Is dog meat legal in South Korea?
Banned
Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale are banned in South Korea as of 2027.
South Korea is one of 16 countries classified “Banned” for dog meat — 41% of the 39 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Dog meat
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- North Korea
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption and sale are legal in North Korea.
- Japan
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is legal in Japan, though rare, with historical records of sale and consumption.
- Taiwan
- Banned Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale are banned in Taiwan since 2017.
- China
- Varies by region Dog meat consumption is legal in China except in Shenzhen and Zhuhai since 2020, and slaughter is legal.
- Hong Kong
- Banned Dog meat consumption, slaughter, and sale have been illegal since 1950.
- Macau
- Banned Dog meat consumption and commercial sale are illegal in Macau.
Other laws in South Korea
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.