pukka
08-18-2007, 01:36 AM
http://www.miamiherald.com/577/story/205468.html#recent_comm
Posted on Thu, Aug. 16, 2007
Councilor: Ship stray dogs to Korea
New Delhi's stray dogs lead a difficult life. But if it was up to one
city councilor, they would find themselves in more hot water - soup to
be precise.
Shipping the thousands of strays to Korea, where dog meat is widely
consumed in soup, was one of the more outlandish ideas proposed at a
city council meeting to deal with the problem, the Hindustan Times
newspaper reported Thursday.
None of the ideas - from the aforementioned Korean plan to drugging
the canines so they sleep through the day - are likely to be
implemented anytime soon. Instead, the council chairman asked the
presumably more responsible veterinary department to come up with a
workable plan.
Tens of thousands of strays live in New Delhi. Many are often cared
for by people in the areas they live, but some become aggressive, and
bites and rabies are a problem. Efforts to sterilize them have been
largely unsuccessful.
City councilor Mohan Prashad Bharadwaj said he had read that Koreans
are fond of dog meat and "maybe we can send all the stray dogs of
Delhi there," the paper quoted him as saying.
A soup with dog meat called boshintang is popular in Korea, especially
on the three hot "dog days" of summer on the lunar calendar. The
traditional belief is that dog meat helps boost stamina and virility,
but activists regularly criticize the practice and call for bans on
eating dog meat.
City officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Posted on Thu, Aug. 16, 2007
Councilor: Ship stray dogs to Korea
New Delhi's stray dogs lead a difficult life. But if it was up to one
city councilor, they would find themselves in more hot water - soup to
be precise.
Shipping the thousands of strays to Korea, where dog meat is widely
consumed in soup, was one of the more outlandish ideas proposed at a
city council meeting to deal with the problem, the Hindustan Times
newspaper reported Thursday.
None of the ideas - from the aforementioned Korean plan to drugging
the canines so they sleep through the day - are likely to be
implemented anytime soon. Instead, the council chairman asked the
presumably more responsible veterinary department to come up with a
workable plan.
Tens of thousands of strays live in New Delhi. Many are often cared
for by people in the areas they live, but some become aggressive, and
bites and rabies are a problem. Efforts to sterilize them have been
largely unsuccessful.
City councilor Mohan Prashad Bharadwaj said he had read that Koreans
are fond of dog meat and "maybe we can send all the stray dogs of
Delhi there," the paper quoted him as saying.
A soup with dog meat called boshintang is popular in Korea, especially
on the three hot "dog days" of summer on the lunar calendar. The
traditional belief is that dog meat helps boost stamina and virility,
but activists regularly criticize the practice and call for bans on
eating dog meat.
City officials could not immediately be reached for comment.