South Korean court outlaws killing dogs for their meat

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South Korean court outlaws killing dogs for their meat
By Gabrielle Fonrouge     June 21, 2018 | 9:54am
https://nypost.com/2018/06/21/south-korean-court-outlaws-killing-dogs-for-their-meat/

A South Korean court ruled for the first time that it’s illegal to kill dogs for their meat, a decision that activists hope will pave the way to making the controversial practice illegal, reports said.

Long shrouded in a gray area of cultural relativism, eating dogs has become a taboo in the country as younger generations gravitate closer to the Western belief that a pooch is man’s best friend, rather than a tasty delicacy, according to AFP.

Still, lawmakers have hesitated to outright ban the practice and have instead acted with weaker regulatory laws, such as hygiene regulations or measures that ban cruel slaughter methods, the outlet said.

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[Sighlass]

I'm of the mind that if you are eating it, it doesn't matter what it is as long as it ain't humans. All the elevation of animals only lowers the value of real human life.

If you want to eat cat, rat, bug, dog or pink unicorns and there is an abundance of them, knock yourself out. Just because you find something offensive does not mean it overrules their values in food choices.

[driftdiver]

When I was there we would see skinned dogs in the markets. Not many people ate it though.

[dfwgator]

I'm of the mind that if you are eating it, it doesn't matter what it is as long as it ain't humans. All the elevation of animals only lowers the value of real human life.

If you want to eat cat, rat, bug, dog or pink unicorns and there is an abundance of them, knock yourself out. Just because you find something offensive does not mean it overrules their values in food choices.

Some animals are more equal than others.

[driftdiver]

I've spoken to people who live through the Korean war and the aftermath.   People were eating grass to survive.  So yeah at that point ole Fido would look pretty good.

[WingNot]

Some animals are more equal than others.

Was that a quote from The updated animal farm staring Babe.

[Frank Cannon]

I must be having an acid flashback here.....

A South Korean court ruled for the first time that it’s illegal to kill dogs for their meat, a decision that activists hope will pave the way to making the controversial practice illegal, reports said.

So let me get this straight. Activists are hoping that an activity will become illegal now that it has been made illegal? WTF?

[RoosGirl]

I must be having an acid flashback here.....

A South Korean court ruled for the first time that it’s illegal to kill dogs for their meat, a decision that activists hope will pave the way to making the controversial practice illegal, reports said.

So let me get this straight. Activists are hoping that an activity will become illegal now that it has been made illegal? WTF?

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[Frank Cannon]

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My dentist has that exact sign on all of his chairs. Maybe I should find a new dentist.

[WingNot]

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