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Sister City Campaign – Anseong, South Korea – Brea, California

Campaign updated on 3/26/2023.

Brea, California Mayor Marty Simonoff: Tell Sister City Anseong, South Korea, you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

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.

Anseong became a Sister City to Brea, California, in 2011.

In Anseong, 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.

Photo: Anseong dog farm. We Act!

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Anseong’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 dozens of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in Anseong.

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 Anseong 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: Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. jtbc News.[추적보도 훅] 철창 갇힌 채 감전사…’먹히기 위해’ 죽어가는 개들 / JTBC 뉴스룸

  1. Marguerite Elia
    Marguerite EliaApril 8,16

    Dear Mayor Christine Marick and the Brea City Officials:

    Please watch the undercover video of a dog farm in Anseong: https://youtu.be/zbjFkY91g-k
    Also please watch the undercover video from the documentary trailer by the Korea Observer: https://youtu.be/T6KKIZEjofs

    The City of Brea should not be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten. Please urge the Anseong Mayor Eun-Seong Hwang and Gyeonggi-do Governor Kyung-Pil Nam to close down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers and restaurants who serve their products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat trade can be found at: https://www.change.org/p/brea-mayor-christine-marick-tell-sister-city-anseong-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-torture-consumption-of-dogs-cats

    The favor of your reply is requested.

    • Stacey Govito
      Stacey GovitoMay 10,16

      I received an email from her and yes, she did receive a whitewashed version of what is really happening. I also expressed to her how many people have been made aware of the atrocities there and she aid that they will continue to monitor it. I responded with an email that pasaid how many animals have suffered and the third world mentality those people have, to not believe their lies. I pointed out that they did lie, saying it was illegal and they do not allow for it to happen, to check out the videos and pics, not to mention the testimonials of those in the trenches who are fighting every day, facing the horrors. I also pointed out that they will lie to absolve themselves because they are not the ones who are actually participating in the dog/cat culls … but that doesn’t mean they aren’t enjoying it. Disgusting. I attached a comment to yours because I do not have FB, but it makes me sad for the animals and happy that there are so many, worldwide, that care enough to keep up the fight even if there seems to be no end in sight. Hearing about the closures makes me know that I am participating in something that is truly worthwhile. Thank you for letting me post onto yours, but I wanted to let KOREANDOGS know that I did send an email and I do sign the petitions, even going so far as to write an email to President Obama.

  2. Marguerite Elia
    Marguerite EliaApril 8,16

    Dear Mayor Christine Marick and the Brea City Officials:

    The City of Brea should not be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten. Please urge the Anseong Mayor Eun-Seong Hwang and Gyeonggi-do Governor Kyung-Pil Nam to close down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers and restaurants who serve their products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat trade can be found at: https://www.change.org/p/brea-mayor-christine-marick-tell-sister-city-anseong-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-torture-consumption-of-dogs-cats

    The favor of your reply is requested.

  3. Julia
    JuliaApril 8,16

    I’ve send the letters to the e-mails.

  4. Julia
    JuliaApril 8,16

    Letters returned to me. Such answer came on my e-mail: ” [email protected]
    SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO::
    host ci.brea.ca.us [207.213.88.195]: 550 Sender IP reverse lookup rejected.

  5. avis lyons lyons
    avis lyons lyonsApril 8,16

    this is barbaric cruelty

  6. Linda Jane O'Brien
    Linda Jane O'BrienApril 8,16

    This is too horrendous to watch or even read. I am well aware of what these precious beings are put through and beg for it to stop immediately. The choice of food at the disposition to humans is wide ranging and varied, this practice of eating dogs and cats is unthinkable and the barbaric way in which the killings are carried out is unspeakable and sickening, not to mention the way in which they are treated until the final blow is delivered. Please stop this and move with the rest of the world. Many Sout Koreans are against this practice but until they remain a minority their voices remain unheard. Now we have to deal with the city of Brea, what’s wrong with people, where have their souls disappeared to?

  7. Sarai Schneider
    Sarai SchneiderApril 9,16

    This is so sick and you take the hell of your stuff out of society! No samsung, gl or whatever. YOU DO NOT MAKE BUSINESS WITH THE INNOCENT!

  8. Candis france
    Candis franceApril 10,16

    I can’t watch the videos it makes me so sick…are these people even human?

  9. Brenda Cruz
    Brenda CruzApril 10,16

    I have sent the letters to the emails, this is so sad and, heartbreaking.

  10. Jung Myung Hee
    Jung Myung HeeApril 11,16

    I AM one of Koreans who are against dogmeat consumption and any related industry. My ancestors never agreed to this horrible malpractice. You really should look into your logic when you say dogmeat eating is part of Korean tradition. No way. Something that only part of people did from ignorance and savage can’t be accepted as tradition like Kimchi. Please be aware that this has to end for human. Any cruelty should be criticised and punished.

  11. eri tanabe
    eri tanabeApril 16,16

    terrible

  12. Jerry Cesar
    Jerry CesarMay 17,16

    WHY ARE OUR TROOPS DEFENDING THESE SAVAGE Mutilators, Torturers, and goddamn KILLERS OF OUR BELOVED COMPANION ANIMALS (DOGS)? They are despicable Savage Motherf_____G SAVAGES who should all be rounded up and thrown into boiling pots – just what these savage bastards do to our beloved Dogs. They are INSENSITIVE DOG KILLING MACHINES. HANG EVERY ONE OF THESE SOUTH KOREAN SAVAGES. Moreover, this is a problem which is prevalent throughout Southeast Asia.

  13. Ityel Biletzky
    Ityel BiletzkyMay 19,16

    Boycot S.Korea Tourism,Products&trade, ,and share, and start a global movement in that regard

  14. Evelyn Rhee
    Evelyn RheeJune 6,16

    Korea, please stop the killing and consumption of dogs and cats. This is NOT Korean’s tradition. Hanbok, Kimchi, Gayageum, new year.. this is tradition. In the name of fake “tradition”, you are allowing illegal killing of our fellow companion and loyal animals in such a barbaric and horrendous way right in our back alleys. Why are you allowing these butchers to profit off of blood and continue? We are in the 20th century. We have noraebangs, kpop, kdrama, universities, samsung, LG. SOJU which surveyed #1 liquor… Korea seems to be prospering.. why are you turning a blind eye to the electrocution, boiling, skinning alive of these creatures that feel, think, love human beings?? Please stop. These dogs are suffering because you allow it. These butchers should not be allowed to breed them for food. Korea, you need to push for laws that enforce this. Currently, it seems like anyone can open a dog meat restaurant. Just breed two dogs and you have an unlimited amount of meat. No third party needed. Spread superstition that dog meat does a body good. How foolish. How primitive. How devastating.

  15. VANE
    VANEJuly 10,16

    BASTA YA CON ESE MALDITO Y CRUEL FESTIVAL DE GENTE ASESINA E IGNORANTES!!!!!!!!

  16. ely mens
    ely mensJanuary 19,17

    Please, stop this awful cruelty against these very poor, abandoned animals. It is heartbreaking to see their immense suffering and it makes me cry!!!
    We need to feel compassion and to teach our children that animals need to be treated with love and respect because they belong; exactly like we do; to the circle of life!
    And that is what we try to teach our children and grandchildren; to live on a planet with a high civilization; together with all these beautiful animals without cruelty.

  17. Derlin Gerard M Clair
    Derlin Gerard M ClairMarch 27,23

    No truly Civilized Country should ever Tolerate this very Disgusting & truly Immoral Practice of eating dogs & cats!

  18. Derlin Gerard M Clair
    Derlin Gerard M ClairMarch 27,23

    Sorry,but there’s just no really Nicer way to truly describe this really disgusting practice,my friends.If I was nay nucer,then I would just be lying.Sorry,but it;s just not worth it.

  19. Derlin Gerard Clair
    Derlin Gerard ClairMarch 27,23

    Sorry,but there’s just no really nice way to puit it.This practice is just disgusting.

  20. Heidemarie Rittscher
    Heidemarie RittscherMarch 27,23

    ICH MÖCHTE DIESEN SCHLITZAUGEN GERNE DIE KÖPFE EINSCHLAGEN: WARUM LÄST DIE WELT SO ETWAS ZU. DER MENSCH IST DAS GRÖßTE UNTIER DER WELT.

  21. Urszula Lund
    Urszula LundMarch 27,23

    HOW LONG will the WORLD watch unspeakable tortures inflicted on dogs and cats at South Korea’s dog-meat markets and do nothing about it. How can you talk about “peace” and “democracy” while shocking horrors are regularly committed on defenseless, loving and innocent animals in front of your eyes! Skinning dogs and cats alive, cooking them alive and other appalling tortures shall NOT BE SILENCED, but openly directed to the South-Korean President. We live in 2023 and this abomination must end!
    Those who twin with this City of Horrors have the obligation to scrutinize its shocking ways of animal abuse and TAKE ACTION!

  22. Amanda
    AmandaMarch 27,23

    STOP this now this is heartbreaking why the fuck do you need to eat dog it’s disgusting out of this world it shouldn’t be happing I would give all the money in the world to know this is gonna stop please please this cannot go on

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