“one out of every four families in South Korea has a pet” (usually a dog)

Link. “In January, lawmakers passed a law that banned the country’s centuries-old practice of breeding and butchering dogs for human consumption.”

In 2003 US families adopting Korean children were told to never mention they had a dog at home.

In 2024 Seoul baby carriages almost always held small dogs. The rate of social change in SK is astounding.