First lady calls for end to dog meat consumption

Korea Times

June 13, 2022

First lady Kim Keon-hee has called for an end to dog meat consumption, saying Korea and China are the only countries among big economies where people still eat dog meat, according to a newspaper interview published Monday.

Kim, who lives with four dogs and three cats, made the appeal in an interview with the Seoul Shinmun newspaper, saying she wishes the government could achieve tangible progress in animal issues, including animal abuse and dog meat consumption.

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