Sport 07-11-2001 who: FIFA what: Asks for dog meat to be taken off World Cup "menu" where: South Korea when: Next summer snippet: FIFA president Sepp Blatter has written a forthright letter to Dr Chung Mong-Joon, head of Korean football, expressing in no uncertain terms the West concerns about animal welfare, reports The Guardian. "What is certainly a taboo here is actively embraced in Korea," writes Russell Thomas, "where dog meat, by ancient belief, is said to enhance sexual prowess and delay ageing. A man`s best friend takes on a whole new meaning." [... more]

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