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Campaign updated on 10/1/2024.

Idaho: Tell your Sister Province, Chungcheongbuk Province, 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.

Chungcheongbuk Province became a Sister Province with Idaho in 1986.

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, and was enacted on February 6, 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 Chungcheongbuk province, 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.

Illegal dog farm and slaughterhouse in Jeungpyeong, South Korea. 불법 개 사육시설 적발…사체 나뒹둘고, 전기 충격기까지 / KBS 2021.02.03. KBS News, 2/3/2021. 사체 나뒹구는 개 농장…“고통 없애려 전기 도살”?

Video: Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. jtbc News.[추적보도 훅] 철창 갇힌 채 감전사…’먹히기 위해’ 죽어가는 개들 / JTBC 뉴스룸

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

Two searches conducted on Naver, Korea’s most popular search engine, yielded numerous results: one for so-called “Health Centers” which commonly sells dog and cat elixirs (commonly referred to as dog soju and cat soju) and another for “dog meat restaurants,” both of which revealed hundreds of such establishments scattered across Chungcheongbuk Province.

Even if only half of these so-called “Health” Centers and restaurants incorporate dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in their offerings, one can only imagine the staggering number of dog and cat farms and slaughterhouses operating in the vicinity of Chungcheongbuk Province to sustain this demand.

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

Call for Action

• 📧 Click HERE to send an online message to the governor of Idaho.
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• 📧 Send an email to the Idaho Governor’s office.

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  📧 CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Chungcheongbuk-do Provincial Council and the South Korean National Assembly members.

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• 📬 Send letters.

  Office of the Governor
  State Capitol
  PO Box 83720
  Boise, ID 83720
  USA

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Chungcheongbuk Province:

  Governor Kim Young-hwan
  Chungcheongbuk-do Province
  82 Sangdang-ro, Sangdang-gu, Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do
  Postal Code 28515
  South Korea

  Chungcheongbuk-do Provincial Council
  82 Sangdang-ro, Sangdang-gu, Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do
  Postal Code 28515
  South Korea

  📬 Chungcheongbuk Province’s address in Korean:

  김영환 도지사님
  충청북도청
  (28515) 충청북도 청주시 상당구 상당로 82
  South Korea

  충청북도의회
  (28515) 충청북도 청주시 상당구 상당로 82
  South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Idaho: Please tell your Sister Province, Chungcheongbuk Province, South Korea, that you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Governor Little,

As a representative of Idaho, we implore you to reconsider your Sister State agreement with Chungcheongbuk Province, South Korea, a province that permits dogs and cats to be horribly abused and brutally killed for food.

While graphic, these undercover videos depicting South Korea’s dog meat industry are important to watch:
Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Forest fire in Uljin burns dogs imprisoned in dog meat farms: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/

Despite the passage of the “Special Bill to end the breeding, slaughter, and distribution of dogs for consumption and dog meat consumption” by South Korea’s National Assembly on January 9, 2024, and was enacted on February 6, 2024, which mandates all operations to cease, the situation remains dire. Dogs confined in dog farms in Chungcheongbuk Province and across South Korea continue to suffer immensely.

Chungcheongbuk Province is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption provinces in South Korea. There are numerous dog farms and dog slaughterhouses in Chungcheongbuk Province. Korean web searches turn up hundreds of dog meat restaurants and so-called “Health Centers” that commonly serve soup made of dog meat as phony elixirs (also known as dog soju).

Dogs suffer their entire lives in filthy, feces-encrusted raised wire cages in dire misery only to be slaughtered in the most horrific of ways— tortured by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head, hanging, 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 many places, dogs are killed in full view of other caged dogs who tremble with terror. These poor dogs are often burned alive in their cages, unable to escape. They are fed rotten, moldy garbage full of chili peppers unfit for any animals to eat, and they are not given water. In addition, beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these slaughterhouses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Puppies who die of disease are tossed away like trash, often left in front of cages to rot while their mothers watch and cry out in despair.

Mayor Christopher Chung of Palisades Park, New Jersey, has already shown his rejection of the dog meat trade in no uncertain terms. As reported in the Korea Times, he recently rejected a visit from exchange students from the friendship city, Incheon Ganghwa County, due to its dog meat trade. In California, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting legislation or administrative action that would request the governments of South Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia ban the sale of dog meat and enforce their animal protection laws.

On behalf of animal-loving people worldwide, we ask that you follow these bold leads by not remaining silent in the face of such abhorrent cruelty. Please urge Chungcheongbuk Province Governor Kim Young-hwan to shut down all dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, dog meat restaurants, and truckers transporting dogs to their inevitable fates. An online petition calling for your support in ending such horrors perpetrated in Chungcheongbuk Province is in progress: https://chng.it/9Mf54m8Y.

Thank you for your serious consideration. We eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

[Your name, city, country]

📝 Shortened Suggested message for Idaho Governor’s Contact Form

Idaho: Please inform Chungcheongbuk Province, South Korea, of your opposition to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Governor Little,

As a representative of Idaho, we implore you to reconsider your Sister State agreement with Chungcheongbuk Province, South Korea, where dogs and cats are horribly abused and brutally killed for food.

Despite enacting a bill to end dog meat consumption in South Korea, the situation remains dire, particularly in Chungcheongbuk Province, a major dog meat supplier and consumer. Dogs endure horrific conditions in filthy cages, suffering electrocution, beatings, and other brutal methods of slaughter.

While graphic, these undercover videos depicting South Korea’s dog meat industry are important to watch:
https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
https://vimeo.com/754160791
https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/

Mayor Christopher Chung of Palisades Park, New Jersey, has already shown his rejection of the dog meat trade in no uncertain terms. As reported in the Korea Times, he recently rejected a visit from exchange students from the friendship city, Incheon Ganghwa County, due to its dog meat trade. In California, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting legislation or administrative action that would request the governments of South Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia ban the sale of dog meat and enforce their animal protection laws.

On behalf of animal lovers worldwide, we urge you to speak out against this cruelty. Please ask Chungcheongbuk Province Governor Kim Young-hwan to shut down all dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and dog meat restaurants. An online petition calling for your support in ending such horrors perpetrated in Chungcheongbuk Province is in progress: https://chng.it/9Mf54m8Y.

Thank you for your serious consideration. We eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

[Your name, city, country]

• ☎️ Call the Idaho Governor’s office. (208) 334-2100
  
Suggested phone message

Hello, I’m calling to speak to someone in the Governor’s Office to ask for their help on an important issue regarding your Sister Province, Chungcheongbuk Province, in South Korea.

If I could explain, Dog meat consumption is currently practiced in that province, 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, so I am calling. I believe that your State would wish to be made aware of this issue, as you would not want to affiliate with a province where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, particularly not on ones that are loyal, trusting creatures, which look up to us humans as their guardians.

Chungcheongbuk Province authorities allow this illegal industry to continue despite growing opposition from companion animal guardians across South Korea and worldwide.

So, please speak with your counterparts in Chungcheongbuk Province 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 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.

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  .@chungbuk21 .@GovernorLittle #Idaho Tell Sister Province #Chungcheongbuk #Chungcheongbukdo #SouthKorea that you oppose torture, consumption of #dogs #cats #dogmeat #catmeat 🐾 https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791 😭 https://chng.it/9Mf54m8Y📣 https://koreandogs.org/chungcheongbuk-Idaho/

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.

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