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Mayor Juan Mari Aburto of Bilbao: Tell Friendship City, Seoul, 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.

Seoul became Friendship city with Bilbao in 2018.

In Seoul, there are countless shops and restaurants where the dogs, tortured their entire lives and slaughtered in the most inhumane ways – such as by electrocution; hanging or beating; and being thrown into boiling water often while still alive – are served as food. In many cases, these dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subjected to the same cruelty.

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

Searches turned up hundreds of Health Food Shops and dog meat restaurants in and within the vicinity of Seoul.

Even if only half of these ‘Health’ Food Shops and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, just imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in the area 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 an online message to the Bilbao Mayor and City Council members. (Use the below-suggested message or petition)
  1. Click HERE for the Mayor’s contact page.
  2. Fill in the required fields (with asterisk *) in the form to send message. Below are Spanish-English translations.
  Buzón de contacto – Contact mailbox
  *Nombre – Name
  *Dirección – Address
  *Correo electrónico – Email
  *Observaciones – Message
  Aceptar – Send
  Borrar – Cancel

• Send letter to the Mayor of Bilbao (Use the below-suggested message or petition):
  Alcalde de Bilbao / Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
  Plaza Ernesto Erkoreka nº1. 48007 Bilbao
  Spain

  Send a copy of your letter to Seoul Mayor Won-Soon Park:
  Mayor Won-Soon Park
  Seoul Metropolitan Government
  110 Saejongdae-ro, Joong-gu, Seoul
  Postal Code 04524
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  박원순 서울시장님
  서울특별시청
  04524 서울특별시 중구 세종대로 110
  South Korea

• Send email to Bilbao and copy the Seoul Metropolitan Council members. (Use the below-suggested message or petition)
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• Send a message through Social Media (Facebook/Twitter):
  Mayor Juan Mari Aburto
  Seoul
  Seoul Mayor Won-Soon Park
  Seoul Metropolitan Council

  📝 Suggested message

  Subject: Seoul, South Korea’s cruel dog and cat meat industry

  Dear Mayor Aburto and the Bilbao City Council members,

  We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
  https://vimeo.com/754160791
  https://koreandogs.org/horrible-reality-of-meat-dog-farms-you-did-not-know/
  https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY
  https://koreandogs.org/companion-animals-for-consumption/.

  Do you think that Bilbao should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Please urge Seoul Mayor Won-Soon Park 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: http://bit.ly/SeoulBilbao

  The favor of your reply is requested.

  Thank you!

  [Your Name & City/Country]

  Suggested message in Spanish

  Asunto: Bilbao, Ciudad Amiga de Seoul, Corea del Sur

  Estimado Señor Alcalde de Bilbao y miembros del Concejo Municipal,

  Respetuosamente pedimos que tenga a bien observar estos videos correspondientes al comercio de carne de perro en Corea del: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
  https://vimeo.com/754160791
  https://koreandogs.org/horrible-reality-of-meat-dog-farms-you-did-not-know/
  https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY
  https://koreandogs.org/companion-animals-for-consumption/.

  ¿Considera Usted que Bilbao debería ser Ciudad Amiga de cualquier otra que permita torturar y comer perros y gatos? Por favor, inste al alcalde de Seoul, Won-Soon Park, 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: http://bit.ly/SeoulBilbao

  Se solicita el favor de su respuesta.

  Muchas gracias,

  [Su nombre, ciudad y país]

• Call the Mayor’s Office: +34 944 204 200

  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, Seoul 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 Seoul 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.

  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

  .@seoulmania .@juanmariaburto .@infobilbao .@bilbao_udala Please Urge Friendship City Seoul, Korea-Stop torturing and consumption of dogs and cats. http://bit.ly/SeoulBilbao

No matter where you live PLEASE SHARE these actions with your friends!

Videos: Shocking Cruelty of South Korean Dog Meat Industry Part 1 and 2. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE).