Last week, legislators from the judgment People Power Party (PPP) proposed an expense that would criminalize the sale and massacre of dog and cat meat in a relocation viewed as a bipartisan effort to end the questionable practice.
The proposed modification to the Animal Protection Act likewise consists of arrangements for the federal government to offer aids to dog and cat meat businesses that have actually willingly stopped operations or altered their business design.
According to Yonhap, agent Tae Yong Ho of the PPP specified that “the culture of consuming dogs and cats must be eliminated in an age where 15 million individuals raise family pets,” echoing a call from South Korea’s very first lady, Kim Keon Hee, for increased animal rights defense. Rep. Tae Yong Ho even more highlighted the requirement for the judgment and opposition celebrations, along with the federal government, to blaze a trail in this effort.
On April 13, the chief policymaker of the primary opposition Democratic Party likewise revealed assistance for an unique law prohibiting dog meat usage and offering support to those in the dog meat market who want to shift to other professions.
Although the usage of dog meat has actually considerably decreased in recent years, with numerous seeing the custom as a cause for global shame, advocates of the practice keep that people must maintain the flexibility to choose what they take in.
