SEOUL: South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the practice amid growing awareness of animal rights, a ruling party policy chief said on Friday (Nov 17). The Korean practice of eating dogs has drawn criticism from overseas for its cruelty but there has also been incre
    • WhiteHawk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      8 months ago

      Dogs on Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat farm were bred for food.

      Eating dogs is a personal choice.

      Some people prefer the taste of dog.

      Yeah ok, you convinced me. Go ahead and keep eating dog.

      • ahornsirup@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        141·
        8 months ago

        I mean, yes? Other than most people thinking of dogs as pets what’s the moral difference between eating dog and eating cattle or poultry? It’s pretty hypocritical to ban one and not the other.

        And no, I’d never eat a dog. But I have eaten horse.

    • Nora@lemmy.mlEnglish
      59·
      8 months ago

      What the hell! They have their own website! How is this legal?!

      • Azhad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        185·
        8 months ago

        I really wanted pug bacon, but it’s just a vegan scam site.

      • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        141·
        8 months ago

        What do you mean? eating dogs is a personal choice. Like ok you find them cute or whatever but like pigs are smarter and humans have canines so what ground can you stand on?

        I enjoy a nice deep fried dog leg ok? cope harder.