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Campaign updated on 11/2/2021.

Atlantic City, New Jersey: Tell Friendship City, Chungju, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats.

Chungju Mayor Gil-Hyung Cho

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.

Chungju became a Friendship city with Atlantic City in 2010.

In Chungju, there are countless dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants where the dogs, who are 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 public and 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 Chungju’s dog meat demand.

Two searches on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – 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” – resulted in many dozens of Health Centers; and dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Chungju.

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 present in the vicinity of Chungju 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

• 📧 Send emails to the elected officials of Atlantic City:

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  CC (Carbon Copy) the Chungju City Council, Chungcheongbuk-Do Provincial Council and the South Korean National Assembly, Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans, and Fisheries Committee members:

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• 📬 Send letter (Use the below-suggested message or petition):
  Mayor’s Office
  City of Atlantic City
  1301 Bacharach Blvd
  Atlantic City, NJ 08401
  USA

  Send a copy of your letter to Chungju Mayor Gil-Hyung Cho:
  Mayor Gil-Hyung Cho
  Chungju City Hall
  21 Eutteum-ro, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
  Postal Code 27339
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  조길형 충주시장
  충주시청
  (27339) 충청북도 충주시 으뜸로 21(금릉동)
  South Korea

  Suggested message

  Subject: Atlantic City, New Jersey: Tell Friendship City, Chungju, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats.

  Dear Mayor Small and the City Council members,

  We ask you to please watch the undercover videos from South Korea’s dog meat industry:
  Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
  Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791

  Chungju has hundreds of horrific dog farms and slaughterhouses operating illegally, and it is one of the largest dog meat suppliers in South Korea. The Korean internet searches resulted in many dozens of so-called Health Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Chungju.

  Do you think Atlantic City should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Would you please urge Chungju Mayor Gil-Hyung Cho to close down all those illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants that serve these animal products? An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://chng.it/grjnDTsB
  The favor of your reply is requested.
  Thank you.

• ☎️ Call the Mayor’s Office: (609) 347-5400

  Suggested phone message

  Hello, I’m calling to speak to someone in the Mayor’s Office to ask for their help on an important issue regarding your Friendship city, Chungju, in South Korea.

  If I could explain: dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, even though it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced. The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress. They cannot speak for themselves, which is why I am calling on their behalf. And, I believe that your city would wish to be made aware of this issue, as they would not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on ones that are loyal, trusting creatures, which look up to us humans as their guardians.

  These illegal trades are being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea and worldwide.

  So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Chungju to urge them to enforce their laws, not ignore them, show compassion to their companion animals, and respect their citizens by bringing these trades to an end.

  I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable, and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.

  Thank you for your time and understanding.

• Send a Twitter message!

  Suggested Twitter text

  .@GoodChungju .@chungbuk21 .@AtlanticCityGov #AtlanticCity, New Jersey: Tell Friendship City, #Chungju #SouthKorea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of #Dogs and #Cats. https://koreandogs.org/friendship-city-chungju-atlantic-city/🐾https://chng.it/grjnDTsB

No matter where you live, PLEASE SHARE these actions with your friends, especially those who live in Atlantic City!🙏

Meat dogs in wire cages feed on rotten food waste slops while they wait to be slaughtered.jtbc News.