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Brea Mayor Cecilia Hupp: Tell your Friendship City, Namyangju, 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.

Namyangju became a Friendship City with Brea, California, in 2020.

In Namyangju, 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 subject to the same cruelty. 👉 Click HERE for a partial list of dog farms and dog slaughterhouses operating in Namyangju.

Video: What’s happening in a dog farm in Namyangju, South Korea. KBS animal TV : animal4u

Video: Dog farm/slaughterhouses in Namyangju, South Korea. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE).

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Namyangju’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 Namyangju.

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 Namyangju to supply these outlets.

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

Video: Dog farm/slaughterhouses in Namyangju, South Korea. ARK119.

Call for Action

• 📧 Send emails to the Brea mayor and the City Council members.

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  Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Namyangju City Council, Gyeonggi-do Assembly, and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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

  📬 Mayor Cecilia Hupp
  City of Brea
  1 Civic Center Circle
  Brea, CA 92821
  USA

  Brea City Council
  City of Brea
  1 Civic Center Circle
  Brea, CA 92821
  USA

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Namyangju:

  Mayor Ju Gwang-deok
  City of Namyangju
  Gyungchun-ro 1037, Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do
  Postal Code 12232
  South Korea

  Namyangju City Council
  Gyungchun-ro 1037, Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do
  Postal Code 12232
  South Korea

  📬 Namyangju addresses in Korean:

  주광덕 남양주시장님
  남양주시청
  (12232) 경기도 남양주시 경춘로 1037
  South Korea

  남양주시의회
  (12232) 경기도 남양주시 경춘로 1037
  South Korea

  Suggested message

  Subject: Brea Mayor Cecilia Hupp: Tell your Friendship City, Namyangju, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

  Dear Mayor Cecilia Hupp and Brea City Council members:

  We ask you to please watch the videos from South Korea’s dog meat industry:
  Dog farm/slaughterhouses in Namyangju: https://youtu.be/Gu0ojDsbf2g
  What’s Happening in dog farm in Namyangju, South Korea: https://youtu.be/N0dZjTw-gOA
  Dog farms in Namyangju: https://youtu.be/Yc_3974ml7Q
  Shocking Cruelty of South Korean Dog Meat Industry, Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
  Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
  Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/

  Do you think Brea should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten by people?

  Namyangju is one of the largest dog meat consumption and dog meat supplier cities in South Korea. There are countless dog farms, dog slaughterhouses, hundreds of 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 Namyangju, 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 Namyangju.

  Would you please urge Namyangju Mayor Ju Gwang-deok 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 Namyangju is in progress: https://chng.it/PmNnmZh6.

  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,

• ☎️ Call the Brea Mayor’s office: 714-990-7704
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  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, Namyangju, 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, so 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 Namyangju authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet guardians across South Korea and worldwide.

  So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Namyangju 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!
  .@nyjloving .@polnyj .@ggholic .@dy_future .@President_KR #윤석열 .@cityofbrea Mayor Hupp, Tell Friendship City #Namyangju #SouthKorea that you are opposed to the torture/consumption of #dogs #cats🐾 https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791😭https://chng.it/PmNnmZh6 https://koreandogs.org/Friendship-city-Namyangju-Brea/

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

Video: Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. jtbc News.[추적보도 훅] 철창 갇힌 채 감전사…’먹히기 위해’ 죽어가는 개들 / JTBC 뉴스룸