Dog meat restaurants seek damages over looming ban

Restaurants serving dog meat in Daejeon have filed lawsuits against local governments, seeking additional compensation as a nationwide ban on the breeding, slaughter, distribution and sale of dogs for food takes effect next February. Six restaurants in Daejeon's Daedeok-gu have asked the Daejeon District Court to overturn the district office's refusal to compensate them for projected operating losses resulting from the end of their dog meat businesses. The district office rejected their request,