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Dogs in Seoul, South Korea, will be spared the knife and cooking pot as the city is now a slaughter-free zone, Humane Society International Canada says.

The HSIC has been working since 2015 to end the barbaric practice where the dogs are kept in overcrowded cages before being sent to market where they are beaten to death, hanged or electrocuted.

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In the last five years, the HSIC has rescued 1,800 dogs and closed 15 dog-meat farms in South Korea.

On Wednesday, the organization announced the last three dog-meat facilities in Seoul have agreed to close after a yearlong campaign working with local officials.

“I am so happy to see Seoul’s last remaining dog-meat shops end dog slaughter,” said Nara Kim, dog meat campaign manager for the organization in Korea.

“It gives me hope that South Korea’s future is dog-meat-free … one day we can celebrate the closure of South Korea’s final dog slaughterhouse.”