Anger as Seoul aims to reclassify dog meat

[Chris_]

Anger as Seoul aims to reclassify dog meat

ABCNews/AFP Story

Posted Wed Apr 2, 2008 10:32pm AEDT
Excerpt:


The Seoul city government is seeking to classify man's best friend as livestock in order to set food safety standards for South Korean lovers of dog meat, officials say.
Somewhere between two and four million dogs are estimated to be consumed in South Korea every year but the slaughtering and processing is carried out in dirty environments and poses a risks to diners' health, they said.
Since dogs are not currently classed as livestock there are no hygiene regulations on their slaughter, officials said.
"Dogs are consumed in their millions in this country every year. That's a fact. We have to take care of this situation," Lee Hae-Woo, head of the city government's department of food safety, said.
"We plan to recommend to the central government that dogs are classified as livestock.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/02/2206458.htm?section=world





+++++++++++++++++++++++
Would I eat it? No. This is smarter than the CA law of a few years ago which banned horses from being slaughtered for food. (Thankfully, decades after the 26th Cavalry ate their mounts...)

If we aren't supposed to eat animals why are they made of meat?

I'm guessing chihuahuas and other small breeds are fairly safe, but, then again, chickens aren't large and we eat BILLIONS of them...

[Crazy Horse]

Dog is good

[Chris_]

I'd try it. 

[Crazy Horse]

I'd try it. 

Puppy meat is more tender

[djones520]

Just like horse, I'll never eat dog unless I have no choice in the matter.

But given the culture, this is a smart move for Korea to make.

[Chris_]

I'd try it. 

Puppy meat is more tender

I've read accounts of the HMS Endeavour sailors that landed on Australia when there were wild dogs on the continent.  Reading disgusting stories about rancid salt pork and weevily hardtack is always a plus, and the sailors mentioned that the dog tasted like lamb.  I don't have many aversions when it comes to eating as long as you don't introduce me to my dinner before it's cooked.

[Chris_]

Just like horse, I'll never eat dog unless I have no choice in the matter.

But given the culture, this is a smart move for Korea to make.

It's worked for Taco Bell...