On Dec 13, the Korea Herald reported, “The slaughter of dogs will be abolished and butchery facilities removed from South Korea’s largest dog meat market, in a move which officials described as a step toward ending the animal welfare controversy over the industry.
The decision was announced Tuesday by Seongnam City Government and the vendors’ association of Moran Market, which, among others, represents its 22 dog meat dealers.
According to their agreement, the dog meat vendors will start removing slaughter facilities and dog cages from next week and will completely move them out by early May.” Click HERE to read.
This is a big step forward, as well as a victory for the countless animal activists who have campaigned for many years to shut this place down. Much more work and campaigning will be needed to stop the selling of dog meat altogether at this market, as well as throughout Korea.
One Response
June Haggar
This is clearly NOT a victory. They must move the live dogs and the cages off site because they cannot be killed in full view of the market, BUT they kill off site and bring the meat back to the market to sell. Where is this even close to any solution? They need a bomb in that market and wipe out the evil devils that inhabit it. The greed and evil of these people will not stop.