The facility that housed six dog slaughterhouses closes the Taepyeong-dong complex in the city of Seongnam. The tradition of eating canine meat is now on the decline: 70% of South Koreans no longer eat them and 40% believe that the practice should be banned.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himThe facility that housed six dog slaughterhouses closes the Taepyeong-dong complex in the city of Seongnam. The tradition of eating canine meat is now on the decline: 70% of South Koreans no longer eat them and 40% believe that the practice should be banned.
Dismantled in two days, the area will be transformed into a large park. From a lager for dogs to a public place. Taepyeong-dong located south of Seoul housed six slaughterhouses and several hundred dogs that were slaughtered and served in restaurants across the country.
In 2016 it closed the Moran market where about a third of the dog meat consumed in South Korea was sold, now this dismantling is considered a historic moment and a victory for the animal welfare organizations that have been fighting for years to prevent the dogs end up on the plate.
But in general, things are changing. According to a survey, 70% of South Koreans no longer eat dogs and around 40% believe the practice should be banned. 65%, on the other hand, believe it is necessary to raise and slaughter animals in better conditions, but there are no laws on the subject.
“Its closure is a historic event and we hope it will incentivize the dismissal of other illegal slaughterhouses across the country. We have made constant efforts to close this slaughterhouse, thanks to the investigations and pressure on the province of Gyeonggi and on Seongnam, ”he writes in a note Humane Society International.
Also according to the organization in the former slaughterhouse, the animals lived in precarious conditions. Dogs were killed with electric shocks after spending their short lives in cramped cages and among the carcasses of others.
However, we remind you that currently Korean law does not prohibit the sale of dog meat, but only the slaughter in public, but the dismantling of the former slaughterhouse already seems to us a big step forward.
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Dominella Trunfio
