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Campaign updated on 11/1/2021.

Glendale, California: Tell Friendship City, Paju, 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.

Paju became a Friendship city with Glendale in 2012.

In Paju, 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 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.

Video: Dog auction house operating on “Blind Spot”,.. Even on military-owned land?, KBS News, 9/15/2019. (‘단속 사각지대’ 개 경매장 활개…軍 소유 땅에서까지? / KBS뉴스)

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

Two searches on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – 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” – resulted in many dozens of “Health Centers” and dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Paju.

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 present in the vicinity of Paju to supply these outlets.

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

Meat dogs in wire cages feed on rotten food waste slops while they wait to be slaughtered. jtbc News.

Call for Action

• 📧 Send emails to the elected officials of Glendale:

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CC (Carbon Copy) the Paju and Gyeonggi-do Provincial governments:

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• 📬 Send letter (Use the below-suggested message or petition):
  Mayor’s Office
  City of Glendale
  613 East Broadway, Suite 200
  Glendale, CA 91206
  USA

  Send a copy of your letter to the Paju Mayor:
  Mayor Choi Jong-Hwan
  Paju City Hall
  50 Sicheong-ro, Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, Postal Code 10932
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  최종환 파주시장님
  파주시청
  (우 10932) 경기도 파주시 시청로 50
  South Korea

• Send a message through Facebook page:
  Glendale
  City of Paju
  Suggested message

  Subject: Glendale, California, Tell Friendship City, Paju, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats.

  Dear Mayor Devine and the Glendale City Council members,

  We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry:
  Shocking Cruelty of South Korea’s Dog Meat Industry, Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
  Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
  Paju dog auction house operating on “Blind Spot”,.. Even on military-owned land?, KBS News, 9/15/2019: https://youtu.be/C6svoHlN2WM
  https://koreandogs.org/kara-paju-dog-auction-house/

  S. Korea – Unbelievable Truth (Companion Animals for Consumption): https://koreandogs.org/companion-animals-for-consumption/.

  Do you think Glendale should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Would you please urge Paju Mayor Choi Jong-Hwan 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://chng.it/2YwXmMbf.
  The favor of your reply is requested.
  Thank you.

• ☎️ Call the Glendale’s mayor’s Office: 818-548-4844, 818-550-4400

  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, Paju, 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 Paju and Korean authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea and worldwide.

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

  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

  .@pajusi .@MyGlendale #Glendale: Tell Friendship City, #Paju, #SouthKorea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats. https://chng.it/2YwXmMbf #Korea #Hyundai #HyundaiGenesis #Samsung #SamsungGalaxy #LG #Kia #SK #Daewoo #POSCO #FILA #ImagineYourKorea

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