The legislation includes a measure to jail people for up to 15 days for eating dog meat. However, certain cultural food festivals continue to promote the meat. For example, in 2014, 10,000 dogs were killed for the Yulin dog eating festival. read more
Dogs have been consumed as food all over the world throughout history. But today a brutal trade persists in China, South Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. read more
Opponents of dog meat consumption in South Korea are critical of the eating of dog meat, as some dogs are beaten, burnt or hanged to make their meat more tender. The restaurants that sell dog meat, often exclusively, do so at the risk of losing their restaurant licenses. read more