What is the current Korean policy on dog meat? Do they intend to legalise dog eating under this policy?
The Korean government has wanted to legalise dog meat for many years. First it classified dogs as livestock under Article 2 of the Livestock Law – despite protests this went through. This is the current situation. However, dogs are not viewed as livestock according the Livestock Products Processing Law. It is therefore unclear if eating dogs is illegal or not in Korea. The government has now decided that production and sale of dog meat needs to be regulated as a public health measure, as the current ambiguity has led to unhygienic and unsafe slaughter and distribution of dog meat. It therefore wants to revise the Livestock Products Processing Law to include dogs as livestock. This will result in making the sale of dog meat a legitimate activity, allowing any shop to stock canned dog, dog sausage, dog ham and similar products, and any restaurant to serve steamed dog meat, dog ribs, steamed dog legs and other items made from dogs. It is thought that this might have been the reason for th
