Another year of Boknal Days “celebrations” have come to a close in South Korea. Yet again, these “celebrations” have claimed thousands of dogs who were all beaten, tortured, brutally killed and then eaten.

Even more distressing is the reality that such atrocities persist throughout the year in South Korea. One infamous market, Seongnam Moran Market, keeps dogs alive, crammed in cages, waiting to be selected: for dinner.

The daily scene at Seongnam Moran Market is as unbelievable as it is tragic. Our very own Marilyn Kroplick, IDA President, went to see firsthand the horrors that await all these dogs and joined our friends at Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE) in protest. Here is her experience as written in an email to staff:

“The pungent smells of dog death are affecting my sleep.

I have just returned from CARE’s protest at Seongnam Moran Market – a place notorious for confining, slaughtering, and selling body parts of dogs for meat….”

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