Electric prods rest against the wall near rusty cages containing dog skulls in an abandoned canine slaughterhouse in a South Korean town.

The deserted site in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, offers a glimpse into an industry rapidly disappearing as South Korea¡¯s landmark dog meat ban enters into force next year.

It also begs a question: what happened to the hundreds of thousands of dogs once bred for human consumption?