China News Service, September 28. According to a report by Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on the 27th that it is time to consider fasting dog meat in South Korea and asked relevant departments to discuss relevant plans.
Data map: South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Photo courtesy of the Blue House
South Korea’s Blue House spokesperson Park Kyung-mi and the Prime Minister’s Office said on the 27th that Moon Jae-in asked relevant departments to discuss a plan to ban dog meat at a regular meeting held at the Blue House on the same day with Prime Minister Kim Phu-gum.
According to the report, after listening to a report on the improvement plan for the abandoned pet management system, Moon Jae-in said that it is time to carefully discuss the prohibition of dog meat.
In response, Jin Fuqian said that he will continue to improve the animal protection management system, including increasing the registration rate of pets, promoting outdoor dog sterilization, and strengthening the supervision of the animal protection center.
It is reported that the South Korean government plans to finalize and announce the improvement plan for the abandoned pet management system at the national affairs inspection and adjustment meeting held on the 30th. Whether the fasting of dog meat can be included in it has attracted much attention.
Agence France-Presse said that about 1 million dogs in South Korea each year become Chinese food.
In recent years, as more and more people keep pets in South Korea, coupled with the rise of awareness of animal protection, the number of people eating dog meat in South Korea is decreasing.