14 articles
Animals
South Korea offers incentives to dog meat farmers ahead of ban
South Korea announced a plan on Thursday that would provide subsidies and incentives to dog meat farmers and related businesses ahead of a n...
Ryan General
Malaysians question foreigner’s claims he witnessed cat meat trade in hidden KL market
A UK videographer’s claims of witnessing cat meat being sold in a hidden alleyway of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown have sparked outra...
South Korea passes bill to ban dog meat trade
The South Korean Parliament passed a bill to ban the selling or production of dog meat. Parliament voting: On Tuesday, the bill was approved...
Michelle De Pacina
Business
Fresno Asian restaurant reopens after being shut down by racist rumor
After being forced to close amid false accusations fueled by a racist stereotype, a Laos-Thai restaurant in Fresno, California, has reopened...
Environmental
South Korea moves toward dog meat ban
South Korea is set to ban dog meat consumption by the end of the year, lawmakers announced on Friday. Driving the news: The ban will come in...
Carl Samson
Culture
A S. Korean dog meat farmer was convinced to surrender 200 dogs after 3 decades
What used to be filled with rusted and filthy cages, his property has now been transformed into a field filled with crops such as sweet pota...
Vietnam’s Hoi An city pledges to phase out dog and cat meat consumption
The Vietnamese city of Hoi An will phase out dog and cat meat sale and consumption. Although other cities have discouraged eating dog and ...
Sarah Yukiko
News
‘Hasn’t the time come’: South Korean president wants to ban dog meat consumption
South Korea may move to ban the consumption of dog meat after Moon Jae-in, the country’s president, publicly raised concerns over the ...
Editorial Staff
Uncategorized
British Talk Show Guests Say Korean ‘culture’s not an excuse’ Over Dog Meat Farms
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this post attributed the quotes below to Claire Bass in error when it was actually Pip Tomson. We...
Elliot Sang
Yelp Shows Asian Restaurants When You Search for Dog and Cat Meat
Yelp has been getting flak for showing Chinese and Korean restaurants in search results related to “dog meat” and “cat meat,” perpetuating a...
Asia
Idiot Protestors Mistakenly Target NYC’s Chinatown to Rally Against China’s Dog Meat Festival
Animal rights protesters who targeted Chinese-Americans to protest China’s Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in New York City’s China...
This Man Repeatedly Risks His Life to Save Dogs From Being Slaughtered and Eaten In Asia
This courageous man has faced several near death experiences after he began dedicating his life to saving dogs from the Asian dog meat trade...
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