Rehoming them, however, has proven challenging. Since weight equals profit in the dog meat industry, farms tend to favour larger breeds. But in South Korea's highly urbanised society, where many ...

The government claims local authorities will take surrendered dogs into shelters. But rehoming is proving difficult. Farms raised large breeds like Tosa-Inu for meat, dogs often labeled "dangerous" ...

As the first day of the hottest period of summer (July 20) approaches, demand for dog meat is surging in North Korea.

Meanwhile, as of June 2025, 623 of South Korea's 1,537 dog farms had closed. "As society and culture have evolved, South Korean society has now made the decision to stop producing dog meat," Ms ...

Hundreds of chefs took part in the grim festival at Food Festival House on Ryomyong Stree, Pyongyang, despite the public's ...

A national dog meat cooking competition was held in Pyongyang this week, state news agency KCNA reported. The four-day event ...

South Korea's dog meat ban leaves over 5 lakh dogs and farmers in limbo As Seoul plans to outlaw a centuries-old practice by 2027, dogs bred for slaughter and farmers who depended on the trade now ...

In 2024, the South Korean government implemented a nationwide ban on the sale of dog meat for consumption.

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