신 탕 ; ▁ <0xE8> <0xA3> <0x9C> 身 <0xE6> <0xB9> <0xAF> , ▁Body ▁n our ishing ▁soup ) ▁( s ometimes ▁sp elled ▁" bo - sh int ang "). ▁ ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁Korean ▁culture ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁through ▁history . ▁Dog ▁b ones ▁were ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁a ▁ne ol ith ic ▁settlement ▁in ▁Ch ang ny e ong , ▁South ▁G ye ongs ang ▁Province . ▁A ▁wall ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁G og ury e o ▁T omb s ▁complex ▁in ▁South ▁H w ang g ha e ▁Province , ▁a ▁World ▁Heritage ▁site ▁which ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁sla ugh tered ▁dog ▁in ▁a ▁store house . ▁The ▁Bal ha e ▁people ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁dog ▁meat , ▁and ▁the ▁modern - day ▁tradition ▁of ▁can ine ▁cu is ine ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁that ▁era . ▁ ▁People ▁in ▁both ▁Kore as ▁share ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁cons uming ▁dog ▁meat ▁helps ▁stam ina ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁ ▁The ▁Hum ane ▁Society ▁International ▁says ▁that ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 ▁million ▁or ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁dogs ▁are ▁re ared ▁on ▁" dog ▁meat ▁far ms " ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Korea ▁Animal ▁Rights ▁Adv oc ates ▁( K AR A ), ▁approximately ▁ 7 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁million ▁dogs ▁are ▁consum ed ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁The ▁number ▁is