derided as animal cruelty Photo by Min Joo Kim / Washington PostArticle content South Korean President Moon Jae-in is looking to formally ban the consumption of dog meat in the country, saying the time has come to end the practice derided by activists against animal cruelty. Try refreshing your browser, or South Korea looks to ban the consumption of dog meat Back to video “After the briefing, he said time has come to carefully consider imposing a dog meat ban,” Moon’s spokeswoman Park Kyung-mee said in a statement. South Korean animal protection laws are intended to prevent cruelty but not dog meat consumption itself, according to Yonhap News Agency. The public has turned away from dog meat, with consumption dropping sharply over the past several years. But, another survey by polling firm Realmeter found people were divided over whether the government should ban eating dog meat, though 59% supported legal restrictions on dog slaughter for human consumption.

Source: National Post September 27, 2021 09:45 UTC