The President of South Korea, moon Jae-In took it from a dog pound mutt named tori. This reports the South China Morning Post.
A small black dog was discovered by activists at an abandoned farm in the outskirts of Seoul two years ago. The animal was badly beaten and was sitting on a leash. Her previous owner was repeatedly caught by animal welfare activists in eating dog meat.
Moon spotted the dog while visiting a shelter for dogs in may this year and promised to take him to her. From the South Korean leader already has a hunting dog named Mara and cat, also adopted from shelters.
Most locals prefer to have as Pets purebred dogs. In this regard, many Koreans appreciate the President’s action. “Tori, you have found the right host,” enthusiastically wrote one user of the network.
Animal rights activists claim that there are about 100 thousand stray dogs which are caught the owners of specialized farms — they then sell the animals to the restaurants serving dog meat.
In South Korea annually eat meat from 1.5 million to 2.5 million dogs. While this segment of the gastronomy business is in decline because of the reluctance of young people to eat dog meat, but also active advocates of animal rights.
Dog meat is part of Korean cuisine. The first mention of the dogs in this country refers to the year 57 BC. The product is also used for culinary purposes in China, Korea, Indonesia, East Timor, Ghana and Nigeria.