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HWASEONG, South Korea - As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial practice are fighting to keep it legal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Dog farmers in South Korea are protesting a ban on the consumption and farming of dogs as food, threatening to unleash dogs from their farms all at once. The government has promised support to those closing their farms. There are approximately 1,150 dog breeding farms, with 34 slaughterhouses, 219 distribution companies for the industry.