South Korea closes largest dog meat slaughterhouse

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Source: BBC

South Korea closes largest dog meat slaughterhouse

22 November 2018

Officials in South Korea have started to dismantle the country's largest dog slaughterhouse.

The Taepyeong-dong complex in Seongnam city, south of Seoul, will be cleared over two days and converted into a public park.

Dog meat is a common delicacy in South Korea, with approximately one million dogs consumed there every year.

Activists have sought to end the custom, while more South Koreans have chosen to keep dogs as pets.

"This is a historic moment," Korean Animal Rights Advocates (KARA) said in a statement. "It will open the door for more closures of dog meat slaughterhouses across the country, expediting the decline of the overall dog meat industry."

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