Humane Society International estimates that around 17,000 dog meat farms operate in South Korea, rearing a total of 2.5 million dogs for human consumption every year. Rescuers share the story of 55 dogs recently saved from a meat farm outside Seoul.
Source: Dogs Today, March 21, 2017.
The conditions, deprivation and layout of this completely indoor facility was unusual and shocking. Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore all have dog meat bans – could South Korea be next?