North Korea has held a national dog meat cooking competition in Pyongyang this week, state media revealed, with around 200 ...

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

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

North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has reported, touting it as a traditional source of energy for the summer season.

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 ...

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 ...

Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea. But more and more people want it banned.

South Korea announced plans Thursday to compensate famers and others in the country's dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes effect in 2027, a move that is drawing opposition from ...

South Korea has announced plans to compensate farmers and others in the country's dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes effect in 2027.

A landmark law banning the dog meat industry in South Korea took effect Wednesday, starting the final countdown for an age-old practice that has fallen deeply out of favor in the country.