NUESA NUTRITION: Justice for Dog meat at last in South Korea

Eating dog meat was once seen as a means to improve stamina in the humid Korean summer,but it has become a rarity - now eaten mostly by some older people,due to the recent animal welfare as more

South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to end the eating and selling of dog meat.

 South Koreans consider dogs as family pets and as criticism of how the dogs are slaughtered has grown.

Support for the ban has grown under President Yoon Suk Yeol, a wild animal lover who has adopted six dogs and eight cats with first lady Kim Keon Hee, also a vocal critic of dog meat consumption in the country.

Proposed by the ruling party, the bill was passed by an overwhelming 208 votes.

The legislation will take effect after a three-year grace period. Breaking the law would be punishable by up to three years in prison or 30 million won ($22,800) in fines.

"The bill would see an end to the breeding and killing of dogs for human consumption," said Borami Seo of Humane Society International Korea, an animal protection group. "We have reached a pivotal point to spare millions of dogs from this cruel industry."