by Michael Martinez on Monday September 07, 2009It never made sense to me how people could eat a dog, but I always figured it was a cultural thing - something done in other countries that we simply could never understand.
But there's a man in South Korea who's trying to buck the norm in a country where the practice of eating dog meat is considered the cuisine of the affluent.
Every weekend in Seoul, Lee Won-bok visits pedestrian malls and arranges graphic photos of dogs being hanged and butchered as they're prepared for market. He asks people to sign a petition that he can take to legislators to make sure they'll enforce national laws prohibiting the consumption of dog meat. For the most part, officials ignore the laws.
"People don't comprehend the suffering these dogs endure," Lee said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "They may vaguely realize that people still eat dogs. But they need to know what happens to the animals."
His campaign is gaining strength. As South Koreans have gradually embraced Western culture, more citizens have become dog owners and are choosing to oppose the practice of eating dog meat.
"Dog eating in Korea is not going to end in one day or one year," Lee said. "But it's only a matter of time."
The sooner the better.
(original article can be found at http://blogs.dogtime.com/the-news-hound-blog/2009/09/south-korean-hopes-to-end-dog-eating)
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