Poll shows Koreans evenly divided over legal ban on dog slaughter
Social affairsNov 23, 2018
South Korean adults appear evenly divided over whether to legally ban the slaughter of dogs for meat, according to a poll released Friday.The survey of 501 Koreans older than 19 by local pollster Realmeter showed that 44.2 percent endorsed the enactment of a new law prohibiting the killing of dogs for meat consumption, whereas 43.7 percent opposed it.The remaining 12.1 percent said they don't know the issue well, it said. (Yonhap)Among women, 48.6 percent supported a dog slaughter ban, with 36.8