South Korea's First Lady speaks up against controversial dog-eating habit

South Korea's First Lady Kim Keon-hee and her husband, President Yoon Suk-Yeol, with their pet dogs. PHOTO: KEON-HEE SARANG/FACEBOOK
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SEOUL - South Korea's First Lady Kim Keon-hee has become the latest public figure to voice out against the country's controversial habit of eating dog meat.

An animal lover, she is known to rescue abandoned dogs and is raising four dogs - and three cats - at home with her husband, President Yoon Suk-yeol.

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