SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Legislative efforts to end dog meat consumption in South Korea are picking up speed amid rare political unity following the presidential office’s outspoken support for ending the centuries-old practice. Calls to end the practice are not new in South Korea, where butchering or eating dog meat is neither explicitly [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker on Friday proposed a bill outlawing the butchery and sale of dog and cat meat in what was seen as a bipartisan effort to put an end to the contentious cultural practice. Tabled by Rep. Tae Yong-ho of the PPP, the revision [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief policymaker of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday that the party will seek to enact a special law aimed at rooting out dog meat consumption. Dog meat consumption has dramatically declined in recent decades amid perceptions that the tradition is becoming an international embarrassment. Still, [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee has called for an end to dog meat consumption, saying South Korea and China are the only countries among big economies where people eat dog meat, according to a newspaper interview published Monday. Kim, who lives with four dogs and three cats, made the appeal [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government-civilian consultative body on dog meat consumption decided Friday to extend its operations for two more months for further discussions on the sensitive issue in the country. The 21-member task force was launched in December to come up with compromise policy recommendations on dog meat consumption in [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Agricultural Minister nominee Chung Hwang-keun said Wednesday he will push for an end to dog meat consumption through social compromise. Chung expressed his position on the long-standing controversy in his written answer to a lawmaker’s question ahead of his confirmation hearing scheduled for Friday. “As the number of families [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A member of Seoul’s municipal council has proposed an ordinance bill calling for the mayor to draw up a long-term plan to ban dog meat consumption and put it into action, officials said Monday. “The culture of thinking of pets as part of the family has already become a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Thursday the government will form a civilian-led consultative body to produce a social consensus on whether to ban dog meat consumption. Kim made the remark while presiding over a government policy coordination meeting, saying relevant ministries should make active efforts to determine the facts [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will launch a formal discussion on whether to prohibit dog meat consumption, officials said Thursday, following President Moon Jae-in’s suggestion to review the controversial practice. The government will table the issue of how to proceed with social discussions on dog meat consumption at a Cabinet meeting to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 50 civic groups on Tuesday welcomed President Moon Jae-in’s recent suggestion of a ban on dog meat consumption. Moon said Monday that his government may have to carefully consider prohibiting dog meat consumption amid debate over the controversial practice and growing awareness of animal rights. The Korea Association [...]