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South Korea to ban eating dogs
By Ju-min Park
November 17, 202312:59 PM PSTUpdated a day ago
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SEOUL, Nov 17 (Reuters) – South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the ancient custom amid growing awareness of animal rights, a ruling party policy chief said on Friday.
The Korean practice of eating dog has drawn criticism from overseas for its cruelty but there has also been increasing opposition at home, particularly from the younger generation.
“It is time to put an end to social conflicts and controversies around dog meat consumption through the enactment of a special act to end it,” Yu Eui-dong, policy chief of the ruling People Power Party, said at a meeting with government officials and animal rights activists.
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The government and ruling party would introduce a bill this year to enforce a ban, Yu said, adding that with expected bipartisan support, the bill should sail through parliament.
Agriculture Minister Chung Hwang-keun told the meeting the government would implement a ban quickly and provide the maximum possible support for those in the dog meat industry to close their businesses.
First lady Kim Keon Hee has been a vocal critic of dog meat consumption and, along with her husband, President Yoon Suk Yeol, has adopted stray dogs.
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Anti-dog meat bills have failed in the past because of protests by those involved in the industry, and worry about the livelihoods of farmers and restaurant owners.
The proposed ban will include a three-year grace period and financial support for businesses to transition out of the trade.
Eating dog meat has been an age-old practice on the Korean peninsula and is seen as a way to beat the summer heat.
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But it is much less common than it used to be in South Korea, though it is still eaten by some older people and served in certain restaurants.
Animal rights groups welcomed the prospect of a ban. “A dream come true for all of us who have campaigned so hard to end this cruelty,” Humane Society International said in a statement.
There are about dog 1,150 breeding farms, 34 slaughter houses, 219 distribution companies, and some 1,600 restaurants serving dog, according to government data.
A Gallup Korea poll last year showed 64% opposed dog meat consumption. The survey found only 8% of respondents had eaten dog within the past year, down from 27% in 2015.
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Brett Millroy and William Millroy of Sault Ste. Marie recently pleaded guilty in a Chapleau court as part of an investigation targeting nine hunters from northern Ontario
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Two Sault men were among nine northern Ontario hunters slapped with hefty fines for failing to meet tagging requirements during last year’s moose season.
Brett Millroy and William Millroy of Sault Ste. Marie recently pleaded guilty in a Chapleau court to being party to the offence of failing to attach an invalidated tag to an animal after harvesting it. Each was fined $870.
The court heard that on October 19, 2022, a conservation officer inspected a hunting party on an old logging road off Highway 129 near Chapleau.
Daniel Gabcan of Blind River produced a valid cow/calf moose tag that was not notched at the time of inspection. In fact, there was no mention at all of a moose being shot.
Continuing down the road, the officer discovered a cow moose gutted and covered in brush in one of the logging cuts with no tag attached. Conservation officers attended the scene the next day and found the same hunting party retrieving the moose that was left overnight. The cow moose and tag were seized.
Gabcan pleaded guilty to failing to invalidate a tag immediately after a harvest, failing to attach an invalidated tag to an animal after harvesting it, and unlawfully possessing an animal that was required to have a tag attached to it. He was fined a total of $1,800.
The Millroys were fined for being a party to that offence.
David Phillips, Martin Thistel, and Harry Van Amelsfoort of Blind River, along with James Phillips and Robert Comtois of Sudbury were each fined $870 after pleading guilty to unlawfully possessing an animal that was required to have a tag attached to it.
Marc Dupras of Sudbury also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing an animal that was required to have a tag attached. He was fined $500 and is prohibited from possessing an Ontario hunting licence and engaging in any hunting activities for one year.
“The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters follow the hunting regulations,” says a news release issued Friday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, announcing the convictions.
Justice of the Peace Wade Cachagee heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Chapleau, on Sept. 21.
Anyone can report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case by calling the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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