South Korea To Ban Eating Dogs By 2027

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 07: Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on August 7, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Dog meat is a traditional dish in Korea dating back to the Samkuk period (period of the three kingdoms BC 57 - AD 668), and July 15 is the day on which some South Koreans eat dog meat in the belief it will help them endure the heat of the summer months. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) — Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on August 7, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Dog meat is a traditional dish in Korea dating back to the Samkuk period (period of the three kingdoms BC 57 – AD 668), and July 15 is the day on which some South Koreans eat dog meat in the belief it will help them endure the heat of the summer months. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

OAN’s Michaelangelo Hernandez
2:55 PM – Friday, November 17, 2023

South Korea has unveiled a plan to ban the consumption of dog meat by the year 2027.

On Friday, a policy chief of the ruling People Power Party said the government and the party would introduce a bill enforcing the ban this year.

“It is time to put an end to social conflicts and controversies around dog meat consumption through the enactment of a special act to end it,” Yu Eui-dong, policy chief of the ruling People Power Party, said at a meeting with government officials and animal rights activists.

Eui-dong expects that the bill will sail through parliament with bipartisan support.

In the meantime, animal rights groups were receptive of the ban.

However, dog meat farmers protested at a rally in front of parliament accusing them of disregarding their right to their livelihood.

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