I am not Korean, but I wanna ask your same question. Dogs are cute and loyal and all, but so are deers, ducks and other edible animals. So what's all the fuss about dogs? And yes, I am only curious too.

Yes some people don't eat any animals, vegans, others don't see the hypocrisy in loving only dogs and eating others. Pigs, cows etc.....

Because we bond with dogs and cats. We keep them as pets, we get to see their personalities. We rarely spend much time with pigs, cows etc. We don't feel as much of a connection. Makes it easier to turn a blind eye, block it out and not think about it.

I agree. I am not a vegetarian, but wish I could become one. The problem is that I am a picky eater, and probably couldn't live like that.

Hi, i know this comment was made a year ago, but i wanted to add something. It might have something to do with the fact that we co-evolved with dogs over a much longer time than we did other animals, and in a much different capacity. Most animals that we raise for meat were specifically bred for that over hundreds or thousands of years, so that has been our relationship with them and allows people some degree of distance. Dogs co-evolved with us and were eventually bred as companions (for work, for companionship, etc), so i think the reaction is a deep-seated instinctual reaction, even by people who have never had a pet dog, against eating something so essential to who we are as humans and that has been a companion to us for thousands of years.

i feel; sympathy for all animals

Yes, I do feel sympathy for all animals. I'm a vegetarian attempting to transition into vegan. A life is a life to me.

How can I help her? I would like to help support her efforts.

Go vegan. Animals are not for our consumption, amusement or to wear.

Yes I do feel great sympathy for any animals used for meat, and do not eat meat as a result, largely due to inhumane killing methods, and this includes abattoirs, in the western world. I understand also, why people from impoverished countries, started eating dogs. However, the way dogs are bred and killed in 'farms' in Korea, causes me great stress and unhappiness. Dogs are the most loyal, intelligent, and wonderful companions, and to subject them to such a life is inhumane.

It is with handled with dignity I hope !?

Because dogs are domesticated animals who are loving, faithful and highly intelligents creatures. They have shown great devotion to their owners and have given their lives for their owners in many cases. They have come to trust humans and have been a mans best friend for ages. No animals should be slaughtered for food when people could be vegetarians but killing a dog to satisfy ones apetite for delicacy is unforgivable.