Major Victory for Canine Welfare: World Veterinary Association Hails South Korea's Historic Ban on Dog Meat Trade!

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) welcomes the decision by South Korea to ban the dog meat trade.  Currently up to one million dogs a year are factory farmed and killed for human consumption in the country. The ban, which comes into force in six months’ time with a three-year phase out, will make the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs and dog meat for human consumption illegal from 2027.