South Korea dangles US$75 million in incentives to get rid of dog meat trade for good

Park Beom-su, vice-agriculture minister, said the government would spend about 100 billion won (US$75 million) on incentives for dog breeders, farmers and restaurants to encourage them to shut their businesses.

Farmers can also get up to 600,000 won (US$452) for each dog they surrender, and the authorities will try and get as many of these animals adopted, or rehomed in shelters, he added.

“Although many are concerned the remaining dogs might be euthanised or a lot of them could be processed for consumption over the next three years, I can certainly say, that is not our plan,” Park said.