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

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on October 13,2018 in Action Alert, Campaign

Campaign updated on 2/15/2023.

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 Yeongcheon, 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.

Dog farm in South Korea. Animal Rescue Korea 119 (ARK119).

Video: 👉 Watch the full program, MBC TV Program 실화On, June 5, 2021. CARE raids an illegal dog slaughterhouse in Yeongcheon.

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

Shown below are two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – 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 Yeongcheon.

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 Yeongcheon to supply these outlets.

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

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Mayor Choi Gi-Moon
City of Yeongcheon
16 Sicheong-ro, Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Postal Code 38856
South Korea

Yeongcheon City Council
16 Sicheong-ro, Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Postal Code 38856
South Korea

📬 Addresses in Korean:

최기문 영천 시장님
영천시청
(38856) 경상북도 영천시 시청로 16
South Korea

영천시의회
(38856) 경상북도 영천시 시청로 16
South Korea

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Yeongcheon Mayor
Yeongcheon City Council Member Jeon Jong-Cheon
Gyeongsangbuk-do Government
Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol-Woo Click HERE to learn more about Lee Cheol-Woo’s support of dog meat industry.

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

Petition: Yeongcheon, South Korea, Shut down illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants.
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Dear Mayor Choi Gi-Moon and the Yeongcheon City Council members,

Please watch these documentaries, “The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea” (https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY) and “Korea’s Dog Cruelty: Dogs Are Innocent.” (https://youtu.be/qIFAI9uyx64).

We ask you to take immediate action to crack down on the illegal dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants that serve dog meat in your city. We request that an official document be issued, mandating that the following existing Korean laws be enforced by its government officials, police and judges:

Breeding:

Unauthorized processing of food waste fed to dogs in the meat trade violates the Wastes Control Act, Article 15-2, Article 25, Section 3. Suppliers of food waste and transporters of food waste to dog meat farms are violating this regulation. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won per Article 64 of the Waste Control Act. Imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won per Article 65 of the Waste Management Act.)

The unauthorized collection of food waste and feeding it to dogs violates the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Sections 1 & 2. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won per Article 33 of the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act.)

Excrement and resulting environmental damage produced as a by-product of the illegal dog meat farm violates the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta. The excrement produced at dog meat farms causes environmental damage to the immediate and surrounding area. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won per Article 49 of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta.)

Slaughter:

Slaughtering dogs for human consumption violates the Animal Protection Act Article 8, Section 1. Killing an animal by hanging it by the neck or by using any other cruel methods; killing an animal on the street or any other places open to the public or killing an animal with animals of the same kind present at the scene; killing an animal by failing to feed or water it on purpose; killing an animal without any justifiable grounds is clear violation of the Animal Protection Act.

The slaughter of dogs by electrocution violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 8, Section 1, Clause 1. Inflicting an injury to animals by physical or chemical means, such as tools or drugs, is subject to legal punishment. Therefore, the routine slaughter of dogs by butchers and farmers by these methods violates the Act. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won per Article 46 of the Animal Protection Act.) Further, electrocution as a method of slaughter is internationally recognized as an inherently cruel method of slaughter and banned globally. In Korea, the Supreme Court in 2020 convicted a case of slaughtering a dog using an electric iron skewer.

The slaughter of dogs from an unauthorized slaughterhouse violates the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 7 Section 1. The Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act states that dogs are officially recognized and classified as “animals” that are “prohibited from being slaughtered and distributed as food for human consumption.” Therefore, those vendors operating dog slaughterhouses are operating outside of the parameters of the law and in violation of the law. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than 10 years or a fine not exceeding 100 million won per Article 45 of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act.)

The slaughter of dogs for consumption violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 10. The Act intends to ensure that no animal is slaughtered in a cruel or revolting manner and shall be free from unnecessary pain, fear, or stress during the slaughter process. Therefore, the only humane way of slaughtering dogs would be by euthanasia (lethal injection). All currently practiced methods of slaughter by butchers, farmers, and traders exclude euthanasia as a method of slaughter. Therefore, they are all in breach of this Act. This is also a violation of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act Article 7 Section 1 Clause 2. According to the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, the slaughter of animals for their consumption is allowed only for the livestock animals publicly announced as livestock classification in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, and dogs are not classified here.

Distribution & Sale:

The display and sale of dog carcasses in traditional outdoor markets violate the Food Sanitation Act, Article 4, 5. Violation of laws banning the sale of harmful food due to the contamination from the unsanitary and illegal slaughter of the animal and display of the dog carcass. For example, dog carcasses are routinely contaminated by microorganisms that cause human diseases and food poisoning, leading to severe and life-threatening health complications. There are also strict laws that ban the sale of meat from sick animals. Because there is no quality control or proper monitoring of slaughter practices in the dog meat trade, likely, these laws are routinely violated.

Dog meat restaurants’ sale of dog meat soup made with dog carcasses from an unknown source violates the Food Sanitation Act Article 44 Section 1 Clause 1. Uninspected livestock products must not be transported, stored, displayed, sold, or used to manufacture or process food for human consumption.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety must crack down on and punish businesses that sell dog carcasses and that process, cook, and sell products that use dog carcasses as raw materials.

Please refer to the legal information regarding dog meat consumption in South Korea published by KARA (Korea Animal Rights Advocates): https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537, http://koreandogs.org/kara-publishes-legal-information-booklet-ending-dog-meat-consumption/

Dog meat consumption is a catastrophe brought about by the government’s inaction. Here are reasons why dog meat consumption is illegal.
Breeding: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/16556
Slaughter: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/19677
Distribution & Sales: https://ekara.org/activity/against/read/19754

Below are dog farms operating in Yeongcheon, South Korea:

Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Hanbang-ro 183
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Chisan-ri 205 beonji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Geumho-eup Honam-ri 823 beonji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Daechang-myeon Daejae-ri 277 beonji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Cheongtong-myeon Geumsong-ro 880-3
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Bukan-myeon Geumchang-ro 1620-26
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Cheongtong-myeon Hodang-ri 1069-1 beonji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Shinnyeong-myeon Maeyang-ri 205-2 oe 3 pilji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Daechang-myeon Yongjeon-ri 199 beonji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Hwasan-myeon Napi-gil 167-70
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Geumho-eup Namseong-gil 83-106 (189)
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Imgo-myeon Sa-ri San 71 beonji
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Geumho-eup Daeseungji-gil 106-71
Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongcheon Bukan-myeon Yeondang-gil 77-1

The dog farm specified above is suspected to be an unregistered facility and has been contributing to the pollution of the environment and thus requires urgent administrative measures and immediate shutdown.

1. Under the current enforcement decree of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta, any dog farm at least 60 square meters in size is subject to registration as a waste emission facility. Any illegal dog farms operating without proper registration must be ordered to suspend operation and close per Articles 17 and 18 of the Act. Administrative actions such as the imposition of fines must be issued according to Article 50 and the enforcement decree Article 20 of the same law.

2. Illegal dog slaughter may violate Article 8 of the Animal Protection Act. If a dog farm has committed an illegal dog slaughter, they will be sentenced to less than two years in prison and fined up to 20 million won. Please inspect the dog farm site to check if illegal dog slaughter is committed and report it to the police.

3. According to Articles 25 and 46 of the Waste Control Act, food waste feed recycling requires that dog farms are equipped with appropriate facilities and must be registered and authorized by the municipal government. Please inspect the dog farm to check if the food waste is being fed to dogs and take appropriate administrative actions per Article 66 for violations.

4. In the case of temporary buildings: Dog farms must obtain approval according to the Building Act Article 14 (Building Reports) and Article 20 (Temporary Buildings). Please remove the building if the building is unauthorized.

5. If sewage contamination is found: Personal sewage treatment facilities must be reported per Article 34, Paragraph 2 of the Sewerage Act. After inspecting the discharge of manure and wastewater into the public water, please take administrative measures per Article 77 of the Sewerage Act.

6. If household waste is found: Unlawful dumping and loading of household waste violate Article 13 of the Waste Control Act. After investigating the accumulation of household waste in the vicinity, please take measures per Article 66-1 of the Waste Control Act.

7. The raised wire cages are torture devices that inflict great physical pain on the animals forced to exist in them.
– Please issue an order to remove the raised wire cages in violation of breeding management practices per Article 7 of the Animal Protection Act.
– Please charge the dog farm for animal cruelty and order a correction according to Article 8 of the Animal Protection Act.

8. The dogs are exposed to the frigid cold, unable to move while trapped in an outdoor raised wire cage. This clearly constitutes animal cruelty.
– Please issue a corrective order and prosecute the dog farm.
-Article 4 of the Enforcement Rules of the Animal Protection Act: “(6) 2. Any act that inflicts bodily pain or injury upon an animal by keeping an animal in severe heat or cold without justifiable reasons such as the animal’s natural habits or required rearing environment.”

9. Please reply with the number and breed of dogs in the dog farms.

10. If the lot is designated as a “Farm field or Rice paddy,” breeding facilities on farmland must comply with Article 35 Paragraph 1 item 1 of the Farmland Act for livestock and industrial use facilities. A person who intends to install and use such a livestock breeding facility must,
1) Report and obtain permission for farmland conversion per Article 35 of the Farmland Act
2) Follow procedures such as temporary permission for use per Article 36 of the Farmland Act.
Therefore, please investigate whether the person who changed the farmland followed the procedures per the Farmland Act. In case of non-compliance, take administrative measures such as issuing an order to restore to the original state per Article 42 of the Farmland Act and impose a fine for “compensation for compulsory performance” per Article 63 of the Farmland Act.

11. Please reply with the type of food being fed to the dogs. If food and water are not being given, issue a corrective order per Animal Protection Act, Article 7, paragraph 1.

Our worldwide campaign urging your city to shut down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses is in progress. https://koreandogs.org/yeongcheon-dog-farms/

We urge you to take quick and strong administrative measures to address the violation of laws and shut down all these illegal dog farms immediately!

The United States House of Representatives has formally passed H.Res. 401, which “Calls for an end to the dog and cat meat industry and urges all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade.” https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401

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

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영천시는 불법 개농장, 도축장, 시장, 보신탕집을 폐쇄하라!

전자청원: 영천시는 불법 개농장, 도축장, 시장, 보신탕집을 폐쇄하라!
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최기문 영천시장님과 영천시의회 의원님들께 청원합니다.

우선 “대한의 육견인들 (https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY)” 과 “한국 댕댕이 잔혹사 : 개는 죄가 없다 (https://youtu.be/qIFAI9uyx64)” 라는 다큐멘터리를 참고로 봐주시기 바랍니다.

영천시는 개고기를 다루는 불법 개농장, 도살장, 시장, 보신탕집, 건강원을 단속하는 즉각적 조치를 취하기를 촉구합니다. 또한 한국정부, 경찰청, 사법기관이 아래와 같은 기존 한국법 시행을 요구하는 공식문서를 발급할 것을 요청합니다.

사육:

– 개의 사육단계에서 식용견 사료용으로 음식쓰레기를 무단처리하는 것은 폐기물 관리법 제 15조의 2, 제 25조 3항 위반입니다. 음식물쓰레기 배출자와 운반자들은 이 의무규정을 위반하고 개농장주에게 음식쓰레기를 제공하고 있습니다. (처벌: 폐기물관리법 제 64조 의거 5년 이하의 징역 또는 5천만원 이하 벌금. 폐기물관리법 제 65조 의거 3년이하의 징역이나 3천만원 이하의 벌금.)

– 무단으로 음식쓰레기를 수집/운반하여 개에게 급여하는것은 사료관리법 제 14조 1항 및 2항의 위반입니다. (처벌: 사료관리법 제 33조 의거 3년 이하의 징역 또는 3천만원 이하 벌금.)

– 불법으로 난립된 개농장에서 배출되는 분뇨로 인한 환경위해는가축분뇨의 관리 및 이용에 관한 법률(가축분뇨법)의 위반입니다. 개농장의 배설물은 인근 지역 환경 피해를 유발합니다. (처벌: 가축분뇨법 제 49조 가축분뇨의 처리 의무를 위반한 경우 2년 이하 징역 또는 2천 만원 이하 벌금.)

도살:

– 식용하기 위한 개도살은 동물보호법 제 8조 1항의 위반입니다. 개도살은 목을 매다는 등의 잔인한 방법으로 죽음에 이르게 하는 행위, 노상 등 공개된 장소에서 죽이거나 같은 종류의 다른 동물이 보는 앞에서 죽음에 이르게 하는 행위, 고의로 사료 또는 물을 주지 아니하는 행위로 인하여 동물을 죽음에 이르게 하는 행위, 수의학적 처치의 필요, 동물로 인한 사람의 생명ㆍ신체ㆍ재산의 피해 등 정당한 사유 없이 죽음에 이르게 하는 행위로 명백한 법 위반 행위입니다.

– 전기감전방법으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 8조 2항 1호의 위반입니다. 도구ㆍ약물 등 물리적ㆍ화학적 방법을 사용하여 상해를 입히는 행위마저 법적 처벌의 대상인 만큼 당연히 상기 방법에 의한 도살 행위는 위법입니다. (처벌: 동물보호법 제 46조 의거 3년 이하 징역 또는 3천만원 이하 벌금)
전기도살은 국제적으로 잔인한 도살로 금지되어 있으며 국내에서도 2020년 대법원이 전기 쇠꼬챙이를 사용하여 개를 도살한 사건에 유죄판결을 내린바 있습니다.

– 무허가 도살장에서 개를 도살하는 행위는 축산물 위생관리법 제 7조 1항 위반입니다. 개는 축산물 위생관리법에서 규정한 ‘도살, 식육으로의 유통이 불가능’한 동물로서 허가받은 도살장이 존재할수가 없습니다. 따라서 개 도살장을 운영하는 공급업체는 법의 매개 변수를 벗어나 법을 위반하고 있는 것입니다. (처벌: 축산물 위생 관리법 제 45조 의거 10년 이하 징역 또는 1억원 이하 벌금.)

– 자가소비를 목적으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 10조와 축산물 위생관리법 제 7조 1항 2호의 위반입니다. 모든 동물은 잔인한 방법으로 도살되어서는 안되는데, 개도살의 경우 인도적인 방법은 약물주사 외에는 없으므로 현재 한국에서 자행되는 모든 식용 목적 개도살은 잔인한 도살에 해당합니다. 축산물 위생관리법의 ‘자가소비를 위한 도살 허용’은 고시로 정한 축산물 위생관리법상 가축에 한하며 개는 해당사항이 없습니다.

유통, 판매:

현행 식품위생법과 식약처의 해석에 의하면 ‘개고기’는 명백히 식품의 원료가 아닙니다.
– 재래시장에서 개의 지육을 전시/판매하는 행위는 식품위생법 제4, 5조의 위반입니다. 불결한 불법도축과 지육 전시과정에서의 오염으로 ‘위해식품 등의 판매금지’ 조항에 위배됩니다. 개의 지육이 병을 일으키는 미생물에 오염된 경우 인체의 건강을 해칠 우려가 있습니다. 또 유기견이나 개농장의 병든 개체가 도살돼 판매될 가능성을 배제하지 못하므로 ‘병든 동물의 고기 등의 판매금지’ 조항에 위배됩니다.

– 식품위생법 제44조에 1항 1호에 따르면 「축산물 위생관리법」 제12조에 따른 검사를 받지 아니한 축산물은 운반ㆍ보관ㆍ진열ㆍ판매하거나 식품의 제조ㆍ가공에 사용할 수 없습니다. 이를 위반시 식품위생법 제97조에 의거하여 3년 이하의 징역 또는 3천만원 이하의 벌금형에 처해집니다. ※ 축산물 위생관리법 제12조(축산물의 검사) ① 제21조제1항에 따른 도축업의 영업자는 작업장에서 처리하는 식육에 대하여 검사관의 검사를 받아야 한다.

식약처는 시중에서 판매되는 개 사체 및 지육은 물론, 이를 원료로 가공 조리 판매하는 모든 영업장을 집중 단속하고 허가 받지 않은 원료를 이용하여 판매하는 행위를 엄중히 단속하고 처벌해야 합니다.

동물권행동 카라의 개식용에 관한 법적 정보 “개식용 종식을 위한 법규 안내집이 발간되었습니다!”를 참조하십시오.
https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537

정부의 무위가 가져온 파국 ‘개식용’, 무법이 아닌 불법인 이유:
사육: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/16556
도살: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/19677
유통, 판매: https://ekara.org/activity/against/read/19754

경상북도 영천시 한방로 183(작산동)
경상북도 영천시 치산리 205번지
경상북도 영천시 금호읍 호남리 823번지
경상북도 영천시 대창면 대재리 277번지
경상북도 영천시 청통면 금송로 880-3
경상북도 영천시 북안면 금창로 1620-26
경상북도 영천시 청통면 호당리 1069-1번지
경상북도 영천시 신녕면 매양리 205-2외 3필지
경상북도 영천시 대창면 용전리 199번지
경상북도 영천시 화산면 납이길 167-70
경상북도 영천시 금호읍 남성길 83-106 (189)
경상북도 영천시 임고면 사리 산 71번지
경상북도 영천시 금호읍 대승지길 106-71
경상북도 영천시 북안면 연당길 77-1

위 개농장은 가축분뇨법상 미신고된 불법 개농장이며 여러 불법성이 보이는 바, 이에 대한 확인, 행정처분 및 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

1) 가축분뇨의 관리 및 이용에 관한 법률 시행령 상 60㎡ 이상 개농장은 배출시설 신고대상에 해당합니다. 신고되지 않고 운영되는 불법 개농장의 경우 가축분뇨 관리법 제17조 및 제18조에 따라 사용중지 및 폐쇄명령, 동법 제50조 및 시행령 제20조에 따라 과태료 부과 등 행정처분이 내려져야 할 것입니다.

2) 불법 개도살이 이루어질 경우 동물보호법 제8조 위반 가능성이 있습니다. 해당 개농장이 불법 개도살을 할 경우 2년 이하 징역, 2천만원이하 벌금에 처해집니다. 불법 개도살이 이루어지는지 현장 확인 후 경찰에 고발조치 해주시기 바랍니다.

3) 폐기물 관리법 제25조 및 제46조에 따르면 음식물류 폐기물 사료 재활용은 적정 시설 장비를 갖추고 지자체 인허가를 받거나 신고하도록 되어 있습니다. 음식물류 폐기물을 개들에게 급여하는지 확인해 주시고, 위반 시 제66조 조항에 따라 행정조치 바랍니다.

4) 가설 건축물일 경우 : 건축법 제 14조(건축신고) 및 제 20조(가설건축물) 허가 후 견사를 지어야 합니다. 무단 증축된 건축물일 경우 철거 조치 바랍니다.

5) 하수도 오염 사항이 발견될 경우 : 하수도법 제 34조 2항에 따라 개인 하수처리시설 신고가 필요합니다. 공공수역 분뇨, 폐수 배출 상태 확인 후 하수도법 제 77조에 따라 행정조치 바랍니다.

6) 생활 폐기물이 발견될 경우: 생활 폐기물 불법 투기 및 적재는 폐기물 관리법 제13조 위반입니다. 주변에 생활 폐기물을 쌓아두고 방치하는 행위 조사 후 폐기물 관리법 제66조 제1호에 따라 조치해 주시기 바랍니다.

7) 뜬장은 동물이 ‘신체적 고통’을 느끼는 일종의 고문 기구입니다.
-동물보호법7조에 따른 사육관리위반으로 시정명령 내려주십시오.
-동물보호법 8조에 따른 동물학대로 시정명령, 고발해주십시오.

8) 동물이 야외 뜬장에 갇힌 채 이동도 하지 못하고 혹한에 노출돼 있습니다. 이는 명백한 동물학대입니다. 이에 대한 시정명령 및 고발조치해주십시오.
-동물보호법 시행규칙 4조: (6) 2. 동물의 습성 또는 사육환경 등의 부득이한 사유가 없음에도 불구하고 동물을 혹서ㆍ혹한 등의 환경에 방치하여 신체적 고통을 주거나 상해를 입히는 행위.

9) 해당 개농장 안의 개들의 수와 견종 등을 회신해주십시오.

10) 해당 필지 지목이 ‘전 (밭농사를 하는 토지) 혹은 답 (논과 같이 물을 직접 이용하여 농사를 하는 토지)’인 농지인 경우: 농지에서의 간이양축시설은 농지법 제35조 제1항 1호의 농축산업용물 시설에 해당됩니다. 이러한 간이양축시설을 설치하여 사용하려는 자는

1) 농지법 제35조에 따른 농지전용신고/허가
2) 농지법 제36조에 따른 농지의 타용도 일시사용허가 등의 절차를 밟아 농지를 전용하여야 합니다.
따라서 농지에서의 전용행위자가 농지법에 따른 절차를 밟아 사용하고 있는지 확인하여 미신고시 농지법 제42조에 따른 원상회복 등의 행정처분 해주십시오. 미이행시 같은 법 제63조에 따른 ‘이행강제금’ 처분을 하여 주십시오.

11) 개들에게 급여하는 먹이의 종류를 회신해주십시오. 사료와 물을 주고 있지 않다면 동물보호법 7조 1항에 따라 시정명령을 내리십시오.

영천시의 불법 개농장과 도살장 폐쇄 청원 캠페인을 전세계적으로 진행하고 있습니다. https://koreandogs.org/yeongcheon-dog-farms/

불법 사항 해결에 대한 적극적인 처리와 재발 방지를 위한 신속하고 강력한 행정처분, 및 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

미국 하원은 공식적으로 결의안 H.Res 401 “개와 고양이 식용산업을 종식시키고 모든 국가가 개와 고양이식용를 금지할 것을 촉구한다.”를 통과시켰습니다. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401

영천시에서 자행되는 잔인한 개/고양이 식용산업에 대한 외신 보도가 영천시의 이미지를 크게 추락시키고 있습니다. 이 비극을 끝낼 때입니다! 영천시의 회신을 요청드립니다.

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