In South Korea, the end of the dog meat market is approaching

The South Korean government promises to ban the consumption of dog meat, which is now disliked by the majority of the population.

• The South Korean government has promised to ban the consumption of dog meat.
• The bill should be finalized this year and come into force in 2027.
• An ever-increasing percentage of the population now considers dogs only as pets.

Even today, it is estimated that in Asia every year 30 million dogs be killed for theirs meat.An aberration that, at least in South Korea, is coming to an end.This is what the government promises, pledging to introduce a ban on the consumption of dog meat by 2027.

The promise of the South Korean government

During a meeting between the Minister of Agriculture, food and rural affairs, some representatives of the majority party (the People Power Party) and some animal rights groups, the Seoul government has promised to introduce a bill For abolish the dog meat industry for human consumption.

A three-year transition period will be needed, accompanied by a compensation system for operators in the sector (farmers, traders, slaughterhouses and restaurant owners).If this timetable is respected the ban will come into force in 2027.The South Korean headquarters of the animal rights organization spread the news Humane society international (Hsi), present at the meeting.

The ban on dog meat is "a dream come true"

That's right Jung Ah Chae, executive director of Humane Society International Korea, described the dog meat ban effort as “a dream come true for all of us who have fought so hard to end this cruelty.”

A cruelty which, moreover, is no longer even part of cultural heritage local.It is estimated that over 6 million dogs have been welcomed as pets into the homes of South Koreans, out of a population of 51 million people.To have a point of comparison, in Italy there are 8.8 million for a population of almost 59 million people.Also for this reason, 86 percent of South Korean citizens have no intention of eating dog meat in the future:this is what emerges from a survey also commissioned by Hsi Korea.