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Dogs of peace or war? Political gifts get fuzzy in South Korea.
Headline from Christian Science Monitor, on the newest of 2 developments
Two North Korean hunting dogs gifted to former South Korean president Moon Jae-in by North Korea are causing political tension. Mr. Moon can’t afford to take care of the canines, but current President Yoon Suk-yeol refuses to pay for their expenses.
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South Korea's ex-president looks to give up dogs gifted to him by Kim Jong Un
Headline from CBS News ·
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Dogs of peace or war? Political gifts get fuzzy in South Korea.
The North Korean dictator gave Moon Jae-in a pair of Pungsan dogs after a rare, one-off summit. Now Moon says his own government won't pay for their upkeep.
Two North Korean hunting dogs gifted to former South Korean president Moon Jae-in by North Korea are causing political tension. Mr. Moon can’t afford to take care of the canines, but current President Yoon Suk-yeol refuses to pay for their expenses.
A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of financial support as he gave the animals up.
By Heather Chen, Jake Kwon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN A pair of dogs gifted by North Korea are the center of a political dispute in South Korea after the country’s former President said he was giving them up over an apparent lack of legal and financial support from his successor to care for the animals.
The country's past leader says he will give up the dogs — a present from North Korea — because the current administration isn't providing financial support.
The clash by the former and current president sparked criticism online, with users lamenting that the animals, which are state owned, were being treated only as property.
