South Korea's First Lady urges end to dog meat consumption

But public opinion remains divided, with only about a third of people in favour of a ban

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South Korea's First Lady Kim Keon-hee has become the latest public figure to speak 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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