▁lower ▁based ▁on ▁estimates ▁of ▁sales ▁from ▁Mor an ▁Market , ▁which ▁occup ies ▁ 3 0 – 4 0 % ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Sales ▁at ▁Mor an ▁Market ▁have ▁been ▁decl ining ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years , ▁down ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dogs ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁dog ▁meat ▁consumption ▁has ▁decl ined ▁as ▁more ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁adopt ing ▁dogs ▁as ▁p ets . ▁Dog ▁restaur ants ▁are ▁also ▁closing ▁down , ▁with ▁reports ▁saying ▁the ▁country ' s ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁dog ▁meat ▁restaur ants ▁have ▁almost ▁hal ved ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Some ▁restaur ants ▁have ▁reported ▁decl ines ▁in ▁consumption ▁of ▁ 2 0 – 3 0 % ▁per ▁year . ▁A ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁Gall up ▁Korea ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁reported ▁that ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁men ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 s ▁consum ed ▁dog ▁meat , ▁compared ▁to ▁half ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁their ▁ 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 6 0 s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Korean ▁Animal ▁Rights ▁Adv oc ates ▁( K AR A ), ▁there ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁dog ▁far ms ▁operating ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁receive ▁dogs ▁from ▁overflow ▁from ▁pu ppy ▁mill s ▁for ▁the ▁pet ▁industry . ▁With ▁decl ining ▁demand ▁for ▁dog ▁meat ▁in ▁Korea , ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁problem ▁now ▁is ▁the