South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there might be a need to prohibit dog meat consumption amid debate over the controversial practice and growing awareness of animal rights.
While no longer as common as before, dog meat is eaten mainly by older people and is served in some restaurants and can be bought at specific markets.
“After the briefing, he said time has come to carefully consider imposing a dog meat ban,” Moon's spokesperson Park Kyung-mee said in a statement. To boost their popularity, several presidential hopefuls have pledged to ban dog meat in recent weeks, especially as dogs have become popular as pets and advocacy groups have urged South Korea to close down restaurants and markets selling dog meat.
But Yoon Seok-youl, an opposition front-runner, has said it was a matter of people's personal choice.
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