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Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic: Tell your Friendship City, Ulsan, 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.

Ulsan became a Friendship City with Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in 2014.

In Ulsan, there are numerous 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: Ulsan Dog Meat Market illegal dog slaughter… A knife stuck in the throat, gasping in agony.

Video: Imprisoning dogs in raised wire cages in South Korea’s dog meat farms is extreme cruelty!

Photo: Ulsan Dog Meat Market illegal dog slaughter… A knife stuck in the throat, gasping in agony.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Ulsan’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 the vicinity of Ulsan.

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 Ulsan 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 Moravian-Silesian Region Governor and the Regional Council members.

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

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

  Governor Ivo Vondrák
  Moravskoslezský kraj
  28. října 117, 702 18 Ostrava
  Czech Republic

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Ulsan:
  Mayor Kim Du-Gyeom
  City of Ulsan
  201 Joongang-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do
  Postal Code 44675
  South Korea

  Ulsan City Council
  201 Joongang-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do
  Postal Code 44675
  South Korea

  📬 Ulsan’s addresses in Korean:
  김두겸 울산 시장님
  울산시청
  (44675) 울산광역시 남구 중앙로 201
  South Korea

  울산광역시의회
  (44675) 울산광역시 남구 중앙로 201
  South Korea

Suggested message

Moravian-Silesian Region: Tell your Friendship City, Ulsan, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Governor Ivo Vondrák and the Moravian-Silesian Regional Council members:

We ask you to please watch the videos from 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
Ulsan Dog Meat Market illegal dog slaughter… A knife stuck in the throat, gasping in agony: https://koreandogs.org/ulsan-dog-slaughter/
Forest fire in Uljin burns dogs imprisoned in dog meat farms: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Imprisoning dogs in raised wire cages in South Korea’s dog meat farms is extreme cruelty: https://youtu.be/D9Hw4u1XKo4.

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

Ulsan is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption cities in South Korea. There are numerous dog meat farms, dog slaughterhouses, markets, shops, 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, 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. They are fed rotten garbage full of chili peppers not fit for any animals to eat, and they are never given water! Also, 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 Ulsan.

Would you please urge Ulsan Mayor Kim Du-Gyeom 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 Ulsan’s horrendous dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://chng.it/JkkxKkPt.

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

Sincerely,

Name City, Country

• ☎️ Call the Moravian-Silesian Region Governor’s office:
  Tel: +011 450 595 622 173
  Fax: +011 450 595 622 129 (calling from the United States)
Suggested phone message

Hello, I’m calling to speak to someone in the Governor’s Office to ask for their help on an important issue regarding your Friendship City, Ulsan, 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 region 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 Ulsan 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 Ulsan 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!
  .@ulsannuri .@gyeongnamdo .@opensky86 .@love_opensky86 .@KrajMsk Tell Friendship City #Ulsan #SouthKorea you oppose torture/consumption of #dogs #cats 🐾 https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791 😭 https://chng.it/JkkxKkPt😿 https://koreandogs.org/Friendship-city-Ulsan-Moravian/

No matter where you live, PLEASE SHARE these actions with your friends, especially those who live in Moravian-Silesian Region! 🙏