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Anti-dog meat protest held in South Korea

By Edecio Martinez

August 7, 2012 / 11:45 AM EDT / CBS News

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Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea. Dog meat is a traditional dish in Korea dating back to the Samkuk period (period of the three kingdoms BC 57 - AD 668). July 15 is the day on which some South Koreans eat dog meat in the belief it will help them endure the heat of the summer months.

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Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights shout slogans during a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

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Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Boiled dog meat is prepared in the kitchen at a restaurant in Gwacheon, South Korea, July 5, 2005. — Getty Images

In this photo take on July 5, 2005, boiled dog meat is prepared in the kitchen at a restaurant in Gwacheon, South Korea. Dog meat is a traditional dish in Korea dating back to the Samkuk period (period of the three kingdoms BC 57 - AD 668). July 15 is the day on which some South Koreans eat dog meat in the belief it will help them endure the heat of the summer months.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights shout slogans during a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights shout slogans during a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights shout slogans during a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Members of Coexistence for Animal Rights confine themselves in a cage as a protest against eating dog meat on Aug. 7, 2012, in Seoul, South Korea.