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WDA launched online signatures, reaching 3.8 million readings, and obtained 100,000 British signatures. In the United Kingdom, it is stipulated that the right to sign jointly by more than 100,000 people must be entered into by Parliament.
The British Parliament accepted WDA's petition reaching 100,000 signatures, and passed a resolution after four hours of debate, confirming the decision that the UK will negotiate with the South Korean government diplomatically to ban the use of dog meat.
In response, Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung announced that he had reached an agreement with the representative chamber of commerce in the Moran Market, the largest dog meat market in Korea, not to slaughter dogs on 12 December 2016.
WDA held an International Forum on Banning Dog Meat in Seoul to promote South Korean congressmen to submit a motion on banning dog meat to the National Assembly. South Korean Congressman Pyo Cangwon gave a speech.
Congressman Pyo submitted to the congress to amend the Animal Protection Act, prohibiting the slaughter of dogs and cats for food, and received joint support from 200,000 people at the Blue House.
WDA and the South Korean animal protection organization CARE held a dog meat ban conference in the Seoul City Hall. South Korean President Moon Jae-in's pet dog Tori participated in the day's event, which attracted more than 30 mainstream Korean media interviews on the spot, which caused a huge response. Peng Waiming, the representative of WDA, met with the eldest daughter of the South Korean President and handed in a petition letter for fasting dogs and cats. She forwarded the letter to President Moon Jae-in.
With the help of Congressman Andrew Garbarino, ten bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol, calling on the country to accelerate its legislative process to end the consumption of dog meat and support International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats.
On 30 August, following the Congressional letter to President Yoon, First lady Kim Keon Hee caught everyone by surprise by saying she would work with animal activists until the dog meat industry is eradicated in Korea, becoming the most high profile figure to lend support to the cause in the country.
The standing committee for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs passed a special bill that aims at banning the raising of dogs for meat as well as the butchering, distributing and selling of dog meat in the country. The proposed bill has overwhelming support from both the ruling People Power Party and the main opposition Democratic Party and is expected to be passed at the National Assembly general session.
The Korea National Assembly unanimously passed the “dog meat ban special bill” (208 out of 210 voted yes, with 2 abstentions) to prohibit the breeding, slaughter and selling of dogs for human consumption. The vote was historic and started a three-year grace period for dog farmers, slaughter houses and dog meat restaurants to transition to alternative livelihoods with government assistance.
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South Korea Closes Biggest Dog Slaughterhouse
South Korean officials on Thursday began to dismantle the country’s largest canine slaughterhouse complex, as animal rights activists push to end the custom of eating dog meat. About one million dogs are eaten a year in South Korea, often as a summertime delicacy with the greasy red meat — invariably boiled for tenderness — believed to increase energy.
WDA X CARE: Tori Doll Exhibition in Seoul
WDA X CARE: Tori Doll Exhibition in Seoul 2018 Toris, Korean President Moon Jae-in’s beloved puppy, lied down in front of Seoul City Hall in
Sign the petition to ban dog meat in South Korea!
Sign the petition to ban dog meat in South Korea! Petition link: http://bit.ly/2lzpx4x Text Tutorial: Scroll down and you will see a text box next
First Farmer Fined for Meat Dog Slaughter for Breaching Animal Welfare Act
First Farmer Fined for Meat Dog Slaughter for Breaching Animal Welfare Act Dog-masked, members of CARE made a “Dog Slaughter Prohibited” declaration on 20 June
Amendment of Animal Protection Act by Pyo ChangWon
Amendment of Animal Protection Act by Pyo ChangWon A proposed amendment to the Animal Protection Act was introduced on 2018, 6, 20. Animal rights organizations
Annoyed man kills, cooks neighbor’s noisy dog
By South China Morning Post – April 13, 2018 @ 11:51am SEOUL: A South Korean farmer killed and cooked a neighbour’s barking dog before inviting its unsuspecting owner
Candidates Contesting South Korean Seoul Elections Agree to Ban Dog Meat
The South Korean Animal Welfare Organization CARE published the transcript of an interview with four candidates contesting South Korean Seoul elections. Park Wonsoon, Kim Moonsu, Kim
Korean Congressman Proposes to Exclude Dog as Livestock
Animal welfare groups welcome the amendment introduced on 15th to exclude dogs from the definition of “livestock” in South Korea. This amendment to “Livestock Product
South Korea President’s Daughter Firmly Supports “Explicit Legislation Banning Dog Meat Consumption”
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Conference with Congressmen at South Korea National Assembly
World Dog Alliance, along with multiple Congressmen of South Korea, participated, gave speeches and showed support to CARE’s conference in the South Korea National Assembly,
Huge step forward on banning the dog meat trade, shut down of Moran market in South Korea – The hand in the shadow
The Daily Mirror and Independence has reported on South Korea’s biggest dog meat market, Moran, with an estimated sale of 80,000 animals per year,