Thursday, August 16, 2007

Ship Stray Dogs to Korea to Be Eaten


NEW DELHI — New Delhi's stray dogs lead a difficult life. But if it was up to one city councilor, they would find themselves in more hot water — soup to be precise.
Shipping the thousands of strays to Korea, where dog meat is widely consumed in soup, was one of the more outlandish ideas proposed at a city council meeting to deal with the problem, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported Thursday.
None of the ideas — from the aforementioned Korean plan to drugging the canines so they sleep through the day — are likely to be implemented anytime soon. Instead, the council chairman asked the presumably more responsible veterinary department to come up with a workable plan. Full Story - Sea of Diamonds