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Boryeong, South Korea: Take immediate action to shut down illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses!

Campaign updated on 12/29/2022.

We demand that Boryeong stop its indifference toward animal cruelty and the illegal dog meat industry and take immediate action to shut down the numerous horrific dog farms and slaughterhouses operating in their city.

Video: Action Alert: Boryeong must relocate the remaining 180 dogs from the illegal dog farm/slaughterhouse! Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE).

Video: Watchdog: URGENT! Please demand Boryeong relocate the dogs from the illegal dog farm to the city shelter! Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE).

Photo: South Korea’s dog meat farm and slaughterhouse. Animal Rescue Korea 119 (ARK119).

Call for Action

📝 Suggested message

Boryeong, South Korea: Take immediate action to shut down illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses!

Online Petition: https://chng.it/ZPSV6KRM

* Please respond to my petition in English and Korean using Microsoft Word. Hancom’s word processor program is not used outside Korea, and we cannot open Hancom’s .hwp file.

To: City of Boryeong
Chungcheongnam-do Province
Supreme Prosecutor’s Office
Chungcheongnam-do Special Judicial Police
Boryeong Police
President Yoon Suk-Yeol
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ministry of environment
Ministry of Korea Food and Drug Safety
Ministry of Health & Welfare

Below are dog farms operating in Boryeong, South Korea:

Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Woongcheon-eup Daecheon-ri 93-2
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Hakseong-ri 645-1
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Jangeun-ri 112-1
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Haman-ri 889-1
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Woongcheon-eup Seongdong-ri San 577-4
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Jukjeok-dong 323
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Jugyo-myeon Jugyo-ri 37
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Jugyo-myeon Jugyo-ri 627-5
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Ocheon-myeon Soseong-ri 12
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Nampo-eup Eupnae-ri 88
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Jugyo-myeon Shindae-ri 1182
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Jugyo-myeon Shindae-ri 940-21
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Nakdong-ri 605
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Gungpo-ri 495-2, 495-36
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheongra-myeon Eumhyeon-ri 185
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Gungpo-ri 353
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Namgok-dong 813
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Woongcheon-eup Daechang-4 ri 861
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Nampo-myeon Yanghang-ri 324
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Jangeun-ri 200-5
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Shindeok-ri 148-32 oe 1 pilji
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheongra-myeon Rawon-ri 225-2
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Dongdae-dong 18-17
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Jugyo-myeon Shindae-ri 1172-8
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Seongju-myeon Gaehwa-ri 404
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong HwBoryeong-dong 455-1
Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong Cheonbuk-myeon Shinjuk-ri 268-1

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 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 under 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 under 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 under Article 34, Paragraph 2 of the Sewerage Act. After inspecting the discharge of manure and wastewater into the public water, please take administrative measures under 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 under Article 66-1 of the Waste Control Act.

The 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.

Food waste fed to dogs in the dog meat trade violates the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Sections 1 & 2. The unauthorized collection of food waste and feeding it to dogs in the meat trade violates this regulation.

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 Article 11. The excrement produced at dog meat farms causes environmental damage to the immediate and surrounding area.

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 injury or death to any animal by the following means: battery by tools, exposure to drugs, exposure to extreme heat or fire, electrocution, and drowning is subject to legal punishment. Therefore, the routine slaughter of dogs by butchers and farmers by these methods violates the Act. Further, electrocution as a method of slaughter is internationally recognized as an inherently cruel method of slaughter and banned globally.

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, vendors operating dog slaughterhouses are outside the law’s parameters.

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 slaughter methods 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.

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 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.

Our worldwide campaign urging your city to shut down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses is in progress. https://chng.it/ZPSV6KRM

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

📝 Suggested message in Korean (Please include this in your petition.)

보령시에 불법 개농장, 개도살장 행정처분 시행과 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

전자청원: https://chng.it/ZPSV6KRM

* 청원 답변은 한글과 영어로 마이크로소프트 워드 파일로 보내주시기 바랍니다. 한콤 .hwp파일은 외국에서는 사용하지않으며 오픈할수 없습니다.

보령시
충청남도
검찰
충청남도 특별사법경찰
보령시경찰
윤석열 대통령님
농림축산식품부
환경부
식품의약품안전처
보건복지부

충청남도 보령시 웅천읍 대천리 93-2
충청남도 보령시 천북면 학성리 645-1
충청남도 보령시 천북면 장은리 112-1
충청남도 보령시 천북면 하만리 889-1
충청남도 보령시 웅천읍 성동리 산577-4
충청남도 보령시 죽정동 323
충청남도 보령시 주교면 주교리 37
충청남도 보령시 주교면 주교리 627-5
충청남도 보령시 오천면 소성리 12
충청남도 보령시 남포면 읍내리 88
충청남도 보령시 주교면 신대리 1182
충청남도 보령시 주교면 신대리 940-21
충청남도 보령시 천북면 낙동리 605
충청남도 보령시 천북면 궁포리 495-2, 495-36
충청남도 보령시 청라면 음현리 185
충청남도 보령시 천북면 궁포리 353
충청남도 보령시 남곡동 813
충청남도 보령시 웅천읍 대창4리 861
충청남도 보령시 남포면 양항리 324
충청남도 보령시 천북면 장은리 200-5
충청남도 보령시 천북면 신덕리 148-32외1필지
충청남도 보령시 청라면 라원리 225-2
충청남도 보령시 동대동 18-17
충청남도 보령시 주교면 신대리 1172-8
충청남도 보령시 성주면 개화리 404
충청남도 보령시 화산동 455-1
충청남도 보령시 천북면 신죽리 268-1

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.

– 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.

– 허가 없이 음식쓰레기를 수집/운반하여 개에게 급여하는것은 사료관리법 제 14조 1항 및 2항의 위반입니다.

– 불법으로 난립된 개농장에서 배출되는 분뇨로 인한 환경위해는가축분뇨법 제 11조의 위반입니다. 개농장의 배설물은 인근 지역 환경 피해를 유발합니다.

– 식용하기 위한 개도살은 동물보호법 제 8조 1항 4호의 위반입니다. 개도살은 수의학적 처치의 필요나 동물로 인한 사람의 생명, 신체, 재산의 피해를 입은 경우 같은 정당한 사유 없이 동물을 죽이는 행위로 명백한 법 위반 행위입니다.

– 전기감전으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 8조 1항 1호의 위반입니다. 도구, 약물 또는 열, 전기, 물을 이용한 상해 행위마저 법적 처벌의 대상인 만큼 당연히 상기 방법에 의한 도살 행위는 위법이며 특히 전기도살은 그 잔인함으로 인해 국제적으로 금지되고 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.

– 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.

– 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.

– 보신탕집에서 출처 불명의 개고기를 이용한 보신탕을 판매하는 행위는 식품위생법 제44, 1항 1호의 위반입니다. 검사를 받지 않은 축산물은 운반, 보관, 진열, 판매하거나 식품의 제조, 가공에 사용해서는 안됩니다.

보령시의 불법 개농장과 도살장 폐쇄 청원 캠페인을 전세계적으로 진행하고 있습니다. https://chng.it/ZPSV6KRM

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

👉 Click HERE to learn more about our e-People petitions filed to shut down each dog farms in the Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA)’s dog farm archives.
👉 Click HERE to learn more about KARA’s dog farm archives.

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

  1. Catharina Pedersen
    Catharina PedersenOctober 16,19

    Stop this horrible way of treating living creaturs

  2. cindy stevens
    cindy stevensOctober 17,19

    How can we all come to the same page south Korea in regards to realizing that dogs are truly a mans best friend……… You people have developed a bad habit ……..when it is an uncalled for situation. You ate dog when you were poor and very hungry, sacrificed a dog when a prince was born that is how highly regarded you once thought of the dog, you have taken this to extreme by torturing these animals……… what have they done to you……..none of the things you say they give you such more libido and all that other crap is truly crap……what isnt is that a dog is a mans best friend. go back to your histor……Youu have taken his to far ans the rest of the world hates you for it…….come on get with the times its 2019

  3. Betty Jones
    Betty JonesNovember 22,20

    These poor examples of God’s children need to rot in Hell with Satan, their true god.

  4. Dana Orságová
    Dana OrságováMay 27,21

    please save them, help all these living beings !! please help

  5. Anu Sipiläinen
    Anu SipiläinenJuly 8,22

    Lopettakaa tuo kamala julmuus lemmikeille, eivät ne ole syötäviä vaan rakastettavia olentoja, lemmikkejä! Please help !

  6. Urszula Lund
    Urszula LundJuly 8,22

    People of UKRAINE do their best to SAVE thousands of pets, cats and dogs, from the BLOODY WAR because pets are family members! At the same time SOUTH-KOREA BESTIALLY MURDERS our FAMILY MEMBERS, cats and dogs! HOW DISGUSTING and DISRESPECTFUL of SOUTH-KOREA!

    I’ll remind you that DOGS and CATS are MAN’S BEST FRIENDS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND YOUR SICKENING MANNER TO HORRIFICALLY ABUSE, TORTURE AND KILL THESE LOVING, INNOCENT AND DEFENSELESS ANIMALS MAKE SOUTH KOREA THE MOST HATED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! You INSULT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HAVE DOGS AND CATS AS THEIR MOST BELOVED FAMILY MEMBERS! THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHES YOU AND HATES YOU !!! STOP THIS SADISM and CLOSE THE DOG MEAT TRADE NOW! SHAME on sickening and disgusting South-Korea! YOU ARE SADISTIC ANIMAL-HATERS and disgusting sadistic psychopaths!!! South-Koreans are LOWLIFE HUMAN SCUM, they don’t deserve life on this planet, these mentally-sick bastards. I PUKE at the very mention of South-Korea!!!!!!

  7. Sue
    SueJuly 9,22

    PETITION FILED AND EMAILS SENT

  8. Chris Camelio
    Chris CamelioJuly 12,22

    Disgusting Savages eat vegetables!!! may Karma strike you down you Inhumane humans!!!!!!!!!

  9. Lucy
    LucyJuly 12,22

    PLEASE STOP YOUR BRUTAL TORTURE OF THOSE POOR INNOCENT ANIMALS!!! DOGS AND CATS ARE NOT FOR YOUR PLATE!!! They’re OUR FAMILY FRIENDS AND COMPANIONS!!! S. KOREA, CHINA, VIETNAM STOP YOUR SADISTIC AND EVIL ACTS NOW!!!

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