South Korea’s parliament endorses landmark legislation outlawing dog meat consumption

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has endorsed legislation outlawing the centuries-old practice of consuming dog meat. The National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote Tuesday and it will become law after it’s endorsed by the Cabinet Council and signed by the president. The bill would make the slaughtering, breeding, trade and sales of dog meat for human consumption illegal from 2027 and punish such acts with up to 3 years in prison. Farmers and other figures in South Korea’s dwindling dog meat industry have fiercely fought efforts to ban consumption. Recent surveys show a majority of South Koreans don’t eat dog meat any longer.