Copyedit: grammar, spelling, punctuation and phrasing← Previous revisionRevision as of 08:46, 1 November 2026 Line 60: Line 60: Between 1975 and 1978, dogs had the full legal status of livestock animals in South Korea, but the legality of the dog meat trade is now highly disputed. South Korea adopted its first Animal Protection Law in May 1991.{{cite web|access-date=July 7, 2016|title=South Korea's animal protection laws|author=International Aid for Korean Animals|date=July 13, 2012 |url=http://koreananimals.org/south-koreas-animal-protection-laws/|publisher=International Aid for Korean Animals|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404030421/http://koreananimals.org/south-koreas-animal-protection-laws/|url-status=live}} Between 1975 and 1978, dogs had the full legal status of livestock animals in South Korea, but the legality of the dog meat trade is now highly disputed. South Korea adopted its first Animal Protection Law in May 1991.{{cite web|access-date=July 7, 2016|title=South Korea's animal protection laws|author=International Aid for Korean Animals|date=July 13, 2012 |url=http://koreananimals.org/south-koreas-animal-protection-laws/|publisher=International Aid for Korean Animals|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404030421/http://koreananimals.org/south-koreas-animal-protection-laws/|url-status=live}} Currently, Article 7 of the Animal Protection Act does not explicitly prohibit the slaughter of dogs for food, rather "prohibits killing animals in a brutal way". In addition, it "forbids killing the dogs in open areas such as on the street or in front of other animals of the same species". Currently, Article 7 of the Animal Protection Act does not explicitly prohibit the slaughter of dogs for food, but rather "prohibits killing animals in a brutal way". In addition, it "forbids killing the dogs in open areas such as on the street or in front of other animals of the same species". Dog meat is subject to the Food Sanitation Act/Food Hygiene Act of 1962, which simply defines food as "all foodstuff, except taken as medicine". Unlike [[beef]], [[pork]], or poultry, dog meat is excluded from the list of livestock under the Livestock Processing Act of 1962,In August 1975, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (now the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) included dog in the legal definition of livestock under the Ministerial Ordinance of the LPA (then the Livestock Hygienic Treatment Act). But in June 1978, "dog" was deleted from the list of livestock. (Kim, R. 2008) which is "the principal statute governing hygienic slaughtering of livestock and processing of meat". Hence, dog meat farming is under-regulated compared to that of other stock animals.{{cite journal|author=Kim, R.E.|year=2007|title=Dog meat in Korea: A socio-legal challenge|journal=Animal Law|volume=14|page=201}} Dog meat is subject to the Food Sanitation Act/Food Hygiene Act of 1962, which simply defines food as "all foodstuff, except taken as medicine". Unlike [[beef]], [[pork]], or poultry, dog meat is excluded from the list of livestock under the Livestock Processing Act of 1962,In August 1975, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (now the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) included dog in the legal definition of livestock under the Ministerial Ordinance of the LPA (then the Livestock Hygienic Treatment Act). But in June 1978, "dog" was deleted from the list of livestock. (Kim, R. 2008) which is "the principal statute governing hygienic slaughtering of livestock and processing of meat". Hence, dog meat farming is under-regulated compared to that of other stock animals.{{cite journal|author=Kim, R.E.|year=2007|title=Dog meat in Korea: A socio-legal challenge|journal=Animal Law|volume=14|page=201}}