# International Day of Action for South Korean Dogs and Cats **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 13, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577 "2011-08-13T15:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/21 "2011-08-16T03:59:42Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > I’ve heard human flesh tastes like chicken. A common misconception. It actually tastes like pork. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/22 "2011-08-16T13:34:25Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > I can’t wait to see the news coverage of the protests in India about our treatment of cows. People right here in the United States protest our treatment of cows. You don’t have to outsource it to India! ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/23 "2011-08-16T13:40:59Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > People right here in the United States protest our treatment of cows. You don’t have to outsource it to India! And substantial numbers of people in South Korea and China object to eating dog. I love animals, I even tip over cockroachs stuck on their back. I loved each and every dog I’ve kept. I’d be up for trying dogmeat. I’ve already had roo and croc. I’d draw the line at beated dog, Foie gras or veal. There’s culinary curiousity and their excessive cruelty. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/24 "2011-08-16T15:04:10Z")
> [@audiobottle](#): > > We eat cats now too? When did this start? I am clearly behind the times. Is there even much meat on a cat? In Germany and Austria cats are still sometimes referred to as “Dachhasen” (lit. “roof hares”). A skinned cat with the tail and feet removed looks (and apparently tastes) just like rabbit or hare. They were a popular food source during hard times (e.g. Siege of Vienna). ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/25 "2011-08-16T16:12:44Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > I have no problem with the m eating dogs, as long as they are humanely treated and killed. The issue should be the way they are treated and killed, not whether they are eaten. > > The US kills MILLIONS of dogs every year at animals shelters. Why would it be bad to use that meat to feed people instead of just throwing it away? This. I have two criteria when it comes to whether an animal can be eaten: 1. The species is not endangered. 2. The animal was not mistreated. If you pass both of those then eat away. ---
**Author:** ![Mopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Mopal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mopal)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/26 "2011-08-20T17:01:20Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#): > > I even tip over cockroachs stuck on their back. But are you kind enough to throw a drowning attorney or politician a rock? ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/27 "2011-08-20T17:33:38Z")
> [@ntlwng](#): > > Cats have personality and don’t conform which is why the Koreans hate cats. They can’t relate. > […] > the Koreans have no concept of vegetarianism and are pretty soulless as far as I’m concerned, so I’m not surprising that they refuse to give up this primitive habit. Ignoring the rather blatant racism, have you ever even been to Korea? On another note, I’d quibble with those who state that Koreans don’t eat cats. While that’s pretty much true, my understanding is that in some of the more rural areas, they boil them alive and use the slurry as some sort of ‘tonic’, but that’s still certainly not mainstream. In Gwanghwamun I can eat at KFC, Paris Baguette, a few different Korean BBQ places, at a great pho resteraunt… if I walk a bit to Soedaemun I can get pizza (often with corn on it, WTF???) and McDonalds and “American” hot dogs. I’ve got burgers in Gonegdeok, hot wings, taco bell, Indian food and falaffel in Itaewon and sushi at the World Cup Stadium. But I haven’t seen dog, or cat-juice on the menu anywhere. I’m sure it happens out of the eyes of foreigners, and there are still some older folks who’ll practice such culinary habits (made especially complicated by Korea’s Confucian culture), and of course I oppose it, but I’m not sure it’s really all that common of a practice from what I’ve heard. Now, belief in Fan Death, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/28 "2011-08-20T17:47:41Z")
> [@ntlwng](#): > > The Koreans hate cats as domestic pets and as food, but they still eat dogs and many dog farms exist today and provide a lucrative income for some people. As long as the people buy (mostly men), they’ll continue to breed and kill dogs for the sake of sausages and stews. Let’s get real. It’s freakin disgusting and barbaric! > > You won’t see stray dogs in Korea but you’ll see stray cats. Cats have personality and don’t conform which is why the Koreans hate cats. They can’t relate. > > It’s 2011 and no one can justify killing and eating domestic pets. We’re talking about a country that has a 3-4% unemployment rate right now. There’s no need to eat dogs anymore. But the Koreans have no concept of vegetarianism and are pretty soulless as far as I’m concerned, so I’m not surprising that they refuse to give up this primitive habit. Shut the fuck up, you fucking racist. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/29 "2011-08-20T17:49:02Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > I can get pizza (often with corn on it, WTF???) Thread drift: I think someone at some earlier point of Pizza introduction to Korea thought mistakenly putting corn on the pizza is very western thing then I realized they like it and stuck… mahbe it’s an authentic Italian thing as I hear many Italians go to Korea to open authentic Italian Pizza joints in Korea. Have you tried pizza with Kimchi yet? I’ve heard of it but never had an opportunity to try yet. I hear you can get it in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/30 "2011-08-20T18:17:26Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > Have you tried pizza with Kimchi yet? To be honest, the rare occasions on which I’ve eaten pizza I’ve done so to kill a bit of homesickness. So peperoni is the way for me to go. Besides, I can get just about everything else with kimchi on it anyways 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/31 "2011-08-20T19:42:38Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Shut the fuck up, you fucking racist. Warning issued for personal insults. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/32 "2011-08-20T19:47:11Z")
For this: > [@ntlwng](#): > > But the Koreans have no concept of vegetarianism and are pretty soulless as far as I’m concerned, so I’m not surprising that they refuse to give up this primitive habit. Warning issued for trolling. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/33 "2011-08-20T20:39:09Z")
> [@ntlwng](#): > > But the Koreans have no concept of vegetarianism and are pretty soulless as far as I’m concerned Soulless? WTH? That’s a pretty strong condemnation.☹ ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/34 "2011-08-20T22:26:22Z")
> [@loshan](#): > > Soulless? WTH? That’s a pretty strong condemnation.☹ It doesn’t make sense, either. Gingers are the soulless ones, and I’ve never seen a Korean with red hair. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/35 "2011-08-20T22:32:38Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > I’ve never seen a Korean with red hair. Northeastern most border of Korea (North Korea) is connected to Russia. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/36 "2011-08-20T23:47:35Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > Ignoring the rather blatant racism, have you ever even been to Korea? > > On another note, I’d quibble with those who state that Koreans don’t eat cats. I am a Korean, and cat eating in Korea is really, really rare - if it happens at all nowadays. They may still do it in the countryside, but even then I imagine it’s still not a common practice. For the most part, Koreans would consider cat eating pretty weird. As for **ntlwng** , he or she has been a teacher in Korea, according to a post in another thread. There are plenty of ex-pats who come to Korea and leave rather bitter for one reason or another. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/37 "2011-08-21T01:46:32Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > A common misconception. It actually tastes like pork. Wait a minute. How do you know what pork tastes like? ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/38 "2011-08-21T03:12:20Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > I am a Korean, and cat eating in Korea is really, really rare - if it happens at all nowadays. They may still do it in the countryside, but even then I imagine it’s still not a common practice. Yeah, that’s what I said. > [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > There are plenty of ex-pats who come to Korea and leave rather bitter for one reason or another. Well, the culture-shock can be pretty extreme in certain respects and the hagwon system doesn’t always put Korea’s best foot forward when it comes to making a first impression. But… meh, there’s already a Moderator warning on the field for trolling, no real reason to discuss it. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/39 "2011-08-21T09:26:26Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > Yeah, that’s what I said. I was supporting your statement. 🙂 Sorry if that wasn’t clear. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577/40 "2011-08-21T16:29:01Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Warning issued for personal insults. Sorry about that. Really gotta make sure what forum I’m in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-day-of-action-for-south-korean-dogs-and-cats/592577.md?page=3)