[Global Times special correspondent Han Wen] South Korea's "dog meat culture" is about to become history?According to Yonhap News Agency, after South Korea's ** and the ruling party said in November that they planned to legislate a ban on dog meat within the year, South Korea's candidate for Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Food Song Mi-ling (sound) was asked at a personnel hearing on the 18th "whether she agrees with the "Special Law on the Prohibition of Dog Meat", and gave an affirmative answer. South Korea believes on the 17th that the government and the opposition do not have much disagreement on this issue, and they may deal with the issue during the remaining 5-month term of the 21st National Assembly. However, practitioners in the dog meat industry have expressed strong opposition to the special law. In addition, there may still be pain in the cracks surrounding the size of compensation for dog farms and how to deal with the dogs left behind.
South Korea's ** "Financial News" said on the 18th that the Korea Kennel Association believes that whether to eat dog meat is a matter of people's dietary sovereignty and basic rights, and without listening to the opinions of relevant parties or the public, unilateral legislation to prohibit the consumption of dog meat is ** and abuse of power by the legislature. The Kennel Association advocates compensation of 2 million won (1,000 won is about 5.) for each dog5 RMB) and compensate for the rest of the equipment, etc. According to South Korea's statistics, about 520,000 meat dogs were raised in more than 1,100 dog farms in the country last year. According to the Kennel Association, together with the small dog farms that are not counted, there are more than 5,000 dog farms in South Korea that keep about 2 million meat dogs. If calculated in this way, the basic compensation alone would be at least 1 trillion won, and at most 4 trillion won.
He said that the issue of compensation for dog owners has not yet been specifically discussed, and that the plan is expected to be hampered because the amount of compensation is "astronomical". According to the Act, dog farm owners will be given closure subsidies and employment support when they close their dog farms and close their doors. However, the method and scale of compensation will be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs after formulating a basic plan. Some analysts believe that the current bill only focuses on subsidies for dog farms, and has no basis for compensation for other areas such as restaurants. In addition, the placement of leftover dogs is also a cause for concern. If more than 500,000 dogs are released at one time, most of them could be euthanized.
Financial News" mentioned that the best in South Korea should not be underestimated. Although many people believe that pet culture has taken root and that moving forward with the law is the right thing to do, there are still voices that there is no need to enforce laws to stop people from eating dog meat. 30-year-old Li said that dogs are not a protected species, and it is unreasonable to legally prohibit eating dog meat. Li believes that the transition period for the prohibition of dog meat should be very long. There are also concerns that if the law is hastily implemented, it may bring more ***