South Korean Court Rules Killing Dogs for Meat Illegal

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A south korean dog farm was recently charged and convicted of killing dogs for their meat after animal advocacy group Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (Care) recently sued them. Although this doesn't mean that all of the potentially 17, 000 plus dog meat farms will shut down, it is a step in the right direction when it comes to seeing the end of the dog meat trade.

Over 1 million dogs are killed in South Korea for their meat every year so a ruling like this certainly paves the way for more action taken against the dog meat trade. After the most recent Olympic games where athletes from around the world were adopting dogs in an effort to spare them slaughter for their meat, a light was definitely shone on the industry and brought attention to the trade itself. With international attention brought to this issue, it put pressure on the government to relook at the industry itself.

Again, this is not going to be the end of the dog meat trade overnight, but it certainly demonstrates that the South Korean government is aware that it is an industry that is frowned upon and not well received internationally. With this ruling, I am hoping that more and more animal advocacy groups rally and continue to target these farms in an effort to reduce the amount of dog meat farms in operation. It is my hope that within the next 5 - 10 years, we see a complete abolishment of the dog meat industry and can move forward to tackle other animal welfare issues.

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