Up to three years in prison: South Korea banned dog meat (3 photos)

It is no longer possible to breed dogs for food in the country.





The Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the South Korean parliament has passed a bill to ban dog meat. According to the law, it is prohibited to breed dogs for further consumption. The distribution of dog meat for commercial purposes is also prohibited. Violation of the law may result in up to three years in prison or a fine of 30 million won ($22.8 thousand), TASS clarifies.

Any owners who owned dogs or cafes before the law were asked to inform the authorities. They will be helped in closing the organization. However, the bill does not say anything about eating dogs and responsibility for it.



Fortunately, dog meat is being eaten less and less in South Korea these days. Korean cuisine ceased to be something strange and over time turned into normal cuisine without the meat of cute dogs. Now it is dominated by rice, soups, salads and meat from farm animals. Of course, there are still people who happily eat dogs and make soup out of them, but such people are a minority.

According to surveys, 93% of respondents said they do not plan to eat dog meat in the future.



However, this was not always the case. Dogs (as a dish) were once very common in China, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. So why do people eat dogs? In fact, the answer is very simple - dogs are easy to keep and take up little space. While living in the mountains, dogs were much easier to breed than pigs. In addition, they used to believe that dog meat helps during illness and “cleanses” the body. Fortunately, in the 21st century there is no need to live in the mountains and eat dogs, and there is medicine to maintain it.