Animal rights activists stage a rally opposing South Korea's traditional culture of eating dog meat in Seoul on July 8, 2023. - AP
SEOUL: South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday (Jan 9) to end the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that would outlaw the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for animal welfare.
Eating dog meat was once seen as a way to improve stamina in the humid Korean summer. But it has become a rarity - now eaten mostly by some older people - as more Koreans consider dogs as family pets and as criticism of how the dogs are slaughtered has grown.
