Ending a Tradition: South Korea's Dog-Eating Ban - News Vocabulary Lesson 3
The dog-eating days are over in South Korea, as the ruling party said it would table legislation before the year is up to end the practice. Koreans, especially younger ones, are increasingly shunning the ancient custom. Still, past anti-dog meat bills have been sunk by protests. Dog farmers, slaughterers, traders, and restaurants will have three years to phase out their businesses.
Glossary of Important Words and Phrases from the Text:
- Dog-Eating: Refers to the consumption of dog meat as food.
- Legislation: Laws proposed or enacted by a government body.
- Ruling Party: The political party that holds a dominant position in government.
- Ancient Custom: A traditional practice that has been followed for a long time.
- Anti-Dog Meat Bills: Proposed laws intended to ban the consumption of dog meat.
- Protests: Public demonstrations expressing strong objections to policies or actions.
- Dog Farmers: Individuals or businesses involved in raising dogs, potentially for meat.
- Slaughterers: People or entities involved in the killing of animals for food.
- Traders: Individuals or businesses involved in buying and selling goods, in this case, potentially dog meat.
- Phase Out: Gradually stop the use of something or end an activity.
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