Friendship City Campaign – Hamyang, South Korea – North Hempstead, New York - Stop the Dog and Cat Consumption in S. Korea!

Friendship City Campaign – Hamyang, South Korea – North Hempstead, New York

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on March 15,2022 in Uncategorized

North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena: Tell your Friendship City, Hamyang, South Korea, that you are opposed to 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.

Hamyang Mayor Seo Chun-Soo

Hamyang became a Friendship City with North Hempstead, New York, in 2019.

In Hamyang, there are numerous 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 broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty. 👉 Click HERE for a list of illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses in Hamyang.

Video/Photo: Watchdog: Action Alert! Help shut down horrific dog farm in Chujeong-ri, Cheongju, and demand dogs be relocated to a shelter!

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Hamyang’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 the vicinity of Hamyang.

Even if half of these ‘Health’ Food Centers and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in Hamyang to supply these outlets.

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

✍ Sign the Petition

Call for Action

📧 Send emails to the North Hempstead Supervisor and the Council members.

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Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Hamyang County Council, Gyeongsangnam-do Council, and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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📬 Send letters (Use the below-suggested message or petition):

Supervisor Jennifer DeSena
North Hempstead Town Hall
220 Plandome Road
Manhasset , NY 11030
USA

North Hempstead Council
220 Plandome Road
Manhasset , NY 11030
USA

📬 Send a copy of your letter to Hamyang:
Mayor Seo Chun-Soo
Hamyang County
35 Goun-ro, Hamyang-eup, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
Postal Code 50036
South Korea

Hamyang County Council
35 Goun-ro, Hamyang-eup, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
Postal Code 50036
South Korea

📬 Hamyang’s addresses in Korean:
서춘수 함양군수님
함양군청
(50036) 경상남도 함양군 함양읍 고운로 35
South Korea

함양군의회
(50036) 경상남도 함양군 함양읍 고운로 35
South Korea

Suggested message

Subject: North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena: Tell your Friendship City, Hamyang, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and North Hempstead Council members:

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

Do you think North Hempstead should be a Friendship City to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten by people?

In Hamyang, there are numerous dog meat farms, markets, shops, dog slaughterhouses, dog meat restaurants, and so-called “Health Centers” serving soup made of dog meat as an elixir. Dogs suffer their entire lives in filthy, feces encrusted raised wire cages in utter misery only to be slaughtered in the most horrific ways. They are killed by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head and necks, being hung, being beaten to death, having their throats slit, being burned alive with a blowtorch, or thrown into a vat of boiling water while still alive. In Korea, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs who tremble with terror. In addition, people’s beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these businesses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Dogs and puppies who died of diseases are tossed away like garbage, often left in front of cages to rot while the mother dogs watch and cry out in despair for their dead babies.

The Korean internet searches resulted in dozens of Health Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in Hamyang.

Would you please urge Hamyang Mayor Seo Chun-Soo to close down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants that serve their products? An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous dog and cat meat cruelty in Hamyang is in progress: https://chng.it/YsqLTCYH.

On behalf of all the animals suffering unimaginable cruelty in the dog and cat meat industry, we thank you in advance and await your reply.

Sincerely,

☎️ Call the North Hempstead Supervisor’s office: (516) 869-6311

Suggested phone message

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

If I could explain: Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that county, 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 town would wish to be made aware of this issue, as you would not want to affiliate with a county 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.

This illegal industry is being allowed to continue by Hamyang authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet guardians across South Korea and worldwide.

So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Hamyang to urge them to enforce their laws, not ignore them, show compassion to their companion animals, and respect their citizens by bringing this cruel industry 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.