Tag: Taepyeong-dong complex

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:46 UTC

  South Korea cracks down on canine slaughterhouses; dog meat considered a delicacy

  

  Officials in South Korea have started to dismantle the country's largest dog slaughterhouse. The Taepyeong-dong complex in Seongnam city, south of Seoul, will be cleared over two days and converted into a public park. About one million dogs are consumed every year and activists have sought to end the custom.