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Poll Shows Koreans Evenly Divided over Legal Ban on Dog Slaughter

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean adults appear evenly divided over whether to legally ban the slaughter of dogs for meat, according to a poll released Friday. The survey of 501 Koreans older than 19 by local pollster Realmeter showed that 44.2 percent endorsed the enactment of a new law prohibiting the killing [...]

Christian Groups Fiercely Oppose Halal Meat Production Facility

BUYEO CITY, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Government approval for a slaughterhouse in the Muslim religious tradition of “halal” has seen local Christian groups up in arms in Buyeo City of South Chungcheong Province. According to the Buyeo City Office, the district’s association of Christian denominations has over the past few weeks voiced its opposition to the [...]