South Korean farmers, involved in the controversial practice of breeding and raising dogs for human consumption, are protesting the government's plan to ban eating dog meat. The farmers, numbering about 200, staged a rally near the presidential office in Seoul, demanding the government to scrap the proposed ban. They threatened to release 2 million dogs onto the city streets if the ban is enforced. The farmers clashed with the police during the protest, attempting to release dogs from covered cages outside the presidential office. The demonstration is in response to the authorities' push to outlaw dog meat consumption by 2027.
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Farmers clash with police in Seoul during rally against dog meat ban - Reuters Several farmers tried to drive a truck carrying dogs in covered cages. They were about to release them outside the presidential office but were stopped by police. Earlier, the head of the Korean Dog⦠https://t.co/uWL4zLftTA
#WATCH π΄ #SouthKorea : π°π· Today in #Seoul ~ 200 farmers staged a protest against the ban on breeding and selling dogs for consumption by 2027. Prior to this, they had threatened to release 2 million dogs from breeding facilities onto the city streets. https://t.co/ZygovDN2iX
About 200 South Korean farmers who breed and raise dogs for human consumption held a rally near the presidential office in the capital Seoul, demanding the government scrap a plan to ban the controversial centuries-old practice https://t.co/11OT1wfuPt
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β οΈ SOUTH KOREAN FARMERS SCUFFLE WITH POLICE AT PROTEST OVER DOG MEAT BAN About 200 South Korean farmers who breed and raise dogs for human consumption held a rally on Thursday near the presidential office in the capital Seoul, demanding the government scrap a plan to ban theβ¦ https://t.co/l9JEImS7UK
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SOUTH KOREA'S CANINE FARMERS PROTEST PROPOSED BAN ON DOG MEAT (Reuters) As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial practice are fighting to keep it legal. https://t.co/GbDD2FAdP5