English Caption – “Scene of meat dog auction trade secretly taking place in the wood!”http://youtu.be/enuFJwtKDyE
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After asking all around, we were able to locate the meat dog auction market that we heard to be taking place in the woods.
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“Meat Dog” Auction Market. A secret market that only allows in dog traders and dog middleman.
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Various breeds of dogs are locked up in metal cages.
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You can also see pet dogs in the size of a human arm.
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OO Health Food Center.
We decided to investigate the process of acquiring dogs to sale at the auction market with a dog trader who operates a Health Food Center.
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Sell your dog! Sell your dog!
This dog trader drives around villages every early morning and buys dogs people bring to him.
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Man: This is a dog my brother brought from when he used to work at Jindo.
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Not knowing why he is being taken there, the dog is struggling to resist getting on the truck.
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However, the dog owner is coldheartedly pushing the dog he was raising into the cage.
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And then he gives a small Balbari dog for free as a bonus.
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I paid 70,000 Korean won ($66 USD) for them but I can sell the large one for about 100,000 Korean won ($94 USD).
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I make a profit of 30,000 Korean won ($28 USD) when I sell it at the auction. That’s good enough for me. Haha…. And the Balbari was free.
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Undercover: Is Balbari all profit?
Dog trader: Yes.
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At the next village, about 3-4 people are waiting to sell their dogs they have been raising at home to the dog trader.
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This time there are small typical pet dogs.
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Women: Buy these 2 dogs. They are Shih Tzu.
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Dog trader: What do I do with these tiny ones?
Women: I don’t know. You can butcher them.
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Dog trader: Are they free or do you want money for them?
Women: Of course, you need to pay me.
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Dog trader: How much?
Women: I don’t know. I will take whatever you offer. Haha….
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Auction market is where the dogs sold to the dog traders like these are sold.
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“Meat Dog” Auction Market.
In the early morning, this market is crowded with dog traders trying to sell their dogs and the middleman.
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In this location, dog auction was taking place every morning for 2 hours.
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After selecting the dogs you want and negotiation, dogs are weighed on scale to finalize on the price.
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Metal cages are full of dogs, crumpled.
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Among them are dogs presumed to be former pets.
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New born puppies are also traded here.
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Among the dogs sold off at auction, we notice a Dalmatian.
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Undercover: Is this a Dalmatian?
Dog buyer: Yes. It’s a Dalmatian.
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Undercover: How are they used?
Dog trader: These are all meat dogs. No one buys dogs here to raise as pet.
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On another truck, there are Cocker Spaniels in the cage.
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Undercover: Aren’t they pedigrees?
Dog trader: So what if they are pedigrees? That’s doesn’t matter here.
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Undercover: Where do you sell them to?
Dog trader: Of course to the dog meat restaurants.
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How do former pets end up in these meat dog auction markets?
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We asked the dog trader.
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People abandon pet dogs on the streets when they get sick.
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These abandoned dogs ends up in dog meat market. No one raises pet dogs to eat.
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Debating whether to eat these abandoned former pets that were like part of a family is a contradiction.
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Channel A. Young-Don Lee Producer’s Food X-File.
