About 40% of dog farms in South Korea have shut down since the country passed a law banning dog meat consumption last year, ...

Four out of 10 dog farms in South Korea have closed their doors since the country legislated a law banning dog meat ...

On a recent visit to South Korea, we went inside two farms where dogs would either be sold off as meat or to illegal dog fighting rings. We also spoke with the farmers to get their perspectives on ...

But South Korea's dog meat industry has drawn more attention because of the country's reputation as a cultural and economic ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs announced on September 26 its plan to make South Korea dog meat-free, offering financial support to encourage early closures of dog farms and ...

It said authorities will gather information on dog farms, restaurants and other facilities while examining related public opinions. It would be South Korea’s first such initiative, but the ...

When driving or walking around Jeollanam-do, the rural countryside region where I lived during my first year in South Korea, I often saw dog meat farms consisting of rusty, brown cages stacked on top ...

He said that animal protection organisation, Humane Society International, would find homes for all 90 dogs rescued from the farm ... not commonly consumed in South Korea, and not on the scale ...

South Korea's new president Moon Jae-in has made good on one of his election promises by adopting a dog from an animal sanctuary. An announcement from the Cheong Wa Dae ("The Blue House", the ...

“We were family.” Not long ago, South Korea often made global headlines – and raised the ire of animal rights groups – for its tradition of breeding dogs for meat. But in recent ...

It’s also the only nation with industrial-scale dog farms. South Korea’s anti-dog meat campaign received a big boost from the country’s first lady, Kim Keon Hee, who repeatedly expressed ...