Animal 0 Posté(e) le 26 juillet 2005 Pour notre bulletin de nouvelles.... Voici une petite traduction (en partie) de cet article et + ================================= La fête du chien... sauf pour lui ! Un marché de viande de chiens et autres animaux (Courtesy Nocutnews) 15 juillet 2005- Corée du Sud- 1,000 tonnes de viande de chiens consommée en un jour Pour marquer le point culminant des chaleurs de l’été, pendant trois jours, soit les 15 et 25 juillet, ainsi que le 14 août, on célébrait la « fête du chien » ou « Chobok » dans la péninsule coréenne. Lors de la première journée de cette fête, des milliers de clients étaient attablés dans des restaurants pour consommer de la soupe et des mets préparés à base de viande de chiens (boshintang) ainsi que du bouillon concentré de chiens «gaesoju ». Munis de pancartes et de T-Shirts sur lesquels on pouvait lire : « J’aime les chiens » ou « Le chien est le meilleur ami de l’homme », une trentaine de défenseurs des animaux arpentaient les rues de Séoul pour protester près des restaurants et des camions chargés de chiens qui déferlaient sur les marchés. Après le cochon, le bœuf et le poulet, le chien est l’animal le plus consommé en Corée du Sud et sa consommation est en constante progression. Selon des statistiques gouvernementales, il y avait en 1998, 6,484 restaurants « boshintang » dans ce pays. Il y en a aujourd’hui, plus de 10,000. Tous les jours, environ 20,000 chiens sont abattus en Corée du Sud. 43% de toute la viande de chiens est consommée par des femmes qui croient en ses vertus (fertilité) et par des hommes pour ses prétendues propriétés aphrodisiaques… Les chiens consommés pour leur viande sont élevés dans des conditions déplorables et leur mise à mort est des plus horrible ! Pendus lentement et battus à mort, écorchés vifs, ébouillantés ou brûlés vifs à la torche, en Corée et dans bien d’autres pays asiatiques, on croit que plus l’animal aura souffert avant sa mort, plus sa viande sera tendre. ------------------------------------------------------------- Maudite bande d'écoeurants !!!!!!!!!! Dog Meat Restaurants Crowded with Diners Nearly 1,000 Tons of Dog Consumed on Dog Day A market selling meat of dogs and other animals. Courtesy Nocutnews July 15, 2005 was the first of the South Korea's three Dog Days called boknal. The Chinese character bok (伏) is composed of human (人) and dog (犬). Starting from First Dog Day called Chobok, the Middle Dog Day or Jungbok, and Last Dog Day or Malbok are the culmination of summer heat on the Korean Peninsula. Middle Dong Day will be July 25 this year while the last one falls on August 14. But, dog day here in Korea is observed negatively for it is the day dogs are butchered for meat or soup by people and in some cases by their owners. Dog Days were the spell when the dog beating sound was heard loudly from one village to another. People hang the men's best friends and beat them to death partly because of tenderizing the meat. The dietary habit of eating dog has a lot to do with the destitute life of the Korean people. Dog meat is piled up in a market in Soouth Korea. Traditionally, Korean people lacked meat — pork, beef, and chicken. Only wealthy folks were able to enjoy meat whenever they want. Most people had to go without the chief source of protein. People had to undergo famine throughout long and dry spring and by the time summer heat looms over them starvation reaches its peak and many were starved to death particularly in the days during and following the Korean War (1950-53). Dog meat was regarded as the main source of protein for many locals. Anyway, on the First Dog Day, nation's dog meat restaurants were filled with customers who wanted to beat the heat with such stamina dishes as boshintang (dog meat) and samgyetang, a chicken and ginseng soup. An owner of a boshintang restaurant said that they had three times more customers than usual days. Boshintang is sold at steepy prices at least two to three times more expensive than beef. Scores of dogs are carried on a truck to be slaughtered and be sold in a market in South Korea. On the other side, there was a campaign in objection of eating dogs. About 30 members of an animal protection group staged a rally. They were wearing T-shirts bearing such phrases as "I Love Dogs" and "Dogs Are Men's Friends." They marched downtown Seoul. The group argued that "Dogs Cannot Become Food." Every year the pros and cons of eating dogs become hot topic around this time of the year. It looks like the South Korean government is straddling on the borderline when it comes to legislating dog meat process. The South Korean law governing livestock farming includes dogs just like cows, pigs and chicken. But dogs are excluded from the law on livestock processing, which regulates slaughtering them. This poses some serious threat to the hygienic aspect of dog meat. Dogs are brutally slaughtered for meat in South Korea. The South Korean government said that it has no plans to include dogs into the livestock category regarding the law regulating livestock processing and treatment. According to the 1998 government statistics, there are 6,484 boshintang restaurants around the nation. The number of boshintang restaurants is now nearing 10,000 in 2005. Back in 1998 estimated 8,428 tons of dog meat were circulated per year nationwide. Now it is well over 10,000 tons. In addition 93,600 tons of gaesoju or dog extract (elixir) were sold in 1998, as well. These days 20,000 dogs are circulated and consumed per day as the number of female customers increases. Over 43 percent of all women visit dog meat restaurant. In general, dog meat is fourth most popular meat after pork, beef, and chicken in South Korean market. Dog meat is indeed a serious food in this market. On average, 280 tons of dog meat are consumed per day. It is high time that the South Korean government do take any measure for the dog meat. http://theseoultimes.com/ST/index.html Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
