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South Korean farmers scuffle with police at protest over dog meat ban (www.reuters.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - About 200 South Korean farmers who breed and raise dogs for human consumption held a rally on Thursday near the presidential office in the capital Seoul, demanding the government scrap a plan to ban the controversial centuries-old practice.

Dozens of farmers, who had tried to drive into the street in front of the presidential office by truck with dogs in cages that they intended to release at the scene, were turned away by the police who inspected the cargo covered with blankets.

The ruling party of President Yoon Suk Yeol has introduced a bill to ban the breeding and sale of dogs for consumption and offer financial compensation for those in the industry forced to shutter their business within a three-year grace period.

The farmers scuffled with police who outnumbered them and set up barricades to stop them from crossing the street to move closer to the presidential office.

The farmers have accused First Lady Kim, a vocal critic of dog meat consumption, of exercising what they call improper pressure on the government and the ruling party to bring in the ban.

"The First Lady has spoken out about this issue with keen interest, and both in the country and abroad there is support and consensus, as well as from the opposition party," the presidential office said.

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[+] [email protected] -31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Eating dogs is as disgusting as eating cows, pigs and chickens.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, that's what I don't understand. I don't really see any moral distinction between eating dogs/cats/horses vs pigs/cows/chickens. It seems like the only logically consistent positions are to ban it all or allow it all; picking and choosing doesn't make much sense.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

100% agree. A dog is no smarter or more "special" than a pig.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Its the vacinity of relationships people perceive. Same reason why in Rain World your main source of food as the player is something that is hard to identify with (a batfly). People are more offended by others eating dogs because most people perceive them as closer to us than other animals. It isn't true in the slightest, but I hope this brought some understanding. Its all perception and misunderstanding. We eat living beings when other living beings literally make things made to eat (fruits). Its a mutually beneficial trade, they get their seeds spread and we get a lil' treat.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So you think that some farmers protesting the loss of their livelihood is as unacceptable as a sanctioned autocracy that constantly fires missiles towards their neighbours?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Only if it's free-range

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

The mistake youre making is assuming any dog breed is being used as food (it isnt).

Similar to cow breeds, there are cow breeds that for millenia were not used for food (go look up the history of Wagyu), but youre okay with eating a cow breed that wasnt considered food till the 1800s.