Tran Minh Hau gently caresses a light brown puppy, an almost tender farewell. However, this parting is not because the dog is destined for a slaughterhouse or a kitchen. Instead, the puppy is on its ...

The dog meat industry is set to be outlawed in South Korea by 2027 after the country's parliament passed an almost unanimous bill on Tuesday to ban slaughtering the animals for food and the ...

In the face of a proposed dog meat ban in South Korea, about 200 dog farmers held a protest near the presidential office in Seoul on Thursday. The Korea Dog Meat Farmers’ Association—which has long ...

Humane Society International removed 58 puppies from two farms in Vietnam and will help the dogs find loving homes Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

SEOUL — Long viewed by some South Koreans as a food that could revive one’s energy in the summer months, dog meat has officially met its end as a commodity in the East Asian nation. A new law, which ...

A decade ago, at a Korean railroad station, a tour guide directed a visiting reporter away from a small cafe, saying only “boshintang” was on the menu. The reporter later learned that “boshintang” is ...