Julien Dugnoille wrote in The Conversation that cat meat is mostly consumed by middle-aged working-class women for perceived health benefits, and that usually 10 cats are needed to produce a small bottle of cat, or goyangi, soju (an alcoholic elixir thought to keep arthritis at bay for a few weeks at a time). According to In Defense of Animals, 100,000 cats are killed yearly to make cat soju in South Korea.
According to Julien Dugnoille's article in The Conversation, middle-aged working-class women in South Korea consume cat meat due to its perceived health benefits. It takes around 10 cats to produce a small bottle of goyangi, soju, which is believed to provide temporary relief from arthritis. However, In Defense of Animals claims that around 100,000 cats are killed each year for the production of cat soju in South Korea.