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North Korea bans keeping dogs as pets unless they plan to eat them
North Koreans have been banned from keeping dogs as pets except they are kept for meat and fur.
The ban was announced through the Socialist Women’s Union of Korea, according to a source in South Pyongan Province, which lies north of the capital.
Speaking to Daily NK, a newspaper in neighboring South Korea, the source listed the offences that could leave dog owners in violation of the government’s socialist ethos.
‘Treating a dog as a family member, who eats and sleeps with the family, is incompatible with the socialist lifestyle and should be strictly avoided,’ they said.
Dressing dogs in clothes, as exemplified by Western celebrities like Paris Hilton, was also singled out for condemnation.
The source continued: ‘The practice of dressing up dogs as if they were humans, putting pretty ribbons in their hair, wrapping them in a blanket, and burying them when they die is a bourgeois activity.
‘It’s one of the ways wealthy people waste money in a capitalist society.’
Describing the regime’s attitude, the source said: ‘Dogs are basically meat that’s raised outside in accordance with their nature and then eaten when they die.
‘Therefore, such behaviour is totally unsocialist and must be strictly eliminated.’
The regime also emphasised that ‘the purpose of raising dogs is to collect more furs’, the source said.
Rising levels of dog ownership – a practice described by the authorities as carrying ‘the stench of the bourgeoisie’ – reportedly motivated the new edict.
And while citizens were being given the chance to deal with the matter ‘quietly’, non-compliance could trigger a ‘mass movement’ to ‘eliminate’ the practice, the source said.
The custom of keeping pet pooches must ultimately die out, union members were warned.
One dog owner described by Daily NK was reduced to tears by the announcement.
‘What should I do with the dog I love so much? I can’t just kill it, and I can’t just abandon it,’ she reportedly said.
Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), which documents the atrocities of the Kim regime, said it was a ‘ludicrous’ decree.
He said: ‘The Kim regime criminalises normal behaviour, including visiting a relative in a neighbouring village without a travel permit, crossing the border without regime approval, or possessing a religious book.
‘The ongoing crackdown on pet dog ownership as non-socialist behaviour – this attempt to break the multi-millennial human-canine bond by ideological decree – is the epitome of ludicrous interdiction.’
According to the source in South Pyongan, the practice of keeping dogs as pets started small in North Korea in the early 2000s, when they were usually guard dogs.
They said: ‘There have always been families who had cats to catch mice, but there weren’t many families with dogs.
‘But that number has gradually increased, and recently there’s been a noticeable rise in foreign breeds of dogs such as Pomeranians and Shih Tzus, which used to be a rare sight in North Korea.’
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on traditional rulers in Yorubaland to put aside personal differences and ego and unite in the fight against insecurity in the region.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Igboho described it as “unimpressive for the prominent traditional rulers, whose stools were germane to the historical evolution of Yoruba.
Igboho made the submission in reaction to the ongoing faceoff and dispute between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, over the rotational chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas.
The activist noted that the royal fathers have more important issues, such as dealing with bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements who have taken over our forests in the South West.
He called on the monarchs to continue to be agents of unity and economic growth, working together to protect their people from attacks instead of fighting over ephemeral positions.
Igboho also called for the intervention of Yoruba leaders, including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Olushola Alao, to help defuse the tension surrounding the permanent chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas.
According to the statement: “Why should our royal fathers dissipate energy on positions when bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements have taken over our forests in the South West, considering the recent ignoble killings of guards in Old Oyo National Park and few other parts of Oyo State?
“It is critical for traditional rulers irrespective of hierarchy to close ranks in protecting Yoruba’s territorial integrity against ravaging insecurity, foster unity and healthy developments in the collective interest of the South West.”
“Traditional rulers should continue to be agents of cohesiveness, harmony and economic growth. When your subjects, most especially farmers in rural communities, were being gruesomely murdered, it is not ideal to promote dispute over ephemeral positions.”
The fishing community of Takinta in the Jomoro Municipality, Western Region, Ghana, has been thrown into a state of shock after a respected individual was k!lled by his suicidal neighbour after he tried to convince him not to take own life. Entertainment center
According to Daily Guide Network, the deceased, identified as Cosmos Ndah, was k!lled by his neighbour, Nya Meah (pictured) with a machete.
Sources revealed that the suspect had told some people in the area that he wanted to commit su!cide because he was fed up with life.
“So Meah went to his room and threatened that he was going to k!ll himself,” a resident narrated.
Sources revealed that the suspect had told some people in the area that he wanted to commit su!cide because he was fed up with life.
“So Meah went to his room and threatened that he was going to k!ll himself,” a resident narrated.
“But in the process, a confrontation ensued and the situation turned bloody when Meah used a cutlass to butcher Cosmos to d3ath,” an eyewitness narrated.
The police have since taken over the case, and investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
Meanwhile, the suspect has been arrested.
Operatives of the Department of State Services have re-arrested former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, shortly after his release from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.
Security sources disclosed that Malami was taken into custody on Monday immediately after perfecting his bail conditions, following fresh allegations bordering on terrorism financing.
According to the sources, DSS operatives intercepted Malami as he exited the correctional facility, weeks after he was granted bail by the Federal High Court.
Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service confirmed that the former AGF was released after meeting all bail requirements imposed by the court.
However, efforts to obtain official confirmation from the DSS proved unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
Malami’s release followed a ruling delivered on January 7, 2026, by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, granting bail to him, his wife Asabe, and their son in the sum of ₦500 million each.
The court ordered each defendant to produce two sureties with verifiable landed property in Asokoro, Maitama, or Gwarimpa, submit property documents to the court, and file affidavits of means.
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