Yesterday, we reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un had ordered that all pet dogs in the capitol city of Pyongyang be confiscated. Now, the fate of some of these dogs has been revealed.

The New York Post reported that some of the dogs that have been taken can be seen in state-run zoos, where the country has put a collection of the canines on display. This came after Kim ordered that pet dogs in Pyongyang be confiscated by government officials because they represent Western “decadence,” a report said.

“Ordinary people raise pigs and livestock on their porches, but high-ranking officials and the wealthy own pet dogs, which stoked some resentment’’ among the lower classes, a source told the South Korean newspaper Chosen Ilbo. “Authorities have identified households with pet dogs and are forcing them to give them up or forcefully confiscating them and putting them down.’’

The source went on to say that Kim’s regime said that keeping dogs as pets is part of a “bourgeois ideology.”

Though some of the confiscated dogs have been sent to the Korea Central Zoo in Pyongyang and other animal sanctuaries, others have tragically ended up on dinner tables. Dog meat is very popular in North Korea, and a recent food shortage has only made it more of a commodity.

The source said that dog owners are “cursing Kim Jong Un behind his back,” but there is nothing they can do. There has been an on-again, off-again ban on dogs ever since the 1980s, as they have certain capitalist connotations that offend those in power. However, the elite of North Korea keep coming back to the canines, with Kim himself even owning a collection of Shih Tzus, German shepherds and other breeds himself. Two years ago, Kim made headlines when he gave two hunting dogs, dubbed “peace puppies,” to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

This comes after Kim cracked down on defectors in a terrifying way, forcing citizens who either live or travel near the Chinese border to sign a pledge saying that they will not try to escape.

Reports state that anyone North Korean who wants to travel within the nation already needs special permits to do so. Now, they will need to go through even more red tape if they want to travel someplace near the country’s border with China.

“Since early this month, residents who need travel certificates to go to the border areas must submit a document with their fingerprint on it confirming they will never defect from North Korea,” a resident of North Hamgyong province told Radio Free Asia’s Korean Service.

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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