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Recently, in North Korea, there has been a lot of emphasis on raising rabbits.
You can easily find rabbit cages not only in schools, but also in farms and various business establishments.
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A junior high school in Pyongyang, a cage inside a school is full of rabbits.
[North Korean announcer: (This junior high school) is a school that is reputed
for raising a
lot of cute and cute rabbits.]
It is not only this school that raises rabbits.
[Seong-Im Choi/Vice-Chairman of Pyeongbuk Pyeong-Hyeon-gun Youth Alliance: We are working on a project to actively raise rabbits in all schools in the county.]
It is not difficult to find rabbit cages in cooperative farms and various business establishments.
In particular, North Korea is putting more emphasis on raising rabbits to the extent that it has reported 4 to 5 times this month.
[North Korean Announcer: Supporting the Party's policy on raising rabbits as a whole-military movement... .] The
reason North Korea encourages rabbits nationwide is that meat can be obtained without worrying about feed.
[Suk Soon-ae/North Korea Pyongyang Hyukpo District Cooperative Farm Branch: A practical way to increase livestock production is to raise a lot of grass-eating domestic animals. Rabbits can be raised with only grass... .]
North Korea's intentions can be seen from the cooperative farm slogan'Let's thoroughly follow the party's policy on changing grass and meat'.
The number of rabbits raised in North Korea is more than twice that of chickens, and it is also popular in restaurants.
[Eun-jung Lee/Restaurant in Wonsan, Gangwon-do, North Korea: Because rabbit meat is a special effect in replenishing people's energy and taking care of the body.]
It has been a long time since North Korea encouraged the raising of grass-eating livestock like rabbits
.
The recent emphasis on raising rabbits seems to be evidence that the economic situation in North Korea is not easy.
(Video editing: Park Ki-duk)