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European Metropolis of Lille President Damien Castelain: Tell your Friendship City, Daegu, 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.

Daegu Mayor Young-Jin Kwon

Daegu became a Friendship City with the European Metropolis of Lille, France, in 2019.

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

Video: Daegu’s shockingly cruel dog meat industry. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE).

Dog Butchers of Daegu, South Korea

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Daegu’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 hundreds of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in Daegu.

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 Daegu to supply these outlets.

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

Call for Action

• 📧 Send emails to the Metropolis of Lille President, the Daegu Metropolitan Council, Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Council and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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• 📬 Send letters (Use the below-suggested message or petition):

  President Damien Castelain
  Métropole Européenne de Lille
  2, boulevard des Cités Unies
  CS 70043
  59040 Lille Cedex
  France

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Daegu:
  Mayor Kwon Young-Jin
  Daegu Metropolitan Government
  88 Gongpyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, Gyeongsangbukdo-do, Postal Code 41911
  South Korea

  Daegu Metropolitan Council
  88 Gongpyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, Gyeongsangbukdo-do, Postal Code 41911
  South Korea

  📬 Daegu’s addresses in Korean:
  대구광역시
  권영진 시장님
  (41911) 대구광역시 중구 공평로 88
  South Korea

  대구광역시의회
  (41911) 대구광역시 중구 공평로 88
  South Korea

Suggested message

Subject: European Metropolis of Lille President Damien Castelain: Tell your Friendship City, Daegu, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear President Castelain:

We ask you to please watch the videos from South Korea’s dog meat industry:
Daegu’s dog farms and slaughterhouses: https://youtu.be/qdSnXw1sukQ
Dog butchers at Daegu Chilseong Dog Meat Market: https://youtu.be/Z84TDklK0_s
Shocking Cruelty of South Korean Dog Meat Industry, Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Shocking Cruelty of South Korean Dog Meat Industry, Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Will the Daegu Chilseong Dog Meat Market close down? Conflicts continue: https://koreandogs.org/chilseong-market-news-061621/.

Do you think the European Metropolis of Lille should be a Friendship City to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten by people?

Daegu is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption cities in South Korea. In Daegu’s Chilseong Dog Meat Market, live dogs in display cages are slaughtered right on the spot while the customers wait. There are countless dog farms, dog slaughterhouses, dog meat restaurants, and so-called “Health Centers” serving soup made of dog meat as an elixir. Dogs suffer their entire lives in filthy, feces encrusted raised wire cages in utter misery only to be slaughtered in the most horrific ways. They are killed by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head and necks, being hung, 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 in Daegu, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs who tremble with terror. In addition, people’s beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these businesses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Dogs and puppies who died of diseases are tossed away like garbage, often left in front of cages to rot while the mother dogs watch and cry out in despair for their dead babies.

The Korean internet searches resulted in hundreds of Health Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in Daegu.

Would you please urge Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-Jin to close down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants that serve their products? An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous dog and cat meat cruelty in Daegu is in progress: https://chng.it/pJpVM8xw.

On behalf of all the animals suffering unimaginable cruelty in the dog and cat meat industry, we thank you in advance and await your reply.

Sincerely,

Suggested message in French

Monsieur le Président de la Métropole Européenne de Lille Damien Castelain: Prenez position contre la consommation de viande de chien et de chat à Daegu, votre ville partenaire de Corée du Sud.

Cher Monsieur Castelain:

Nous sollicitions votre bienveillante attention, et vous prions de regarder ces videos de l’industrie de la viande de chien, l’élevage, et les abattoirs de Daegu: https://youtu.be/qdSnXw1sukQ
Les bouchers de ce triste commerce au marché de viande de chien de Daegu: https://youtu.be/Z84TDklK0_s
La choquante brutalité de l’industrie de la viande de chien en Corée du Sud, 1ère partie: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
La choquante brutalité de l’industrie de la viande de chien en Corée du Sud, 2ème partie: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Le marché de la viande de chien à Daegu fermera t-il ? Le conflit continue: https://koreandogs.org/chilseong-market-news-061621/.

Pensez vous qu’une grande Communauté de Communes comme la M.E.L peut être jumelée avec une ville qui tolère la torture et la consommation de chiens et de chats ?

Daegu est l’une des villes de Corée du Sud où l’on consomme le plus de viande de chats et de chiens et l’un des plus grands fournisseurs du pays ! Au marché de Chilseong, les chiens exhibés dans des cages sont tués à la vue de tous pendant que les clients attendent. Daegu compte d’innombrables élevages, des abattoirs, des restaurants de viande de chien surnommés “Centres de santé”. L’on y sert de la soupe de chien…
Les animaux sont détenus dans des conditions horrifiantes, dans des cages superposées remplies d’excréments, et n’en sortent que pour être tués de la façon la plus cruelle: électrocutés, frappés au marteau à la tête et au cou, pendus, battus à mort, la gorge tranchée, brûlés vifs au lance flame, ou ébouillantés vivants dans des marmittes… Ces scènes d’horreur se déroulent sous les yeux de leurs compagnons terrifiés. Les victimes de ce sinistre commerce sont souvent des animaux volés, arrachés à leurs familles aimantes. Les chiens qui meurent dans leurs cages sont jetés comme des déchets, et leurs corps pourrissent sur place à la vue de leurs compagnons…

Les recherches sur internet révèlent des centaines de restaurants qui vendent ces soupes de chien et de chats, également nommés “dog soju” ou “cat soju”, ou de la viande de chien.

Pouvez vous demander au maire de Daegu, Kwon Young Jin, de faire fermer tous ces élevages et abattoirs illégaux, les marchés, les transporteurs, et les restaurants qui participent à cette abomination ? Une nouvelle pétition est en ligne, qui sollicite votre soutien pour mettre fin à la cruauté du commerce de viande de chiens et de chats à Daegu: https://chng.it/pJpVM8xw.

Au nom de tous ces animaux victimes de cette cruauté sans nom, nous vous saluons respectueusement. Dans l’attente de votre retour, sincèrement,

• ☎️ Call the Metropolis of Lille President’s office: 011-33-03 20 21 22 23 (Calling from the USA)
Suggested phone message

Hello, I’m calling to speak to someone in the President’s Office to ask for their help on an important issue regarding your Friendship City, Daegu 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 affiliate 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.

This illegal industry is being allowed to continue by Daegu 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 Daegu 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 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!
  .@dg_council .@YoungjinKWON .@colorfuldg .@gbcouncil .@gyeongsangbukdo .@CUagainLee .@MEL_Lille Tell Friendship City #Daegu #SouthKorea that you are opposed to killing #dogs #cats🐾https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791😭https://chng.it/pJpVM8xw https://koreandogs.org/Friendship-city-Daegu-Lille/

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