South koreans are getting ready for Anti-Dog meat Campaign

For the older generations in South Korea dog meat is usually consumed during the summer months as it is believed to help cool one’s body down.

Moran Market is a lucrative marketplace for dealers, and usually sells 80,000 dogs a year.


In recent years, South Korea has been facing increasingly pressure from activists, who have been promoting  to boycott the coming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if the country refuses to act against such meat consumption.

(In Pictures) Members of Humane Society International/UK protested outside the Houses of Parliament in support of the debate to end Korean dog meat farms on Sep 2016.

In June 2016 according to a statistical report from 2005 to 2014, the number of such meat restaurants in Korea has dropped from 520 to 329.

According to the reports , Organized by activists from the Korean Animal Welfare Association and Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), a big event will be held to campaign against the consumption of dog meat on July 9 2017. It is expected to take place at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall.

The event is seen deliberately scheduled right before the Chobok (July 14). Based on the lunar calendar, Chobok is the first day of the three hottest days of the year.