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00:03 The South Korean government decided to formally implement the Prohibition of Dog Meat Special Act in 2027.
00:10 The comprehensive prohibition of the use, slaughter and sale of dog meat
00:13 has caused dissatisfaction among farmers in Korea's pet farms.
00:17 The Korean Dog Meat Association said that
00:19 political figures have no right to close an industry or decide what people choose to eat.
00:23 It also emphasized that the government's implementation of the dog meat ban is barbaric,
00:28 which will directly affect the livelihood of farmers.
00:31 The data from the Korean Dog Meat Association shows
00:33 that the dog meat farming scale in Korea is quite large.
00:36 In fact, there are about 3,500 pet farms in the country
00:40 that feed 1.5 million dogs.
00:43 At the same time, there are about 3,000 restaurants that provide dog meat dishes.
00:48 This number is twice as large as the official record.
00:52 Once the prohibition of dog meat is implemented, it will definitely affect the economy.
00:57 Although dog meat is an ancient custom in Korea,
01:00 and is regarded as a way to avoid the heat of the summer,
01:03 there are many dog lovers in Korea.
01:06 There are more than 6 million families that have pet dogs.
01:10 Even the wife of the Korean president, Kim Kye-hee, has a total of six dogs.
01:14 So, many farmers in dog meat farms
01:17 point their heads to the first wife of the dog lover.
01:21 They accused Kim Kye-hee of being the most radical opponent of dog meat.
01:26 They think that it is because she has been pressuring the president,
01:29 that the government will enforce the dog meat ban.
01:33 Yesterday, a large number of farmers took to the presidential office to protest,
01:37 demanding the government to revoke the relevant bill,
01:40 and that it should not legislate the dog meat culture that has a century-old history.
01:45 About 200 farmers in dog meat farms
01:51 gathered on Thursday near Seoul's presidential office to hold a protest meeting.
01:56 The protesters wore red armor,
01:57 raised their uniforms, and shouted slogans
02:00 demanding the government to revoke the upcoming dog meat ban.
02:03 There were also farmers who used trucks
02:05 to take the dogs in the cages and released them near the presidential office.
02:09 But in the end, they were still intercepted by police.
02:11 The president of the Korean Dog Meat Association said during the demonstration
02:14 that they firmly defend the right of the people to eat dog meat.
02:17 "It is a crime and a crime to deprive the individual of the right to eat dog meat."
02:25 "So we are defending the right to eat dog meat."
02:30 Farmers and police officers in dog meat farms
02:32 were in a physical conflict,
02:34 causing chaos in the scene.
02:36 During the protest, some people forcibly pulled open the police's barricades
02:39 and tried to break into the presidential office.
02:41 In the end, three protesters were arrested by the police.
02:44 (PRODUCED BY THE KOREAN DOG MEAT ASSOCIATION)
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02:50 (PRODUCED BY THE KOREAN DOG MEAT ASSOCIATION)
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