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A Huge Milestone: Killing Dogs for Meat is Illegal

June 22, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 6 Comments

For the first time in history, the South Korean court ruled that killing dogs for meat is illegal.  This progress makes it one step closer to banning the consumption of canines all together.

Following the court ruling, an amendment bill to the animal welfare act has been proposed.  In this bill, it specified killing an animal is illegal except when the animal is considered as livestock and . dogs will not be considered as livestock.  The bill also added when an animal is slaughtered for meat, it must be done by a method with the least pain inflicted.


Ever since the start of Free Korean Dogs, we dreamed of an end to the Korean dog meat trade. Today brings the first glimmer of hope, but we need your help to make it happen. The South Korean government is considering legislation that will outlaw dog meat farming. Please take a moment to sign the petition and help us send a clear message that this legislation needs to pass and the dog meat trade needs to end now.

Sign the Petition

We need 200,000 signatures by July 17th for the South Korean President and Blue House to review.

1> Click the link below
2> Don’t be panic. Ignore Korean and go to the bottom of the page
3> Make sure you login to your facebook or twitter to sign
4> Click the BLUE BUTTON!

https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/272632

Written by Eun-Bee Kwon

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Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dog meat trade, Korea

About EK Park, Executive Director

EK Park is the founder of Free Korean Dogs. She is a photographer, videographer and animal advocate. Born on a small farm in South Korea, EK now lives in Bracebridge ON with her partner, Greg, three dogs and a grumpy cat.

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Comments

  1. Jenny says

    June 23, 2018 at 3:36 pm

    Hi,EK Park
    I am so happy to hear the best news, it is now illegal to kill dogs for meat in South Korean,for this , I love you South Korean people!!!
    I signed the petition by following your instruction. I wish all the animals in the world are protected and loved by human!

    Jenny

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  2. Andrea Pitts says

    June 23, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    Such wonderful news!!! Keep up the great work on this!!!

    Reply
  3. Susan Wells says

    June 23, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    Oh Lord EK .. How can we ever celebrate and thank those involved enough.. I Pray this is really happening.

    Reply
  4. Kathleen Ryan says

    June 24, 2018 at 2:52 am

    I could not figure out how to add to petition.

    Reply
  5. Kathleen Ryan says

    June 24, 2018 at 2:55 am

    This is an incredible story. Thank you for sharing. I have been praying for this EVIL to end. With the new President in place, I believe it will happen. Thank you for all your hard work in getting the story out of the sheer evil happening in South Korea. Shame on all those big companies who could have helped stopped this years ago.

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  6. Sarah Cummings says

    July 22, 2018 at 5:19 am

    This is great news! Dogs are pets which should be loved and cared for. Thanks for sharing!

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