North Korea is now confiscating pet dogs to help ease the food shortage. What must that be like? Dinner would start off with Chicken poodle soup and end with a dessert of a chocolate Lab. Pass the Rover ,please. Now would be a good time to invest in pedigreed dogs. Should the economy ever get improved the people will be wanting a better grade of meat.
But that is not the way the government is framing the issue. According to the press release, the private ownership of pet dogs reeks of capitalist ‘decadence. Communist dictator Kim Jong Un refers to pet ownership as a ‘tainted’ trend by bourgeois ideology. The rich in North Korea do not eat dog, they eat horse. Actually, the filly mignon is not so bad although the meat is a little sweet.
The government is confiscating dogs, with some being sent to zoos, while others are being sent to restaurants. The regime is claiming the practice of owning a dog is capitalist decadence but many fear the real reason is to have something to feed the masses.
Little boys playing fetch with their dog will be outlawed because kids should not be playing with their food.
The Daily Mail is reporting that the North Koreans are experiencing a major lack of food because the country has closed it’s borders with China over the coronavirus. North Korea depends on China for much of it’s food. Any disruption, therefore, creates a dearth of nutrition for the poor country and it’s people.
The hot weather could also have something to do with Kim’s decision to turn pets into cuisine. According to an article published by The Guardian in 2014:
When the summer heat strikes the Korean peninsula, it’s not ice or water that North Korea’s authorities recommend to get through the sweltering conditions – it’s dog meat, among other “revitalizing” foods.