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Mayor Maties Serracant Camps of Sabadell, Spain: Tell Friendship City, Goyang, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats.

Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun

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.

Goyang became Friendship city with Sabadell in 2001.

In Goyang, there are countless 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 public and in broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty.

Mayor Lee Jae-Jun’s goal is to “become the hub of the Korean peninsula’s peace economy, will be a message of peace echoing around the globe.” How can this be accomplished for as long as the illegal and barbaric dog and cat meat trade is rampant in his city? This cruel trade brings misery not only to its helpless and defenseless victims, but for those watching from around the world. The horrendous cruelty of the dog and cat meat trade will continue to dishonor and sully the reputation of the city through international scrutiny and opinion. The Mayor also committed “to further developing Goyang into one of the most prestigious future cities that will be admired by many around the world.” The best way for the Mayor to successfully realize his goals, is to end the dog and cat meat trades in Goyang.

Meat Dog Farm in Goyang City near Seoul (Source: Nami Kim. https://www.facebook.com/savekoreandogs)

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

Shown below are two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – the first 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.”

The searches resulted in dozens of 265 Health Food Centers; and 200 restaurants in the vicinity of Goyang.

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 the vicinity of Goyang to supply these outlets.

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

Please watch the video of a typical dog farm in Goyang https://youtu.be/EVVPruGyKj8.

Also please watch the undercover video from the documentary trailer by the Korea Observer: https://youtu.be/T6KKIZEjofs

Call for Action

• Send Email:
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• Send letter (Use the below-suggested message or petition):Honorable Sabadell Mayor Maties Serracant Camps
  Plaza de Sant Roc, 1, 08201, Sabadell.
  Spain

  Send a copy of your letter to Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun:
  Mayor Lee Jae-Jun
  Goyang City Hall
  10 Goyangsicheong-ro, Deogyang-du, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
  Postal Code 10460
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  이재준 고양시장님
  (우)10460 경기도 고양시 덕양구 고양시청로 10
  South Korea

• Send a message through Facebook page:
  Sabadell
  Mayor Maties Serracant Camps
  Goyang
  Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun

  Suggested email/letter/Facebook message – In Spanish

  Asunto: Sabadell, Ciudad Amiga de Goyang, Corea del Sur

  Estimado Señor Alcalde de Sabadell y miembros del Concejo Municipal,

  Le pedimos que por favor observe este video sobre una granja de perros en Goyang: https://youtu.be/EVVPruGyKj8
  Y que también mire el video encubierto cuyo trailer pertenece al documental publicado por el Observador de Corea: https://koreandogs.org/horrible-reality-of-meat-dog-farms-you-did-not-know/
  https://koreandogs.org/dmp/
  https://koreandogs.org/companion-animals-for-consumption/.

  ¿Considera Usted que Sabadell debería ser Ciudad Amiga de cualquier otra que permita torturar y comer perros y gatos? Por favor, inste al alcalde de Goyang Lee Jae-Jun a que ponga fin a las granjas ilegales de perro, y a los mataderos, mercados, transportes y restaurantes que utilicen productos de aquel origen. Está en curso una petición en línea solicitando su apoyo para terminar con la crueldad inherente a la industria de carnes de perro y gato en Corea del Sur: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-maties-serracant-camps-of-sabadell-spain-tell-friendship-city-goyang-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-torture-consumption-of-dogs
  Se solicita el favor de su respuesta.
  Muchas gracias,

  Suggested email/letter/Facebook message

  Subject: Friendship City – Goyang, South Korea

  Dear Mayor Camps and the City Council members,

  We ask you to please watch the video of a dog farm in Goyang: https://youtu.be/EVVPruGyKj8
  Also please watch the undercover video from the documentary trailer by the Korea Observer: https://koreandogs.org/horrible-reality-of-meat-dog-farms-you-did-not-know/
  https://koreandogs.org/dmp/
  https://koreandogs.org/companion-animals-for-consumption/.

  Do you think that Sabadell should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Please urge Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun to close down all those illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants that serve these animal products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-maties-serracant-camps-of-sabadell-spain-tell-friendship-city-goyang-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-torture-consumption-of-dogs
  The favor of your reply is requested.
  Thank you,

  [Your Name & City/Country]

• Call the Mayor’s Office: +34 937 45 31 00

  Suggested phone message

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

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

  These illegal trades are being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.

  So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Goyang to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion to their companion animals, and also respect to their own citizens, by bringing these trades to an end.

  With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty. 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.

• Send a Twitter message!

  Suggested Twitter text

  .@goyangcity .@sbdinnovacio Mayor Camps, Plz Urge Friendship City Goyang, South Korea-Stop torture/eating dogs/cats https://goo.gl/FRXkun

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