- Dog meat lovers in South Korea can find the delicacy
in hamburgers, soups, biscuits, ketchup, mayonnaise, and even facial creams.
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- Now dog meat especially packaged for heating up in the
microwave is available, and it's just a phone call away for many people
in Seoul.
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- A longtime dog meat restaurant owner is delivering dog
food from her eatery as well as another outlet, and business is brisk.
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- "Our purpose is to provide to patients in hospitals
and other people who want dog meat but do not have access to it,"
Yang Sun-ja, a member of group of dog meat restaurant owners, said yesterday.
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- Since starting the operation in June, Yang has received
an average of 100 orders a day. The dog meat, which costs 10,000 won ($A22)
for each plastic container, is ready for consumption after four minutes
in a microwave.
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- About three million of South Korea's 47 million people
are believed to eat dog meat, and there are an estimated 6,000 dog meat
restaurants nationwide.
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- International animal rights groups have condemned the
practice as barbarous, but South Korea did not agree to their request for
a ban on dog meat sales during the World Cup tournament in June.
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- South Korea has no law governing the sale of dog meat.
Concerned about its image, South Korea temporarily closed down dog meat
restaurants in Seoul when it staged the 1988 Summer Olympics. It cited
a law that bans sales of "unsightly food."
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- Many Koreans consider criticism of the practice a slight
to their national pride.
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- South Koreans slaughter only so-called "meat dogs"
that are bred for eating, rather than as pets.
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- http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/29/1027926860208.html
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