Prohibit killing dogs for eating in South Korea

Mexico City – On Thursday, a court in South Korea ruled that killing dogs for food was illegal, which is a very positive first step for those who are demanding a national ban on dog meat.

South China Morning Post, the decision comes from a court in Bucheon, a city just 12 miles from Seoul, the Korean capital. A group fighting for animal rights called Care, presented the case against a local operator of a dog farm that they found during a secret operation. The court ruled that the consumption of meat was not a legal reason to kill dogs, and the official was fined 3 million won (53 thousand 800 pesos).

"It's very important because it's the first decision not to kill the dogs to eat taken by the court," said Kim Kyung-eun, a healthcare lawyer, at the SCMP [19659002] The practice of killing dogs and slaughtering them for meat has been part of South Korean cuisine for a long time, with about 1 million dogs eaten each year, but, recently, the consumption of dog meat has decreased by significantly, since more Koreans have adopted dogs as pets instead of eating them.

"In recent decades, public discourse on dog meat consumption has shifted to focus on the ban ", said So-youn leader Care Park." The canine meat industry will have more pressure because of the court ruling. "

However, a survey found that while 70 percent of the South -Coreans do not consume meat e dog, only 40 percent believe that the practice should be banned. After the decision, furious farmers came out to protest against Bucheon's court decision, citing the double cultural standard as their objection.

Cho Hwan-ro, a representative of a canine farm association, said that farmers, whose facilities generally function as slaughterhouses, should not accept the decision on a whim. Instead, Cho asked the Korean government to legalize the consumption of dog meat and to directly allow dog slaughterhouses. "Dogs to eat and dogs as pets must be separated," he said. In the 170,000 dog farms across the country, humans are of different races, feed differently and are raised for different purposes. "Cows, pigs, chickens and ducks are bred to be eaten and why are dogs not?"

However, Cho's views do not seem to be shared by the South Korean legislature. Just last week, the ruling Democratic Party in South Korea introduced legislation that would end dog meat production in South Korea forever. The bill would limit the slaughter of animals to those considered "cattle", dogs not belonging to this group.

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