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Seoul, Jungnang Borough – Dozens of dogs stuffed in truck cages unable to move for days in scorching heat taken to slaughterhouse
Short Link: http://koreandogs.org/?p=5939 Translation of CARE’s Facebook Posting on 5/22/2013 트럭 철장 속, 구겨진 채로 여러 날 버티다 도살장에 끌려가는 수십마리의 개들 Dozens of dogs having to endure being stuffed tightly inside metal cages on truck for many days and taken to slaughterhouse 동물사랑실천협회로 들어 …
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Venerable Beopjeong Buddhist Priest’s Argument Against Dog Meat Consumption (Korean-English Translation) 법정스님의 개식용반대론
Translated by koreandogs.org and volunteers. Please share! 법정스님의 개식용반대론 Venerable Beopjeong Buddhist Priest’s Argument Against Dog Meat Consumption 한국은 오는 2002년에 일본과 함께 월드컵 축구 대회를 개최하게 되었다. Korea became a co-host of the World Cup soccer tournament with Japan in 2002. 개최의 기쁜 소식과 …
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Citizen Suit to Save Our Earth and Life (In response to the live burial of animals during the Foot & Mouth Disease outbreak in 2010-11)
Source: Citizen Suit Against FMD Crisis 2010 by KARA Citizen Suit to Save Our Earth and Life November 2012 Green Party Korea, Korea Animal Rights Advocates (In the alphabetical order) 1. Background – Raising an objection to factory farming (formally referred to as Concentrated Animal …
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Controversy over the maintenance of dog meat vendors at Moran market in Seongnam-city (The largest dog meat market in the country). Seven interdepartmental joint enforcement….Vendors backlash ‘threat to their livelihoods’.
Translation of news :http://media.daum.net/politics/administration/newsview?newsid=20120822102611827 Vendors are up in arms as Seongnam-city in Gyeonggido-province launches a broad-scale maintenance of dog meat vendors at Moran Market. Since July 5, Seongnam-city began an investigation of dog slaughter and sales conditions at the Moran Market area (Joongwon-gu, Seongnam-dong) and …
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KARA released a research report for the dog meat industry fact finding and prohibition measures
KARA’s Report-Full Version in Korean KARA’s Report-Summary Version in Korean Here are some information from the report: Status of Dog Breeds Utilized in Dog Meat Industry Based on the S. Korea’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ statistical yearbook, in 2011, 1.7 million dogs …
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Pet adoption center plans to open early next month in Seoul
Translation of News: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/08/16/2012081600001.html?Dep0=twitter Pet adoption center plans to open early next month. Through a reorganization initiative, Seoul Metropolitan government is preparing to change the animal related words being used and to build an animal protection shelter. This follows their recent creation of Animal Welfare …
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“Koreans! Don’t eat dog meat!” … Protests from all around the world
Translation of S. Korean JTBC News: http://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB10150004 Watch the news video here. More information on Animal Welfare Institute here. Yesterday (August 7) was Malbok. This is a day the sale of boshintang(dog meat soup) surge. On this day, protests against S. Korea’s dog meat consumption …
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Aug. 7, 12 International Day of Action For The South Korean Dogs and Cats Around The World
Annual “International Day of Action For The South Korean Dogs and Cats” events were held on August 7, 2012 (“Malbok” meaning “dog days of summer” in S. Korea when the sale of dog meat is at its peak) around the world. Check out the news …
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‘Blood dripping’ from slaughtered dogs… Daegu’s Chilsung market’s ‘Dog meat alley’
Translation of Korean News: http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/sub_news_view.php?news_id=43032&yy=2012 Cut up pieces kept at room temperature, food poisoning risk in this hot weather Afternoon of July 19, North Daegu’s Chilsung market also known as ‘Dog meat alley’. In a scorching heat exceeding 30 ℃, the butchered dog meat are …
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‘The dog truck’ not guilty? … people’s backlash diffusing online
NEW PETITION! SIGN AND SHARE, PLEASE! Jeju Island of S. Korea! Punish the “Dog Truck from Hell” and ban the dog meat trade! 잔인한 악습, 개식용은 이제그만! Translation of news: http://www.headlinejeju.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=155872 ‘개 장수 트럭’은 무죄?…네티즌 반발 확산 ‘The dog truck’ not guilty? … people’s backlash …
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[Update] Dog trucks on cruise ship from Jeju to Mokpo…only 2 were rescued.
NEW PETITION! SIGN AND SHARE, PLEASE! Jeju Island of S. Korea! Punish the “Dog Truck from Hell” and ban the dog meat trade! 잔인한 악습, 개식용은 이제그만! [Update on 7/28/12] This is a translation of tweet from Hee Tae Park 7/27/12: https://twitter.com/autojane/status/228849704694325248/photo/1 제주개사건 덕분에 새 …
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[Urgent] S. Koreans: Do you know anyone of these dogs? Dog truck transported on a cruise ship from Jeju to Mokpo
NEW PETITION! SIGN AND SHARE, PLEASE! Jeju Island of S. Korea! Punish the “Dog Truck from Hell” and ban the dog meat trade! 잔인한 악습, 개식용은 이제그만! [긴급] 이 개들의 주인 안계신가요? 정황상 제주도에서 개들을 훔쳐 나가는 트럭인것 같지만, 피해자가 없는 이상 조사가 쉽지 않다고 …
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