South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on the production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal rights and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s impossible to imagine anyone hurting an animal, especially a dog. Sadly, that’s exactly the case for a group of dogs at a dog ...

Four out of 10 dog farms in Korea have closed their doors since the country legislated a law banning dog meat consumption last year, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday. Of the total 1,537 dog farms, ...

ELMHURST, Ill. -- An 18-wheeler backed into the driveway of an Illinois animal care center with a special delivery: More than 60 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm and puppy mill in South Korea. "It's ...

The dogs in question are all mixed-breed varieties of either a Japanese Mastiff, also known as a Tosa, which can grow to 130 pounds (59 kg), or of a smaller Korean Jindo, a hunting dog closer in size ...

Dogs are also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea and in some African countries. But South Korea’s dog meat industry has drawn more attention because of the country’s reputation as a ...

It’s impossible to imagine anyone hurting an animal, especially a dog. Sadly, that’s exactly the case for a group of dogs at a dog meat farm in South Korea. They are bound for the worst. Thankfully ...