9 ▁the ▁BBC ▁reported ▁that ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁were ▁consum ed ▁ann ually , ▁with ▁another ▁ 9 3 , 6 0 0 ▁tons ▁used ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁medic inal ▁t onic ▁called ▁ga es oj u ▁( 개 소 주 , ▁dog ▁so ju ▁). ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁only ▁ 3 2 9 ▁restaur ants ▁served ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁Se oul , ▁and ▁the ▁numbers ▁are ▁continu ing ▁to ▁decl ine ▁each ▁year . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁government ▁closed ▁the ▁Ta ep ye ong - d ong ▁complex ▁in ▁Se ong nam , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁main ▁dog ▁sla ugh ter house . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hum ane ▁Society ▁International ▁stated ▁that ▁South ▁Korea ▁was ▁now ▁the ▁only ▁country ▁in ▁Asia ▁where ▁dogs ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁rout in ely ▁and ▁intens ively ▁far med ▁for ▁human ▁consumption . ▁ ▁North ▁Korea ▁Daily ▁NK ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁government ▁included ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁one ▁hundred ▁fixed ▁prices , ▁setting ▁a ▁fixed ▁price ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁won ▁per ▁kil ogram . ▁ ▁K yr gy z stan ▁ ▁K yr gy z stan ▁has ▁no ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁laws , ▁including ▁any ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁killing ▁dogs ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁La os ▁ ▁La os ▁has ▁no