A volunteer worker discovered the terrible truth and blew the whistle. An unintended effect of Taiwan's ban may mean their stray dog numbers surpass the present 2 million plus. 400 are destroyed per week. This involves tatooing or microchipping. This is now a throw-away society.
Young males are the worst for animal abuse.
8 million to 12 million dogs and cats are euthanised annually in the US for lack of loving homes. Each year millions of dogs and hundreds of thousands of cats are deliberately tortured, killed and eaten in South Korea in the name of mythical health benefits. Most dogs are hung, bludgeoned with pipes or hammers, or electrocuted. A blowtorch is used to burn the hair off and brown the skin, sometimes while the dog is still alive. Pets and strays are often killed by being placed in sacks and pounded against the ground.