South Koreans in Poll Exhibit Taste for Dogs
South Koreans overwhelmingly oppose efforts to curb dog meat consumption just because it offends squeamish foreigners, according to a poll Friday.
The Korea Herald reported that 81.9% of those polled in the capital disapproved of the official campaign, launched before the 1988 Seoul Olympics, to drive dog soup restaurants out of tourist areas. The drive followed condemnation of the habit by international animal rights groups.
More than 61% of male respondents and one in four of the women polled said they enjoy eating dog.
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