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.
Julien Dugnoille's article highlights the unusual practice in South Korea where middle-aged working-class women consume cat meat due to its perceived health benefits. The production of goyangi, soju requires a significant number of cats, with approximately 10 needed for each small bottle, and unfortunately, around 100,000 cats are killed annually for this purpose.