Priscilla Presley cradles dead dog in powerful dog meat protest

Priscilla Presley has sent a powerful and hard-hitting message after being pictured carrying a dead dog in her arms to protest the dog meat trade.

Elvis Presley’s former wife, 73, stood alongside Kim Basinger, 64, Donna D’Errico, 50, and EG Daily, 56, as they joined forces in front of the Consulate General Of The Republic Of Korea in Los Angeles to protest the horrific Korean trade.

While some protestors wore white gloves and carried dead dogs in their arms – including Priscilla and Kim – others took it a step further in a disturbing push, brandishing signs with shocking photos of skinned dogs hanging from hooks, in one of the most hard-hitting messages of American protests yet.

Priscilla wore baggy white trousers and a black top for the protest, with the words “stop dog meat” emblazoned across it.

Last Chance For Animals reportedly helped organise the event, but there’s no sign of any instructions to bring along the dead animals on their website.

It wasn’t the only protest against the controversial issue, as LCA and South Korean sister organisation Animal Liberation Wave (ALW) held three demonstrations across not only LA, but also Washington DC and Seoul, South Korea. 

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According to the LCA’s website, “the protests are being held on Bok Nal, the first of three non consecutive days, known as the hottest days of the Korean summer”.

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They added: “Dog meat consumption rises exponentially this time of year in S. Korea as dog meat soup, known as ‘Boshintang’, is the food of choice to combat the extreme heat and humidity.”

Protestors were asked to act in a “solemn manner”, with “no shouting, and no ‘shaming’ of South Korea”. While posters and banners were provided, as well as the t-shirts, there was no word of which banners they would be.

Priscilla took to social media shortly before joining the march, pleading with her followers to join her campaign, and writing: “An estimated one million dogs are tortured and killed every year in South Korea to be made into soup. South Korea is the only country in the world where dogs are bred and raised specifically for the purpose of human consumption. #stopdogmeat.”

What do you think of this powerful protest? Necessary, or too far?