Fido For Dinner
Head of Seoul's (South Korea) department of food safety, Lee Hae-Woo, will do his darnedest to convince the central government that dogs must be classified as livestock.
It is no secret that dogs are consumed in their millions in South Korea each year. This brings about a whole set of health and hygiene issues relating to the slaughter of dogs because they are not classed as livestock therefore there are no regulation to control this mass killing each year, a situation that must be addressed according to Lee Hae-Woo.
The South Korean government has always been somewhat ambivalent about dog meat and to avoid any adverse publicity before the 1988 Olympics, the city banned dog and snake meat. With some 500 plus dog meat restaurants operating in Seoul, the order is largely ignored.
Animal activists call it a step back towards stone age, calling for support to help stop this reclassification.
"Imagine dog meat next to beef in the supermarket equally it would be sickening to see roast dog on the menu," said Lee Won-Bok president of the Korea Association for Animal Protection.
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