S. Korea’s dog meat supporters threaten to let 2 million dogs out near presidential office


The special bill will outlaw farming dogs for meat, slaughtering them, distributing the meat and any businesses related to dog meat. - Reuters

SEOUL: An umbrella group for those in the dog meat industry in South Korea has vowed to hold a protest on Nov 30 against the government’s move to ban dog meat consumption, while allegedly threatening to release two million dogs around the presidential office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

Daehan Yukgyeon Hyephoi (Dog Meat Federation), a group consisting of dog meat farm operators and dog meat restaurant owners across the country, has recently decided to hold a protest in front of the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, just across the street from the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

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