SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In the run-up to Chobok, a day some South Koreans celebrate by eating dog meat, animal rights activists took to the streets of Seoul over the weekend to protest against the consumption of dog soup during supposedly one of the hottest days of the year in the country, while [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Now that South Korea’s newly elected president Moon Jae-in has been sworn into office, public attention is turning to whether his pets – rescued dog Maru and cat Jjingjjingi – will accompany him to the Blue House as the very first First Dog from a shelter and First Cat in [...]
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Seongnam’s Moran Market is finally making a move away from dog meat distribution, which has long given the traditional market a bad name for animal cruelty. According to the city government and the Moran Market vendors’ association, 15 of 22 vendors selling dog meat are beginning a [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – During hot summer days in Korea, a traditional custom is to eat “invigorating” food to counter the blazing heat that often leaves people weary and fatigued. Boshintang is a Korean “invigorating” soup that is made with dog meat, but ongoing controversy regarding the morality of consuming dog meat in Korean [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Dog days, which refer to the three hottest days of the year in Korea, have been a controversial subject for quite some time. Animal rights advocates strongly oppose the idea of dog meat consumption and call it bizarre and disgusting, but some still look for rejuvenating or “stamina” food to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 160 dogs destined to be slaughtered and traded as meat have found safe haven in the United States with help from animal rights groups. Of note, 57 dogs were rescued on the verge of their slaughter. Humane Society International (HSI), an international animal protection group, announced it [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – It is estimated that there are approximately 17,000 dog farms breeding a total of two million dogs for meat in Korea. According to lawmaker Sim Sang-jeung of the minor opposition Justice Party, there are a total of 17,059 dog farms in Korea. She compiled the figures using data from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Do Not Eat Canine Meat!” An alliance of animal protection groups held a rally in front of Moran Market in Seongnam, famous as a canine meat market, on the occasion of malbok, the last of three boknals, the hottest days in Korea. Koreans eat dog meat on boknal to [...]