CANADIAN figure skater Meagan Duhamel has saved a dog from being butchered and sold as soup in South Korea.
The two-time world champion has sent the pooch back to her native country to be re-homed.
Speaking before yesterday’s gold medal win, she said: “I don’t have the luxury of keeping another dog in my small condo.
“As much as I would love to.”
It is the second canine Duhamel has come to the aid of after she stopped miniature daschund Moo-tae from being turned into dinner last year.
Vegan Duhamel, 32, is on a mission to save helpless pups and wants other athletes to adopt their own dogs from the country while she competes this year.
South Koreans are believed to eat about one million dogs a year as a summertime meal.
Local authorities asked the 12 dog meat restaurants in Pyeongchang county to stop serving the food during the Games, in exchange for subsidies.
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But ten still serve the sick dish.
Pyeongchang County government official Lee Yong-bae told AFP: “We’ve faced a lot of complaints from restaurant operators that we are threatening their livelihood.
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“Some of them initially shifted to selling pork or things instead of dog meat only to find their sales plunging sharply.
“They then switched back to dog meat.”
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