Secret slaughter and dog meat trade may persist after Korea ban, activist says
The illegal slaughter of dogs may continue to feed appetite from China, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a leading campaigner
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The illegal slaughter of dogs may continue to feed appetite from China, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a leading campaigner
Animal rights activists said Tuesday South Korea reached a tipping point where most people oppose the practice.
Animal rights activists said Tuesday South Korea reached a tipping point where most people oppose the practice.
Vietnamese farmer Kieu Viet Hung, who has been working in the trade for the past seven years, handed 44 dogs over to a shelter on Friday, which will care for the animals and try to find them new homes
Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea. But more and more people want it banned.