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Yeonggwang, South Korea, Shut down illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants.

Campaign updated on 1/16/2023.

If you want to help fight the grisly South Korean dog and cat meat trade and make a difference in South Korea, here are a few quick actions you can take that could save millions of dogs and cats each year.

In Yeonggwang, there are numerous dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants where the dogs, who have been tortured their entire lives, end up being slaughtered in the most inhumane ways, such as by electrocution, hanging, or beating, and then thrown into boiling water – sometimes while they are still alive. In many places, dogs are being killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs; and this takes place in broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Yeonggwang’s dog meat demand.

Shown below are two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) and Google – the first one was for so-called “Health Centers,” which commonly sell dog elixirs and cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju), and the second one was for “dog meat restaurants.”

The searches resulted in dozens of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Yeonggwang.

Even if half of these ‘Health’ Centers and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be in the vicinity of Yeonggwang to supply these outlets.

There are laws in South Korea against selling dogs and cats for consumption, yet these laws are blatantly ignored.

Call for Action

Video: Appalling Reality of South Korea’s Illegal Dog Farms (불법 개농장 참혹한 현실 – 제보자들 20200610)

Video: The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea

Video: South Korea’s horrific dog slaughter. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE)

  1. Debra Marriott-Webster
    Debra Marriott-WebsterDecember 11,18

    In the name of humanity please stop this evil
    cruel and barbaric trade!

  2. Gunilla Löfström
    Gunilla LöfströmDecember 11,18

    This horrific cruelty must be stopped.

  3. D. van Aalst
    D. van AalstFebruary 4,19

    Please stop this crue trade. it is horrific

  4. Dean j Francois
    Dean j FrancoisFebruary 5,19

    For thousands of years man has bred dogs to be man’s loyal companion. What kind of barbaric ignorant people would do this to them? I or my family will not purchase anything made in South Korea or China as in Kia, Hyundai, LG, Samsung and others as long as dogs are treated in this way. If it’s made in an evil backward dog eating country don’t buy it. There are plenty of other more civilized nations.

  5. Faith Collins
    Faith CollinsAugust 27,20

    Please be kind to our sentient animals who do so much for us and who love us all the time no matter how we are to them They protect us and our families against danger and will always stand by our side how can we be cruel to such wonderful creatureS They are the best friend anybody will ever have

  6. Derek Johnson
    Derek JohnsonAugust 27,20

    Please consider stop killing dogs and dogs need to be loved by family.

  7. Alison Latham
    Alison LathamAugust 27,20

    International coverage of the brutal dog and cat meat trade in South Korea has stained your county’s image. The time to end this tragedy is now.

  8. Dana Orságová
    Dana OrságováAugust 27,20

    please help and save all these dogs and cats! stop torture and killing! help !!! please

  9. David Velásquez
    David VelásquezAugust 28,20

    Stop the cruelty and trade of dogs

  10. Anne Marsh
    Anne MarshAugust 31,20

    The eyes of the world are upon you – STOP THE CAT AND DOG MEAT TRADE NOW!

  11. ELENA
    ELENAAugust 15,21

    Please stop this crue trade. it is horrific

  12. Denise Hulsbosch
    Denise HulsboschAugust 15,21

    The,world,is changing. . Change for the good for god’s sake.

  13. Christine PHILLIPS
    Christine PHILLIPSAugust 17,21

    Please stop this crueL EVIL trade. it is horrific

  14. Anu Sipiläinen
    Anu SipiläinenJanuary 17,23

    Stop this terrible cruelty to dogs and cats immediately. They are not food but pets to be loved.

  15. Erik G
    Erik GJanuary 18,23

    Stop this cruelty immediately.

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