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Mayor Ada Colau of Barcelona, Spain: Tell Friendship City, Gwangju, South Korea, That We’re 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.

Gwangju became Friendship city with Barcelona in 2011.
In Gwangju, 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.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Gwangju’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 403 Health Food Shops and 55 restaurants in the vicinity of Gwangju.

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

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

https://koreandogs.org/meat-dogs-in-wire-cages-feed-on-rotten-food-waste-slops/

Call for Action

• Send Email:
  alcaldessa@bcn.cat; gpisarellop@bcn.cat; lortizc@bcn.cat; jasensl@bcn.cat; jsanzc@bcn.cat; gpinf@bcn.cat; acolomc@bcn.cat; lperezc@bcn.cat; mvidall@bcn.cat; jmontanerm@bcn.cat; ebadia@bcn.cat; xtrias@bcn.cat; srecasens@bcn.cat; jciurana@bcn.cat; jmartig@bcn.cat; mhomsm@bcn.cat; fvilav@bcn.cat; tfandos@bcn.cat; rblasi@bcn.cat; cmejiass@bcn.cat; mbarcelov@bcn.cat; salonsob@bcn.cat; kblanco@bcn.cat; aboschp@bcn.cat; jpuigcorbeb@bcn.cat; mbenedia@bcn.cat; tcapdevilab@bcn.cat; jcoronas@bcn.cat; jcollbonic@bcn.cat; candres@bcn.cat; mballarin@bcn.cat; dmodold@bcn.cat; afernandezdiaz@bcn.cat; aesteller@bcn.cat; xmulleras@bcn.cat; mlechag@bcn.cat; mrovirat@bcn.cat; gardanuy@bcn.cat;
• Click HERE to send an online message to the Mayor. (Please note that only the Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.)
• Send letter (Use the below-suggested message or petition):Señora Alcaldesa de Barcelona
  Doña Ada Colau
  Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
  Plaza Sant Jaume, 1, 08002 Barcelona, España
  Spain

  Send a copy of your letter to Gwangju Mayor:
  Mayor Kang Gi-jung
  Gwangju City Hall
  111 Naebang-ro, Seo-gu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do
  Postal Code 61945
  South Korea
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  강기정 광주시장님
  광주시청
  [61945] 광주광역시 서구 내방로 111
  South Korea

• Send a message through Facebook page:
  Barcelona
  Mayor Ada Colau
  Gwangju
  Gwangju
  Mayor Lee Yong-Seop

  Suggested email/letter/Facebook message – In Spanish

  Asunto: Barcelona Ciudad Amiga de Gwangju, Corea del Sur

  Estimada Señora Alcaldesa de Barcelona y miembros del Concejo Municipal,

  Respetuosamente pedimos que tenga a bien observar estos videos correspondientes al comercio de carne de perro en Corea del Sur: 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 Barcelona debería ser Ciudad Amiga de cualquier otra que permita torturar y comer perros y gatos? Por favor, inste al alcalde de Gwangju, Kang Gi-jung, 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-ada-colau-of-barcelona-spain-tell-friendship-city-gwangju-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-torture-consumption-of-dogs
  Se solicita el favor de su respuesta.
  Muchas gracias,

  [Su nombre, ciudad y país]

  Suggested email/letter/Facebook message

  Subject: Friendship City – Gwangju, South Korea

  Dear Mayor Colau and the City Council members,

  We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: 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 Barcelona should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Please urge Gwangju Mayor Kang Gi-jung 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-ada-colau-of-barcelona-spain-tell-friendship-city-gwangju-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-torture-consumption-of-dogs
  The favor of your reply is requested.
  Thank you,

  Name, City, Country

• Call the Mayor’s Office: +34 934 02 70 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, Gwangju 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 Gwangju 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

  .@dodreamgwangju .@greenjeonnam .@barcelona_cat .@AdaColau Plz Urge FriendshipCity Gwangju,Korea-Stop torturing dogs https://goo.gl/zKpDed

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