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13th District of Paris Mayor Jérôme Coumet: Tell your Friendship City, Seoul Seodaemun District, 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.

Seoul Seodaemun District became a Friendship City with the 13th District of Paris, France, in 2021.

Seoul Seodaemun-gu District Mayor Moon Seok-Jin

In Seoul Seodaemun District, there are numerous 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 in Korea, 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: ‘Street of Horror’ Dog slaughterhouses in the heart of Seoul Seodaemun District

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

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Seoul Seodaemun District’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 dozens of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in Seoul Seodaemun District.

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 Seoul 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 13th District of Paris mayor, the deputy mayors and the borough councilors.

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  Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Seoul Seodaemun District Council, Seoul Metropolitan Council members and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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

  Cabinet du maire, Jérôme Coumet
  Maire du 13e arrondissement de Paris
  1 place d’Italie, 75013 Paris
  France

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Seoul Seodaemun District:
  Mayor Moon Seok-Jin
  Seoul Seodaemun-gu Government
  248 Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
  Postal Code 03718
  South Korea

  Seoul Seodaemun-gu Council
  142 Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
  Postal Code 03723
  South Korea

  📬 Seoul Seodaemun District’s addresses in Korean:
  문석진구청장님
  서울서대문구청
  (03718) 서울 서대문구 연희로 248
  South Korea

  서울 서대문구의회
  (03723) 서울특별시 서대문구 연희로 142
  South Korea

Suggested message

Subject: 13th District of Paris Mayor Jérôme Coumet: Tell your Friendship City, Seoul Seodaemun District, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor Coumet and the 13th District of Paris Borough Council members:

We ask you to please watch the videos from South Korea’s dog meat industry:
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/
Forest fire in Uljin burns dogs imprisoned in dog meat farms: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg

Do you think the 13th District of Paris should be a Friendship city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten by people?

In Seoul Seodaemun District, numerous dog meat restaurants and so-called “Health Centers” serve 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 Korea, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs who tremble with terror. These poor dogs are often burned alive in their cages, unable to escape. 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 dozens of Health Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in the Seoul Seodaemun District.

Would you please urge Seoul Seodaemun District Mayor Moon Seok-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 Seoul Seodaemun District is in progress: https://chng.it/9sFnMwqX.

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 maire du 13ème arrondissement de Paris, Jérôme Coumet: Faites savoir à votre partenaire Sud Coréen, le district Seodaemun de Séoul, que vous êtes opposé à l’industrie de la viande de chien et de chat !

Monsieur le Maire du 13ème arrondissement, Messieurs et Mesdames les élus:

Nous sollicitons votre bienveillante attention, et vous prions de regarder ces vidéos de l’industrie de la viande de chien en Corée du Sud, et son insoutenable cruauté:
Cruauté choquante de l’industrie sud-coréenne de la viande de chien 1: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Les chiens maltraités toute leur vie sont électrocutés à mort dans leurs cages: https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/
Des chiens de Uljin emprisonnés dans un élevage morts brûlés dans un incendie: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg

Pensez vous que le 13ème arrondissement de Paris peut être partenaire d’une ville qui tolère la torture et la consommation de chiens et de chats ?

Le district Seodaemun de Séoul, compte de nombreux 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…

A Seodaemun, les recherches sur internet révèlent des douzaines de restaurants qui vendent ces soupes de chien et de chats, également nommés “dog soju” ou “cat soju”, ou de la viande de chien.
Centres de santé, Restaurants de viande de chien

Pouvez vous demander au maire du district de Seodaemun, Moon Seok-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 Seodaemun: https://chng.it/9sFnMwqX.

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 13th District of Paris Mayor’s office: +011 33 01 44 08 13 13
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 Seodaemun District in South Korea.

If I could explain: Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that district, even though it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced. The dog and cat meat industry involves 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 district would wish to be made aware of this issue, as you would not want to affiliate with a district 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 Seoul Seodaemun District 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 Seoul Seodaemun District 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!
  .@sdmtong .@seoulmania @seoulcouncil .@mairiedu13 Tell Friendship City #Seoul #SeodaemunDistrict #SouthKorea that you are opposed to the torture/consumption of #dogs and #cats 🐾 https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791 😭 https://chng.it/9sFnMwqX https://koreandogs.org/friendship-city-Seoul-Seodaemun-13th-Paris/

No matter where you live, PLEASE SHARE these actions with your friends, especially those who live in the 13th District of Paris! 🙏