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Translation of S. Korean JTBC News: http://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB10150004
Watch the news video here.
More information on the Animal Welfare Institute here.

Yesterday (August 7) was Malbok. This is a day when the sale of boshintang(dog meat soup) surges. On this day, protests against South Korea’s dog meat consumption are held all around the world.

Sang-Bok Lee, correspondent, reports from Washington, DC.

In S. Korean time this morning, Dupont Circle is in the center of Washington, DC. Around 70 people from world animal protection organizations such as ‘Animal Welfare Institute’ and ‘In Defense of Animals’ have gathered. They carried pickets. ‘Dogs and cats are friends, not food’, ‘S. Korea, Stop the cruel act of slaughter’ written on them.
They marched through the street chanting, “S. Korea! Stop the cruelty to dogs and cats, companion animals, immediately.” They handed out leaflets and protested in front of the S. Korean Embassy.

Rosalyn Morrison/’Animal Welfare Institute’ member: In S. Korea, 2 million dogs and cats are being slaughtered every year. A dog named “Lucy Lu,” who was rescued from being sold to the dog meat market in South Korea, was also present.
This dog, currently living in Washington, D.C., is known as a symbol of opposition to South Korea’s dog meat practice.
This anti-dog meat trade protest was held simultaneously in countries around the world, including Australia, Thailand, and Washington, D.C.

American mainstream media, such as ABC News and the Washington Post, reported on S. Korea’s dog meat practice and debate with heavy coverage. Dog meat controversies that started from the 1988 Seoul Olympics are increasingly heating up.