Reports highlight the issue of diseased dog meat

Article: Even diseased dogs are heading straight to restaurants... poor sanitation with dog meat is severe

Source: SBS via Naver

Since dog meat consumption is not legal in Korea, restaurants who secretly sell dog meat can do so under the worst possible conditions as there are no laws or regulations protecting these dogs. The report says diseased dogs kept under poor conditions like 200 kept in wire cages are knowingly being sold to restaurants. Most of them suffer from some type of skin disease or are just flat out injured with broken legs, etc. Since dogs aren't recognized as livestock, there are no regulations.

Currently, 2 million dogs are consumed a year in Korea.

1. [+1,037, -53] Eating dog meat is a personal preference, but we need to start making sure that these dogs are being kept in clean environments and are being slaughtered in a humane manner. I know that Koreans are still slaughtering these dogs by hammering their heads down or boiling them alive to get the fur off. Not only is that inhumane, but that can't be good for the person who ends up eating that meat in the end either. Think of all the bacteria.

2. [+911, -178] I can understand why people ate dog meat in the past considering meat was expensive and everyone was poor but there's an abundance of cows, chicken, pigs, and lambs now that come from regulated slaughterhouses. Why the hell would you risk your health to eat something that has no health guarantee?

3. [+903, -284] Dogs are susceptible to various skin diseases and get heartworm in the summer... If pathetic people still insist on eating such meat, then I hope you live a damn long and healthy life.

4. [+825, -257] Yeah... no matter how much I think about it... I can't wrap my head around eating dog meat..

5. [+661, -122] I do feel bad that we kill cows and pigs to eat them but... I really, really can't bring myself to eat dog meat ㅠㅠ They express so much happiness even when you give them a bit of food to eat...

6. [+497, -27] I can't imagine eating diseased dogs raised under such poor conditions will do any good for your health.

7. [+363, -28] I think we all know that the dog meat out on the market now are all from diseased dogs... But hey, if people still insist on eating it, then that's their choice.

8. [+336, -18] I don't eat dog meat but I do eat other meats like beef, pork, and chicken so I think it'd be hypocritical of me to say anything to dog eaters... However, I do think that there should be more investigations into these slaughterhouses to ensure that these animals are being handled properly.

9. [+284, -30] I'm pretty sure quitting smoking and drinking will do more for your health than a bowl of dog meat.

10. [+296, -64] I'd rather starve to death than knowingly eat meat that I know had to suffer like that for me.

11. [+207, -14] The government needs to draw a stance and either make it legal or illegal so that the proper laws and regulations can be applied to it. No matter how much we call it barbaric, there will be people who insist on eating it anyway so a decision needs to be made.

12. [+99, -13] Seriously... there are so many other things to eat other than dog meat!!! Why do these people insist on it! This isn't a part of our culture.. We ate it in the past because meat was rare. Do you want to continue embarrassing Korea whenever this topic is brought up in international topics??? So embarrassing.

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