Dog meat is touted as a stamina-boosting dish by some in South Korea, but the first nationwide food safety inspection of the meat has revealed that it is not safe and clean: 64 percent of ... Read More
Category: Korea Facts Dogs
It’s an intriguing question as to how South Korea has managed to farm dogs for their meat when doing so has proved impossible elsewhere. In fact, consistent failed attempts to farm dogs form the very ... Read More
Although the Dae Jindo dog is considered a national treasure, nearly two and a half million Neurongi (yellow dogs), Dosas, mixed breeds (known as dong-gae or dung dogs), and even abandoned purebreds are abused, killed, ... Read More
Sadly, in present-day Korea there thrives an industry that subjects companion animals to some of the cruelest forms of abuse and exploitation. Each year millions of dogs and thousands of cats are tortured, slaughtered, and ... Read More
The consumption of dog meat in South Korea, where it is known as "Gaegogi" (Korean: 개고기), has a long history originating during Three Kingdoms of Korea, AD C. 57. In recent years, it has been ... Read More
Cat meat is meat prepared from domestic cats for human consumption. Some countries eat cat meat regularly, whilst others have only consumed cat meat in desperation during wartime or poverty. In Korea, cat meat was ... Read More
Although there is evidence suggesting that dog meat consumption occurred in South Korea over a thousand years ago, the non-profit International Aid for Korean Animals claims that the practice is not one that is deeply ... Read More