Dog slaughter and butchering banned from largest market in South Korea

[LeftyMom]

A lot of progress has been made in shutting down the dog meat farms in South Korea one by one. Moving up to the markets is a big step.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/south-korea-market-dog-meat-slaughter-butchering-facilities-a7473546.html

Dog slaughter and butchering is being abolished at South Korea’s largest dog meat market in a move being described by welfare campaigners as a step toward a nationwide ban. Slaughter facilities at Moran Market in Seongnam will be confiscated from its 22 dog meat dealers as early as next week. The legitimacy of the country’s dog meat industry is a grey area. It is simultaneously legalised, and illegalised, in two different pieces of South Korean law.


"Seongnam city took a big step toward changing the dog meat industry here,” said Korean Animal Welfare Association official Jang In-young. “But we will have to constantly monitor dog meat shops in the market to see if they really stop slaughtering dogs and change their business. “The city government will also need to keep pushing the idea to ultimately ban the sales of dog meat here.” (more, including an explanation of the legal status of dogs on South Korea, at the link)