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Why humans call some animals “pets” and others “dinner” remains a mystery.
People in the United States who wouldn’t dream of eating dogs happily chomp down on cows (all the while criticizing Koreans for raising dogs as gourmet delicacies).
Nevertheless, compassion of any ilk is to be celebrated. The
Alexandria AFP recently reported that “a dozen dogs originally destined for dinner tables in South Korea arrived in the Washington
area to be adopted as pets.”
This was due to the efforts of the Humane Society International (HSI), which negotiated with a South Korean dog farmer in order to
bring this about. The
farmer, who admitted to a fondness for dogs even while raising them for food, agreed to release these dogs and begin blueberry farming instead. HSI compensated him for this decision.
HSI is also working with “local groups in China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam to raise public awareness of the dog meat trade.” How wonderful it would be if this compassion were to extend to all of the animals we call burgers, nuggets and stews.
Resources
http://news.yahoo.com/dogs-bred-meat-korea-start-life-us-063946169.html
Copyright January 11, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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