) ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁dog ▁meat ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁food ▁ing red ient . ▁In ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Se oul , ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁was ▁out la wed ▁by ▁reg ulation ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁by ▁class ifying ▁dog ▁meat ▁as ▁" rep ug nant ▁food " ▁( 혐 오 식 품 , ▁ <0xE5> <0xAB> <0x8C> <0xE6> <0x83> <0xA1> 食 品 , ▁h ye om - o ▁sig p um ), ▁but ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁was ▁not ▁rig or ously ▁enfor ced ▁except ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Se oul ▁Olympics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Se oul ▁announced ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁extra ▁enfor cement ▁efforts ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁which ▁was ▁partially ▁hosted ▁in ▁Se oul . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Se oul ▁Metropolitan ▁Government ▁announced ▁its ▁plan ▁to ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁policy ▁suggestion ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁to ▁leg ally ▁class ify ▁sla ugh ter ▁dogs ▁as ▁liv est ock , ▁reign iting ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁dog ▁bre ed ▁raised ▁for ▁meat ▁is ▁a ▁non - specific ▁land race , ▁whose ▁dogs ▁are ▁commonly ▁named ▁as ▁N ure ong i ▁( 누 렁 이 ) ▁or ▁H w angu ▁( 황 구 ). ▁N ure ong i ▁are ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁type ▁of ▁dog ▁currently ▁sla ugh