Korea, classify the dog as officially "edible livestock"

It seems that Seoul City authorities, the capital of Korea, are planning to classify dogs as 'edible animals'.

This is to ensure the safety of food because about 200-4 million dogs are consumed as food every year in Korea.

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According to this article, Seoul Metropolitan Authority, the capital of South Korea, has said it has clarified the policy of classifying dogs as edible animals.

This is because Korean dogs are not classified as edible animals despite the fact that about 200 to 4 million dogs are considered to be consumed as food every year, therefore, hygienic rules concerning meat processing and processing are applied We received things we can not do and it seems to be a result of consideration of consumers' health.

In addition, Seoul City banned dog meat and snake meat as "aversion food" in order to avoid international public opinion at the time of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but even now the ban is not adhered to , It seems that 500 dog restaurants are open in Seoul City alone.

And based on this policy, domestic animal protection groups say that they are strengthening their opposition.