S. Korea Parliament will likely allow entry to guide dogs
According to a 2017 survey, 70% of South Koreans do not eat dog, but only about 40% believe the practice should be banned. – EPA pic, April 20, 2020.
SOUTH Korea’s Parliament is likely to allow guide dogs entry into the chamber, said officials today, 16 years after they were banned under a rule prohibiting “disruptive objects or food”. The ruling should allow Kim Ye-ji, a blind pianist who earned a seat last week as proportional representative MP for the opposition Future Korea party, to be accompanied by her labrador retriever guide dog, Joy.
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