{
  "id": 13611126,
  "title": "87% of dog meat farms closed ahead of February ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/87-of-dog-meat-farms-closed-ahead-of-february-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261011/87-of-dog-meat-farms-closed-ahead-of-february-ban"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In preparation for a nationwide ban on the dog meat trade set to commence on February 7, 2025, 87 percent of dog farms have already been shut down, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This pace surpasses the government's initial expectations.\n\nInitially, the government had registered 1,537 dog meat farms across the nation upon announcing the ban in February 2024. As of September 21, 198 farms remained operational. The actual number of farms that closed was 30 percent higher than the government had anticipated by that point in time.\n\nIn August 2024, the final month of a six-month period encouraging farm owners to submit closure notices, an estimated 468,000 dogs were kept in cages nationwide. Currently, an estimated 7,600 dogs remain at the remaining operational farms. The ministry is urging the owners of these last remaining farms to shut down their businesses before the ban takes effect next year.\n\nTo ensure compliance, the ministry will conduct a special inspection campaign from November to December to verify whether closed farms have in fact ceased operations.",
  "summary": "With the country’s ban on dog meat trade slated to take effect on Feb. 7 next year, 87 percent of dog farms have been shut down, a pace faster than the government had anticipated, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Sunday. A total of 1,537 dog meat farms were registered nationwide when the government announced the ban in February 2024 and began accepting closure notices from…",
  "key_points": [
    "87% of dog meat farms closed ahead of February 2025 ban",
    "Government expected 30% fewer farms to close initially",
    "Only 7,600 dogs remain in remaining operational farms"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The accelerated closure of dog meat farms ahead of the February ban indicates a swift shift in the industry, with farm owners largely complying with the government's plans to phase out the trade.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "87% of dog meat farms closed ahead of February ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/87-of-dog-meat-farms-closed-ahead-of-february-ban-13614276",
        "published": "2026-10-11T02:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}