SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Some South Koreans are easing the "Dog Days of Summer" by embracing a tradition of eating dog meat to help survive a heat wave gripping the country.

Animal rights activists, meanwhile, packed themselves into wire cages to protest the eating of dogs.

Tuesday is the day South Koreans traditionally eat dog meat and other foods that they believe will help ease the heat by increasing their stamina.

The Yonhap news agency says Seoul is currently undergoing the longest period of time with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) since 1994.

Dog meat restaurants in Seoul say they served more customers than usual on Tuesday.


Taste like chicken?

it's hot outside...
Bosintang!

more like Mutton I am told!

Thing they don't tell you is they don't eat domesticated dog.

Oh,that makes a difference.

It does from an animal rights perspective. It's not like they are eating your pet Dalmatian or husky. Also I learned to not knock food before I try it. I used to feel that way about sushi, seaweed, eel, etc. Then I lived in Japan. Also Japanese thought it was gross that we eat crawfish. FyI I am from Louisiana. Gator is good too

Can't say i'd ever eat dog meat. Unless WWlll broke out. We in the west eat something worst called swine.

I like to eat pork during Ramadan and other muslim holidays. It just taste better.

Is it Koreans or East Indians or both?

Don't know. I guess one will eat any thing if starving.

Im sure you do. Until you actually research the well documented deseases attributed to pork consumption. Including the dreaded trichinae worm, the leading cause of trichinosis. All the deseases attributed to swine consumption are mostly life threatening. But if you enjoy it so much, bon apetite.