Seoul Has Been Declared Dog Slaughter-Free! Here’s What That Means.

In terms of animal advocacy, preventing the great combat could be exhausting a lot of the time. Nobody ever mentioned activism was straightforward, however when a combat for justice for the unvoiced culminates in a victory, each step of the best way turns into price it.

Passionate activists working to finish the canine meat commerce in South Korea are celebrating such a victory now. The nation’s capital metropolis has been formally declared canine slaughter-free as Seoul’s final three canine meat retailers agreed to finish on-site canine slaughter!

Seoul’s Mayor Park Gained-soon and the Seoul Metropolitan Authorities have been campaigning for this for over a 12 months.

Humane Society Worldwide/Korea has additionally been working with canine meat farmers to shut the farms and transition to extra humane livelihoods. Canine Farmers in Korea are more and more leaving the commerce as criticism ramps up and income lower.

To this point, HSI/Korea has rescued over 1,800 canine and closed 15 canine meat farms in South Korea since 2015.

It’s heart-wrenching to assume {that a} follow like this could nonetheless be occurring in 2019, however the traits are constructive. A Gallup Korea survey discovered that dog meat consumption within the nation has declined quickly over the previous a number of years as extra Korean residents, particularly youthful generations, are departing from canine meat. 70% of South Koreans surveyed mentioned they received’t eat canine meat sooner or later.

In an announcement, Nara Kim with HSI/Korea expressed optimism a couple of canine meat-free future.

“I’m so pleased to see Seoul’s final remaining canine meat retailers finish canine slaughter. Though these retailers can nonetheless promote canine meat, it’s nonetheless great to see South Korea take one step additional away from this dying business that almost all Koreans need nothing to do with. It offers me hope that South Korea’s future is canine meat-free. HSI/Korea will proceed working with the federal government, and supporting farmers who now not need to work within the canine meat commerce, in order that at some point we can have a good time the closure of South Korea’s closing canine slaughterhouse.”

This announcement comes only a few months after HSI/Okay shut down Gupo Market, South Korea’s largest canine meat market. Over 80 canine have been rescued from Gupo.

Canines who have been as soon as condemned to be slaughtered, a few of which had by no means even felt grass underneath their ft, are actually getting second possibilities. It’s all due to the hardworking individuals who refused to simply accept cruelty because the norm.

Carry on giving our canine pals a voice!

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