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Sister City Campaign – Daejeon, South Korea – Seattle, Washington

✳️ This campaign replaces our previous campaign.

Seattle: Tell Sister City, Daejeon, South Korea, that 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.

Daejeon became a Sister City with Seattle, Washington, in 1989.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell met with Lee Jang-woo, the mayor of Daejeon, South Korea, on June 25, 2024, for a commemorative event at Seattle City Hall. The event celebrated the 35th anniversary of Seattle and Daejeon’s sister city relationship and was attended by dignitaries, community leaders, and members of both the Seattle and Korean communities. Northwest Asian Weekly.

The “Special Bill to end the breeding, slaughter, and distribution of dogs for consumption and dog meat consumption” was passed by South Korea’s National Assembly on January 9, 2024, mandating the cessation of all related operations. However, the dog meat trade has always been illegal, and despite this new legislation, there has been no change, and the situation remains dire for the dogs confined in dog farms across the country.

In Daejeon, 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.

South Korea’s dog farms. ARK119.
South Korea’s Dog Meat Industry, Jeju. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE).

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

Search results on Naver, the most popular search engine in Korea, revealed the prevalence of so-called “Health Centers” that often sell dog elixirs and cat elixirs, also known as dog soju and cat soju. Additionally, numerous listings for “dog meat restaurants” indicated a significant presence of such establishments in the Daejeon area.

Even if only half of these “Health” Centers and dog meat restaurants incorporate dog and cat “ingredients” in some form, the number of dog and cat farms and slaughterhouses required to supply these outlets is staggering.

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

Call for Action

Video: South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. KBS DIGITALNEWS LAB.

Video: In the dog meat farm, the Dog Meat Consumption Prohibition Law has no meaning for the tens of thousands remaining and puppies yet to be born. CARE.

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

  1. Urszula Lund
    Urszula LundSeptember 2,24

    KOREANS, YOU HAVE NO SHAME OR DECENCY!!!

  2. federica grassi
    federica grassiSeptember 17,24

    Please stop this insane torture, now!

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