Rescuers free 149 dogs days before they were butchered and turned into soup
The dogs were destined to be turned into spicy soup in South Korea. The rescue operation came ahead of the country's annual Bok Nal dog meat festival. At this festival more than a million of the animals are killed and eaten every year. Eating dog is a dying practice in Korea, especially among young people. However, the Bok Nal days of summer still lead many to eat dog meat soup in the mistaken belief that it will invigorate the blood in the sluggish heat. Most South Koreans do not routinely eat dog meat, but it is traditionally consumed by some in a peppery soup known as "boshintang" during Bok Nal. More than 2.5 million dogs a year are reared on thousands of dog meat farms across South Korea.
Opposition to the dog meat trade is growing among in the country though, and newly elected President Moon Jae-in recently adopted a dog rescued from a farm.
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Why are people so against eating dogs? Why not rescue pigs? Would love to try a dog chop
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