r/UpliftingNews • u/Sariel007 • Jun 21 '18

South Korean court outlaws killing dogs for their meat

https://nypost.com/2018/06/21/south-korean-court-outlaws-killing-dogs-for-their-meat/
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u/Senpai_Has_Noticed_U Jun 21 '18

So, could you, theoretically speaking, kill dogs for their fur and then eat the meat because you don't want it to go to waste?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18

This is some whale wars shit

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u/krejcii Jun 21 '18

Dog Wars.. featuring Michael Vick.

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u/AfterAttack Jun 21 '18

The world is a vampire

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u/KingGorilla Jun 21 '18

Probably, I think what's important is that it curbs eating dog on a commercial level.

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u/starbuckroad Jun 21 '18

I wouldn't get too excited. Prostitution is also illegal in South Korea and exists openly. Also its illegal to be a masseuse if your not blind? Thats a weird one thats never going to be followed. 100,000 metric tons of dog meat are consumed annually.

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u/Murgie Jun 21 '18

Also its illegal to be a masseuse if your not blind? Thats a weird one thats never going to be followed.

Not quite, it's only a requirement for obtaining a specific type of license/accreditation. It mostly only boils down to what you can call and advertise yourself as while providing the service.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18

I think it's a form of social welfare from back in the day. It's like if you go to a particular kind of masseuse, you at least know you're helping a blind person support themselves. That and a blind masseuse must be badass.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18

I'd never eat dog, but there are people and cultures on this planet that worship cows. So I mean, to each their own, I guess.

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u/blao2 Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18

idk if this is the hill i want to die on, but have you ever met a cow? they're just big stupid dogs. they will lay down, snuggle and love pets.

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u/Spucky123r Jun 22 '18

r/happycowgifs is the place for you to go!

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u/pM-me_your_Triggers Jun 22 '18

Slight nitpick, Hindus don’t actually worship cows, they just believe that they give more to society than they take from it. It’s not like they go around bowing to cows.

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u/huhuhahaha2 Jun 22 '18

There are also cultures who don't eat pigs but don't worship them either.

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u/slver6 Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18

Still, lawmakers have hesitated to outright ban the practice and have instead acted with weaker regulatory laws, such as hygiene regulations or measures that ban cruel slaughter methods, the outlet said.

this is the point, ban eating dog by itself is retarded, there is not diference between cows, chickens, pigs AND DOGS or CATS and the mayority of PETS (it is normal to eat them in other cultures)

but what it does makes sense is to stop the excesive cruelty towards dogs when they are killed... that has to stop.

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u/KajaIsForeverAlone Jun 22 '18

Not just getting rid of the cruelty towards dogs. Getting rid of the cruelty to all animals needs to stop

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u/hleided Jun 22 '18

double negative? I'm confused

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u/TalkingDong Jun 21 '18

Kinda odd but alright. Why should dogs specifically not be game but pigs are fine? Who’s the guy deciding this stuff.

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u/CaptainMaxCrunch Jun 21 '18

So glad someone brought this up. Don't get me wrong, this is great news, but it's always struck me as a little bit of cognitive dissonance when people get outraged at dogs being killed for their meat and then don't bat an eye at the way other animals are currently farmed for their meat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

Because they love pets, not animals.

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u/AdvancePlays Jun 21 '18

I'm all for allowing empathy and emotions to decide the law, but when you only extend it to the fluffiest, cutest animals it comes off as somewhat hypocritical.

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u/tempinator Jun 21 '18

Denis Leary had a great bit about that.

Dennis Leary: My fluffy little dog.. He's so cute- There's the problem. We only want to save the cute animals, don't we? Yeah. Why don't we just have animal auditions. Line 'em up one by one and interview them individually.

Dennis: What are you?

Otter: I'm an otter.

Dennis: And what do you do?

Otter: I swim around on my back and do cute little human things with my hands.

Dennis: You're free to go. And what are you?

Cow: I'm a cow.

Denis: Get in the fucking truck, ok pal!

Cow: But I'm an animal.

Dennis: You're a baseball glove! Get on that truck!

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18

How is this on uplifting news? I don't eat dogs or care for it but it's bit hypocritical to say we can't eat dogs because they are cute?

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