South Korea parliament passes bill banning dog meat trade • FRANCE 24 English
A rare bill with bipartisan support and South Korea’s Parliament voted nearly unanimously to put an end to the slaughter and consumption of dogs with 208 votes in favor and two votes exstension I announced a ban on slaughtering breeding and sales of dog meat for human consumption has been passed outside the parliament animal
Rights activists rejoiced and proclaimed Victory after a long fight the HSI have been fighting since 2015 to end dog meat consumption and I am touched by this moment I am happy the bill has finally been passed we will work with the government and put our efforts into finding homes and families for the
Dogs though considered Taboo in some countries there’s a long tradition of eating dogs in Korea and other parts of East Asia but only one in 10 South Koreans now consumed dog meat according to official figures there are 1,100 Dog Farms in the country dog Farmers have resolutely opposed the ban and took aim
At president yunu a noed dog lover neither the president nor his wife nor the minister of Agriculture or members of parliament or politicians have the power to deprive people of their right to Food depriving citizens of their right to food is an atrocity and an act of violence the new law provides compensation for businesses to phase out dog farming South Korea joins other territories in the region such as Hong Kong and Taiwan in Banning the consumption of canine meat the legal
Status of eating dog meat worldwide varies according to Country even in European countries such as Germany Switzerland and the UK where the sale of dog Mees is banned it remains legal to consume yeah
South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called an embarrassment for the country.
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10 comments
So sad… 😪 Korea is losing it's culture
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 about time
What about cat's?
Will they ban the meat of cow, pigs, and chickens next?
Shocking
Cow, chickens, coyotes, wolves, cougars, bears, deer, elk, and iguana are next? Lol. And what kind of people eats snakes?
Show those who did not vote for the ban.
Yet China has tiger farms
It's a Dog eat Dog world, ban Hot Dogs.
That's like banning french eating snails 😂