Posted on 06/21/2018 11:33:38 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A South Korean court has ruled the killing of dogs for meat is illegal, in a landmark decision that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way to outlawing eating canines.
The meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, with about one million dogs believed to be eaten annually.
But consumption has declined as South Koreans increasingly embrace the idea of dogs as man's best friend rather than livestock, with the practice now something of a taboo among younger generations and pressure from activists mounting....
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No more Seoul food? No more woking your dog?
Is there actually a law now? Or has S. Korean courts legislating from the bench like our courts?
So, can you kill them for sport? And if you do, are you allowed to eat them. You know, lie deer.
Obama will have to dine elsewhere.
Aw man, then what meat am I gonna use in Bibimbap?
ROFL you win the internet!
Cats are still okay, right?
Application of some sort of equal protection law, if Korea has such a law, could pave the way for compulsory vegitarianism.
This could derail any North-South reunification.
This is great news! How those dogs live and die is brutal and evil ... not odd.
Sounds like they need to start shooting judges over there - like we do here.
The French eat horses. I don’t see any articles here about that.
The French don't torture the horses to death to enhance the flavor.
What about Foie Gras?
You’re an expert in the French method of equine meat-packing? I’ve never met one of those before. Fill our ears with knowledge.
Just made this photo:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1775/42039754955_75b66e7497_b.jpg
Torturing and eating dogs is truly sick, twisted and cruel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_slaughter
They use stun or bolt guns like with cattle.
Not hang or skin or burn alive like the Koreans with dogs.
The only people who need to be shot are the monsters who torture and slaughter dogs and eat them.That is inhuman.
Anyone who can torture, kill and eat dogs doesnt qualify as a human being. Damn the Koreans who participate in such cruelty.
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