update on dog meat

[Guest guest]

A number of articles are appearing in the Korean

newspapers these days regarding the actions of the

FIFA president to help the plight of dogs in Korea

prior to the World Cup. In the english language

dailies Korean Herald and Korea Times letters have

been both ways and two days ago an excellent article

appeared by a Korean man on the false discrepancy

between a food dog and a pet dog (a distinction which

allows Koreans to " have their dog and eat it to " ). The

Korean newspapers have been decidedly pro-dog meat in

their slant. The same old arguments are presented -

" you eat this animal we eat this one " and the idea is

that it is a foreign action against an unfamiliar or

strange custom (akin to escargot). It seems as if they

are avoiding entirely any notions of illtreatment and

trying to paint the issue as simply a cultural attack.

There seems an a certain obliviousness to actions for

animals in areas outside of Korea. As well, the Korean

papers are presenting the opinion that Jong Mong Joon,

vice-president of FIFA, is resistant to the

recommendations of FIFA President Blatter, somewhat of

a contrast to english versions of it that I have

heard.

 

 

 

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