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VICTORY! INFAMOUS DOG MEAT MARKET SHUTS DOWN

VICTORY! INFAMOUS DOG MEAT MARKET SHUTS DOWN

 

In Defense of Animals welcomes the end to dog slaughter at South Korea’s most infamous dog meat market. Moran Market is South Korea’s biggest livestock market and sold approximately 80,000 dogs a year. In Defense of Animals has campaigned for many years to close Moran Market, citing blatant violations of animal welfare laws and brutal killings in which dogs are electrocuted or boiled alive, hanged, blowtorched, and then butchered, often next to cages packed full of live dogs.

The closure of Korea’s most infamous dog meat market at Moran deals a significant blow to the heart of the dog meat trade, but there is still more to do. An official ceremony took place on December 13 to honor the agreement between the Moran Livestock Association and Seongnam City to stop the slaughter, confinement, and sale of dogs, but dog meat sales will still continue. In Defense of Animals will diligently monitor the transition to ensure that the agreement is upheld.

The city of Seongnam has committed to support dog meat vendors to venture into other trades, but the dog butchers may take their dirty business elsewhere. In Defense of Animals will remain vigilant and will not rest until we take dog meat off the menu for good.

We thank Seongnam city officials and Mayor, Jae Myung Lee, for taking a humane position, and finally acting on calls by local activists, In Defense of Animals, and other animal organizations. Moran Market has run with the blood of hundreds of thousands of dogs for many years, so this is a step in the right direction in our fight to end the horrific dog meat trade.

For nearly 15 years, In Defense of Animals has been instrumental in exposing the dog and cat meat trade in South Korea. The Ditch Dog Meat campaign works through political, educational, awareness and action, to eliminate the market for dog meat in South Korea, and ensure dogs all over the world are seen as loving and protected companion animals and not raised as food.

This is a positive step forward in the fight to end the horrific dog meat trade, but In Defense of Animals will not be satisfied until dog meat is ended entirely.

Learn more about Moran Market here.

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