South Korea gets its ‘first dog’ as the new president adopts Troy
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The resolute new ‘First Citizen’ of South Korea takes no time to deliver his promise to safeguard the interests of animals in the country. He adopts a black dog named Troy as the ‘First Dog’ of the country. Things seem to be changing for the dogs out there.
Not many countries care to have the first animal, but apparently, South Korea does. The recently elected President of the nation, Moon Jae-in delivers his promise quick. He has adopted a dog rescued from a dog meat farm a couple of years back.
Recently, the Facebook page of the President’s official house in Seoul announced the adoption of a dog named Troy. The page also declared Troy as the ‘First Dog’ of South Korea. Troy is not the first pet that Moon has adopted. Mr President was already taking care of a dog ‘Maru’ and a cat ‘Jjing-jjing,’ before Troy’s arrival.
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Defending the rights of animals was one of the prime priorities in Moon’s campaign, and he seems to be determined for the same. The new President had promised to have more parks and feeding facilities for stray animals, especially cats. Although he hasn’t put the dog meat trade to a complete ban saying that the issue should be phased out, his latest move restores some faith.
Yonhap, a news agency from South Korea identifies Troy as the first shelter do that became the ‘First Dog’ of the nation. Moon got the four years old black mongrel from an animal rights protection group, CARE (Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth). The organisation fights against the trade and utilisation of dog meat in Asia.
A large portion of South Koreans remains biased against the black dogs. It’s been two years since ‘CARE’ rescued the dog from a dog meat farm but nobody volunteered to be an owner. The minority Justice Party even presented President Moon with a luxury dog bed last week.
The adoption of Troy by the President himself sends a strong message against the racist and hatred prejudices. Mr Moon says, “both humans and animals should be free from prejudice and discrimination.”
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