When he isn't preaching the word of God, Reverend Joo Yeong-bong is raising dogs for slaughter. Business is not going well though. In fact, it's on the brink of becoming illegal. "Since last summer we ...

Lawmakers in South Korea on Tuesday passed a watershed ban on the production and sale of dog meat for human consumption, a centuries-old practice animal rights activists in the country have tried to ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to ban the consumption and sale of dog meat in a move cheered by animal welfare groups. “This is history in the making,” JungAh Chae, ...

Seoul, South Korea — South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's national assembly unanimously passed a bill to ban eating and selling of dog meat on Tuesday. Slaughtering, breeding, trading and selling of dog meat for human ...

The bill, which is set to go into effect by 2027, outlaws the practice of dogs being sold for their meat Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

South Korea’s dwindling dog meat trade will officially be banned in 2027 in a triumph for animal rights groups. But for those ...

South Korea’s parliament passed a bill that will make it illegal to breed, slaughter and sell dogs for human consumption - a victory for animal rights groups that had been fighting for years for the ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Dozens of South Korean dog farmers scuffled with police during a rally near the presidential office on Thursday to protest a push by authorities to outlaw dog meat consumption.

Animal rights activists attend a protest rally supporting the government-led dog meat banning bill at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. automation SEOUL, South Korea ...