Daegu, South Korea, Shut down the illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses and markets.
Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-Jin
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 Daegu, there are countless 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 subjected to the same cruelty.
Video: Daegu Chilseong Dog Meat Market.
Video: The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea
Video: Dog farm/slaughterhouse in Daegu, South Korea, Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth
A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Daegu’s dog meat demand.
Two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – the first one was for so-called “Health Food Shops” 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”: 530 Health Food Shops; and 86 restaurants in the vicinity of Daegu.
Even if half of these ‘Health’ Food Shops and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, just imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in the vicinity of Daegu in order to supply all of these outlets.
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 file petition with the South Korean government through e-People online. (You can use our “Suggested message” below or your own words.)
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Mayor Kwon Young-Jin
Daegu Metropolitan Government
88 Gongpyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, Gyeongsangbukdo-do, Postal Code 41911
South KoreaAddress in Korean:
권영진 시장님
대구광역시
(41911) 대구광역시 중구 공평로 88
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Daegu
Daegu Mayor
Gyeongsangbuk-do Government
Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol-Woo Click HERE to learn more about Lee Cheol-Woo’s support of dog meat industry.🇰🇷Click HERE for the Korean translation of the suggested message which you can then add to your letter.🇰🇷
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Subject: Daegu, South Korea
Dear Mayor Kwon Young-Jin and the Daegu Metropolitan Council members,
We ask you to please watch this: https://youtu.be/qdSnXw1sukQ
Please watch this documentary, “The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea” https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY.
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:
Unauthorized processing of food waste fed to dogs in the meat trade is a violation of 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 is a violation of the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Section 1 & 2. Unauthorized collection of food waste and the act of feeding it to dogs in the meat trade is in violation of this regulation.
Excrement and resulting environmental damage produced as a by-product of the illegal dog meat farm is a violation of 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.
The act of the slaughtering of dogs for human consumption is a violation of the Animal Protection Act Article 8, Section 1, Clause 4. The act of the slaughtering of a dog, without justifiable ground – such as out of necessity for veterinary treatment, or in circumstances of immediate threat, harm or damage to human life or property, is a violation.
The slaughter of dogs by electrocution is a violation of 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 is in violation of 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 is a violation of 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.
The slaughter of dogs for his/her own consumption is a violation of the Animal Protection Act, Article 10. The intent of the Act is 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 process of slaughter. 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 excludes 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 his/her own consumption is allowed only for the livestock animals that are publicly announced as classification of livestock in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act and dogs are not classified here.
The display and sale of dog carcasses in traditional outdoor markets is a violation of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 4, 5. Violation of laws banning the sale of harmful food due to the contamination from 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; this can lead to serious and life threatening health complications. There are also strict laws that ban the sale of meat from sick animals, due to the fact that there is no quality control or formal monitoring of slaughter practices in the dog meat trade it is very likely that violation of these laws is happening routinely.
Dog meat restaurants’ sale of dog meat soup made with dog carcasses from an unknown source is a violation of Food Sanitation Act Article 44 Section 1 Clause 1. Uninspected livestock products must not be transported, stored, displayed, sold or used for manufacturing or processing of food for human consumption.
Please refer to the legal information regarding the dog meat consumption in South Korea published by KARA (Korea Animal Rights Advocates): https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537 https://koreandogs.org/kara-publishes-legal-information-booklet-ending-dog-meat-consumption/
The United States House of Representatives has formally passed H.Res. 401, ” 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. An online petition calling for your immediate action to end the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://www.change.org/p/daegu-south-korea-shut-down-the-illegal-dog-meat-farms-slaughterhouses-and-markets
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Das quälen von Tieren muss man fast schon als asiatische Krankheit bezeichnen. Obwohl es auch in allen anderen Ländern Grausamkeiten durch Menschen an anderen Tieren gibt, ist es in Asien besonders drastisch.
For thousands of years man has bred dogs to be man’s loyal companion. What kind of barbaric ignorant people would do this to them? I or my family will not purchase anything made in South Korea or China as in Kia, Hyundai, LG, Samsung and others as long as dogs are treated in this way. If it’s made in an evil backward dog eating country don’t buy it. There are plenty of other more civilized nations.
This is cruel & ignorant behavior. All dog markets need to close and the countries that allow this horrendous activity to flourish should be boycotted.
This is a sick and disgusting tradition that reflects poorly on South Korea. It must end. Dogs are our best friends not our meals. Please stop this barbaric activity.
This must stop! Remember that CATS are also being brutally tortured (including cooking them alive in pressure cookers and other horrible acts). Please include a plea for the CATS in your letter to Korean officials and in your petitions! PLEASE!
This is cruel and wrong. There’s no excuse for these acts of brutality. I don’t buy anything, such as cars, Hyundai, Kia, made in South Korea until ALL the dog farms are closed and animals are respected and protected.
Hur kan människor vara så grymma mina tankar går till alla dessa oskyldiga djur som hamnar i detta barbariska industrier. Jag ber att de kommer få det de förtjänar alla dessa människor som blundar för det och de som vet. Jag hoppas de blir så sjuka att de får lida i helvetet. De förtjänar bara det värsta. Vad är det för värld de vill ha. De har blod på sina händer må de hamna i helvetet. Ännu en gång jag önska jag kunde hjälpa dessa djur från dessa länder som saknar medkänsla och empati. Må de brinna.
Outrageous behaviour
Disgusting
I feel sorry for the animal Kingdom. Having to deal with this deplorable species.
Is so desumane what people do to animals.
They only want a home…peace…with some1 who loves them…and people do this…no words…only tears…
please help, all dogs and cats, they are living beings, they feel like us humans. Please help, save them!
Help the dogs and cats, end this barbaric torture , they are sentient creatures, shut down all farms, slaughterhouses and markets, save them there pets.
Wonder how many of you eat meat? Do you think of the cruelty the animal has endured? Has that stopped you eating meat? Probably not, as you see cows, sheep’s, pigs, and chicken as farm animals for food only, so you cannot point fingers at others, and get upset with them, because you think eating dogs and cats is wrong because you view them as pets. I do not eat any living creatures, as I see all animals on the same level, but not everyone is like me. These animals to these people are food. Eating any animal is wrong, because they all suffer, and it is very cruel. We can and do survive without eating any animal.
WORD!
There is no excuse.
There are alternatives, we all must say NO to taking lifes one after toher, day after day.
Always Vegan.
Stop cruelty.
This is the most atrocious act ever!!! animals cannot be treated this way. Nobody has the right to torture and eat them because they don’t belong to us and even if they did, this is no way to treat any living being. This is not humane and we must not only act as people, but as humans who are intelligent enough to know right from wrong and be empathic. We must always put ourselves in the place of the others and ask ourselves: “Is this the way I´d like to be treated?” This is just wrong plain and simple.
We must educate people so that we can eventually get rid of this vile practice…😪
Why does this barbarism still exist? It’s all so heartbreaking and sickening to know this is happening. The butchers are just heartless and uncaring horrible people. Why can’t they see the fear and hopelessness in the eyes of these poor souls that have endured torture since the day they were born. So very sad.
Total shame on the countries who continue this barbaric and horrific practice on beautiful animals. You will be judged. Karma