Breeder of dogs destined for slaughter changes his life and becomes a vegetable farmer

From breeder of dogs destined for South Korean slaughter to farmer. Seventy suffering and doomed dogs are safe

He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

Nakseon Kim's dogs, seventy in all, are now safe and will be looked after by the organization, but until the government is committed to eliminating this terrible industry, the nightmare will continue for millions of other animals. This is the sixteenth closure of a farm that Humane Society International has managed to achieve after launching a program to support farmers in transition in 2015. As we said, the dogs will now be moved to several partner shelters in Canada and the United States, with the aim of finding them new foster homes. Before this happens, however, they will be taken to a temporary reception facility in South Korea, waiting for travel restrictions due to Covid-19 to relax. Once safely out of the kennel, the dogs will immediately receive a full veterinary check-up and rehabilitation work will begin.

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"I've had enough. I don't think there are many people in South Korea who are still willing to run a meat dog farm. There is no future in this sector. I'm going to start growing vegetables to sell to restaurants. That's a sustainable business, ”says Nakseon Kim.

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Dog meat consumption is steadily declining in South Korea and is already banned or severely restricted in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. In 2018, the Indonesian and Vietnamese capitals ended the dog meat trade. More recently, in April 2020, the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai banned the consumption of dog and cat meat, following the Chinese government's declaration regarding the status of dogs and cats as pets. As global pressure to permanently close Asian "wet markets" increases in light of Covid-19, human health risks from dog meat consumption in South Korea and across Asia are driving calls for action. on the continent.

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Fonte: Humane Society International

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