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Written Question
South Korea: Dogs
Friday 16th December 2016

Asked by: Oliver Dowden (Conservative - Hertsmere)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the South Korean government on dog meat trade in that country.

Answered by Lord Sharma

We will continue to raise this issue with the South Korean government and I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Coventry South (Mr Cunningham), on 20 September 2016 to Question 46043.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 120702 relating to South Korea and the dog meat trade.

May I begin, Mr Nuttall, by thanking you for chairing this important debate, which I am introducing on behalf of the Petitions Committee? It has attracted a huge amount of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"It is absolutely right to highlight that long-held view about the properties of dog meat. That point is also relevant to some of the barbaric methods of slaughter...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"I entirely accept the hon. Gentleman’s point about the scale of what happens in South Korea; I was merely making the point that the practice in question is also prevalent in other countries. For example, there are fairs for dog meat consumption in China. Indeed, it is important to contextualise …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"I completely agree with my hon. Friend. In relation to general animal welfare, this country can be very proud. We have led the European Union and the world in improving standards not only for domestic animals but for farm animals...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"The hon. Gentleman is right on that point. There are two specific concerns: there are gaps in the supply chain that extend to the United Kingdom. That applies to meat coming into the UK, but it has also been suggested that greyhounds from Ireland may be raced in east Asia …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman, which is exactly why I am raising that in the debate. I hope the Minister will take note of that point and relay the strength of feeling in the United Kingdom, including from readers of the Daily Mirror, about those appalling practices...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"My hon. Friend raises an important point that goes back to what I was saying earlier. I do not think those methods of slaughter are being in any way actively encouraged by the South Korean Government or other Governments. Indeed, they are contrary to all the evidence, but the fact …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"Forgive me; I was not seeking to make a particular political point about China or, indeed, Thailand, Vietnam or any of the other countries I have mentioned.

Furthermore, through our strong relations with other countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, I think the United Kingdom could …..."
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Dog Meat (South Korea)

"I completely agree with the hon. Lady. As she says, the United Kingdom is a leader in animal welfare standards, not just for domestic animals but for farm animals. I take a slightly less negative view of the opportunities of Brexit. Of course there is a danger that we go …..."
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