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August 2011  The Dogs of Chilseong  Oh Korea. It is a very
strange country. Koreans love dogs, many families here have pet
dogs, and my students often talk about how cute dogs are. Yet,
many of them still eat man's best friend, though this trend has
diminished somewhat in recent years. There are still dog
restaurants to be found, but they tend to be more in back street
locations. Because of the influx of tourists due to
the 2002 World Cup, the government made selling dog meat
illegal, and so it is increasingly rare to see, but it
exists...Koreans still eat up to 100,000 tons of dog meat a
year! The question is, where does all that 'illegal' dog meat
come from? Well, an 'illegal' dog meat market, of course. My
previous blog spoke about the colourful Chilseong Market in
Daegu. Well, as Leslie and I walked innocently around the market
one Sunday afternoon, we happened upon some big cages, each
containing three large dogs looking like a cross betwee