Even $ 1 will save the life of a defenseless animal.
Everyone knows the countries of the rising sun!
South Korea is remembered for us by the 2018 Olympics.
But there is another side to this country.
You know the news about the rescue of dogs from one of the farms in South Korea.
News: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5146991/More-170-dogs-saved-meat-farm-South-Korea.html
But the problem is not solved until the end. In South Korea, activists, volunteers take part in mass protests about the prohibition of killing dogs and cats. The slogan: "Dogs are friends, not food" "Dogs and cats are not meat" "We are against killing dogs." But the state as if does not hear or does not want to solve this question.
News: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/dog-meat-south-korea-olympics-explainer-spd/
Good people!
News: http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/olympian-gus-kenworthy-adopts-puppy-after-visiting-dog-farm.html
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guskenworthy/
Now we are looking for help from neighboring states. Russia, America, Europe, Ukraine.
Walk past any food stand selling an unidentifiable mea and the joke is its probably dog. In Korea, it isn’t. Westernized views of minorities are filled with this perception: Koreans eat dogs and the Chinese eat dogs and cats (and snakes and monkey brains). Although the consumption of dog (among others things) does exist, the practice is not a norm in Korea.
In fact, in my own grassroots research, I would argue a higher percentage of Western expats living in Korea have eaten dog than the percentage of overall Koreans. Dog meat ( 개고기 수육) and dog soup ( 보신탕) is quickly fading out, if it hasn’t reached near non-existence. Aging generations–let’s say, arbitrarily, those born before 1970–have a tendency to go for boshin-tang in times of sickness or, as they quite literally call it, the dog days of summer. The soup has a well-being ( 양영탕) stigma that so many older Koreans love.
The basis for eating dogs does not have strong evidence of beginning in times of famine or during the Korean War. In fact, the existence and popularity of the more practical and more quickly prepared budae-jjigae ( 부대찌개), or “Army-base stew”, shows that the origins of eating dog was not in necessity for survival but in the archaic belief that dog meat is beneficial for good health and a long life. The soup generally works as a stamina during hot, post-monsoon days, similar to sam-gye-tang ( 삼계탕), an in-bone chicken soup with ginseng, or daeji-guk-bop ( 돼지국밥), a pork stew that is similar in look, but not in the essential ingredient.
The meat and soup is not cheap by Korean standards. Typical prices for meat or soup can go for between 15,000 and 30,000 won ($13-$22). But the profits have dropped since the 1980s and Korean modernization. Furthermore, since the beginning of the century, Korean pet ownership has taking off. Though previously the traditional Korean white breed of dog from Jinro region in the south has been a source of national pride, current trends of pet ownership have been on the rise. A small dog, a tea-cup Maltese, for example, can look a little too close to a bowl-sized plate of dog meat. (However, only one kind of dog is normally used for boshintang, a yeallow dog called noranke [노란개].)
But 2 million or more dogs are estimated to be eaten each year. Two former presidents, Lee Myung-bak and the late Roh Moo-hyun, were known to eat dog. Legally, serving dog is somewhere in a grey area in Korean law, a space between food processing and lawful livestock. The consumption itself is generally not frowned upon as much as the inhumane treatment and slaughter of the dogs in captivity.
From personal experience, I can say the meat has the texture of a roast beef. However, these restaurants are filled not with people looking for a roast beef-like stew, but elder Koreans looking for a health boost. (Koreans overall consume pork, chicken, beef, duck, and many kinds of seafood much more often than dog.) The elder generations are the last vestige of boshintang soup eaters, which means the ill-fate of boshintang restaurants is near.
Dog meat is not readily available at markets for home cooking. But as a younger Koreans replace the old, all signs point to dog meat consumption moving from a marginal practice to a thing of the past.
Current situation
Only a small percentage of the population eats it regularly. There is a large group of Korean people that are against the practice of eating dog meat. There is also a large population of people in South Korea that do not eat or enjoy the meat, but do feel strongly that it is the right of others to do so. There is a smaller group of pro-dog cuisine people in South Korea who want to popularize the consumption of dog in Korea and the rest of the world, considering it to be part of the traditional culture of Korea with a long history worth preserving.
The BBC claims that in 2003, approximately 4,000–6,000 restaurants served soups made from dog meat in Korea. The soups cost about US$10 while dishes of steamed dog meat with rice cost about US$25. The BBC claims that 8,500 tons of dog meat are consumed per year, with another 93,600 tons used to produce a medicinal tonic called Gaesoju ( 개소주).
Dog meat is often consumed during the summer months and is either roasted or prepared in soups or stews. The most popular of these soups is Gaejang-guk, a spicy stew meant to balance the body's heat during the summer months. This is thought to ensure good health by balancing one's "ki" or vital energy of the body. A 19th century version of Gaejang-guk ( 개장국) explains the preparation of the dish by boiling dog meat with green onions and chili powder. Variations of the dish contain chicken and bamboo shoots.
On December 13, 2016, the termination of slaughtering dogs and slaughtering facilities in Moran Market was announced by the local government and vendors' association. Moran Market, located in Seongnam, was the largest dog meat market in South Korea. Annually, it sold over 80,000 dogs and was the source for one-third of the dog meat consumption in country. The decision was reached in an effort to mitigate the negative views of the market by remodeling it as part of a city project. All of the dog slaughtering facilities in the market were planned to be removed by May 2017 and the vendors will be aided financially by the government in the process.
Inspired by the decision made concerning the Moran Market in 2016, protesters gathered at Gupo Market in Busan in February 2017 calling for the closure of the dog meat vendors. The Gupo Market is of similar size to the Moran Market and has been around since the Joseon Dynasty. In the recent decades, the number of dog meat vendors in the market has decreased to only 22 vendors due to the efforts of the government trying to improve the image of the city for tourists. As of now, there have been no official statements by the local government involving plans to remove the dog meat vendors.
Site: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=2401033
Dogs used for meat
The primary dog breed raised for meat is a non-specific landrace
commonly named as Nureongi (
누렁이), or Hwangu (
황구). Nureongi are not the only type of dog
currently slaughtered for their meat in South Korea. In 2015, The
Korea Observer reported that many different pet breeds of dog are bred
to be eaten, including for example, labradors, retrievers and cocker
spaniels, and that the dogs slaughtered for their meat often include
former pets.
In 2010, the Korean Statistics Information Service reported there were 892,820 dogs in 100,191 farms.
The majority of dogs are slaughtered by electrocution, hanging and being beaten over the head before exsanguination.
In 2015, it was reported that when retrievers are sold as meat dogs, they cost over 200,000 Korean Won (£140 British pounds or $180 US dollars).
Our goal is to open a shelter for dogs and cats. They will be protected from the brutal actions of the inhabitants of South Korea.
