I loved the National Geographic. My parents subscribed well before I was born and there were old issues in our barn going way back. In the 1980’s, my then circle of people would scoff when I would mention that pets were eaten in some Asian countries. My redemption came from the National Geographic issue that featured the city of Seoul. As I recall, the centerfold was a great photo of an open air market in Seoul in which a well-dressed Korean businessman is holding an adorable puppy up by his front paws obviously inspecting it. The caption went something like “Kim inspects what might be the centerpiece of tonight’s family dinner.”
Puppy chow means something different in Korea than in the US.