Earlier this month, government and ruling party officials agreed to introduce legislation by the year's end that would ban the centuries-old practice. Individual lawmakers have submitted similar anti-dog meat bills in the past, but this would be the first time for the government to back such legislation.
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My dad's favorite story about when he was stationed in Korea back in the early 1960s was that he had stopped in at an eatery in a small village and had ordered a sandwich. He said he had complimented the food to the woman that served him and asked what it was and she said "Buppy".
"Buppy? What's buppy?" he asked.
"Buppy," she said with a puzzled look on her face. "You know, small dog?" holding her hands about 6 inches apart.