tered ▁for ▁their ▁meat ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁The ▁Korea ▁Ob server ▁reported ▁that ▁many ▁different ▁pet ▁bre eds ▁of ▁dog ▁are ▁e aten ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁including ▁lab rad ors , ▁retr ie vers ▁and ▁co cker ▁span iels , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁dogs ▁sla ugh tered ▁for ▁their ▁meat ▁often ▁include ▁former ▁p ets . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁reported ly ▁been ▁st olen ▁from ▁family ▁homes . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁vocal ▁group ▁of ▁Kore ans ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁groups ) ▁who ▁are ▁against ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁e ating ▁dogs . ▁Popular ▁television ▁shows ▁like ▁' I ▁Love ▁Pet ' ▁have ▁documented , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁instance , ▁the ▁continued ▁illegal ▁sale ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁and ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁of ▁dogs ▁in ▁sub urban ▁areas . ▁The ▁program ▁also ▁tele vised ▁illegal ▁dog ▁far ms ▁and ▁sla ugh ter h ouses , ▁showing ▁the ▁uns an it ary ▁and ▁hor r ific ▁conditions ▁of ▁c aged ▁dogs , ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁vis ibly ▁sick ▁with ▁severe ▁eye ▁in fe ctions ▁and ▁mal nut r ition . ▁There ▁remain ▁some ▁in ▁Korea ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁eat ▁or ▁enjoy ▁the ▁meat , ▁but ▁feel ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁others ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁smaller ▁but ▁still ▁vocal ▁group ▁of ▁pro - dog ▁cu is ine ▁people ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁popular ize ▁the ▁consumption