In the United States, as well as many countries around the world, dogs are revered four-legged companions, but unfortunately, there are just as many countries who view dogs as pests to be ignored, or even worse, as something to put on your plate.
In South Korea alone, it’s estimated that about 1.5 million to 2.5 million dogs are eaten every year, which was the same fate 200 dogs at a dog meat farm in Wonju faced. Thankfully, however, members of the Humane Society International found the farm just in time, and stepped in to save them from the appalling conditions and eventually ending up on someone’s plate
In just a few short weeks, the dogs were meant to be killed and their meat was supposed to be eaten during the Bok Nal festival, which is the infamous South Korean dog-eating festival.
In the past, people in North Korea started eating dogs out of necessity, but now that’s not the case and luckily for other dogs, it’s a dying tradition.
“It’s a dying business. In the past, people ate dogs because there was nothing else to eat but nowadays, young people don’t have to eat it. It’s becoming weird for people,” a former dog farmer, Gong In-Young, said.
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Heroes Save 200 Caged Dogs From Being Killed For Their Meat is an article from: LifeDaily