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Jeongeup, South Korea, Shut down illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants.

Campaign updated on 12/18/2022.

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.

In Jeongeup, 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: Abandoned dogs from Jeongeup city shelter sent to dog meat farms. KBS News,7/26/2020.

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

Shown below are two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – the first 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.”

The searches resulted in dozens of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Jeongeup.

Even if half of these ‘Health’ 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 Jeongeup to supply these outlets.

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

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    Mayor Lee Hak-soo
    City of Jeongeup
    234 Choongjeong-ro, Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do
    Postal Code 56180
    South Korea

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    234 Choongjeong-ro, Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do
    Postal Code 56180
    South Korea

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    정읍시청
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    South Korea

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    Jeongeup, South Korea, Shut down illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants.

    Petition: Jeongeup, South Korea, Shut down illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants.
    https://chng.it/WX9gJnZX

    Dear Mayor Lee Hak-soo and the Jeongeup City Council members,

    Please watch these documentaries, “The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea” (https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY) and “Korea’s Dog Cruelty: Dogs Are Innocent.” (https://youtu.be/qIFAI9uyx64).

    We ask you to immediately stop the illegal dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants serving dog meat in your city. We request that an official document be issued mandating that the following existing Korean laws be enforced by its government officials, police, and judges:
    Unauthorized processing of food waste fed to dogs in the meat trade violates the Wastes Control Act, Article 15-2, Article 25, Section 3. Suppliers of food waste and transporters of food waste to dog meat farms are violating this regulation.

    Food waste fed to dogs in the dog meat trade violates the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Sections 1 & 2. The unauthorized collection of food waste and feeding it to dogs in the meat trade violates this regulation.

    Excrement and resulting environmental damage produced as a by-product of the illegal dog meat farm violates the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta Article 11. The excrement produced at dog meat farms causes environmental damage to the immediate and surrounding area.

    Slaughtering dogs for human consumption violates the Animal Protection Act Article 8, Section 1. Killing an animal by hanging it by the neck or by using any other cruel methods; killing an animal on the street or any other places open to the public or killing an animal with animals of the same kind present at the scene; killing an animal by failing to feed or water it on purpose; killing an animal without any justifiable grounds is clear violation of the Animal Protection Act.

    The slaughter of dogs by electrocution violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 8, Section 1, Clause 1. Inflicting injury or death to any animal by the following means: battery by tools, exposure to drugs, exposure to extreme heat or fire, electrocution, and drowning is subject to legal punishment. Therefore, the routine slaughter of dogs by butchers and farmers by these methods violates the Act. Further, electrocution as a method of slaughter is internationally recognized as an inherently cruel method of slaughter and banned globally.

    The slaughter of dogs from an unauthorized slaughterhouse violates the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 7 Section 1. The Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act states that dogs are officially recognized and classified as “animals” that are “prohibited from being slaughtered and distributed as food for human consumption.” Therefore, those vendors operating dog slaughterhouses are operating outside of the parameters of the law and in violation of the law. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than 10 years or a fine not exceeding 100 million won per Article 45 of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act.)

    The slaughter of dogs for consumption violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 10. The Act intends to ensure that no animal is slaughtered in a cruel or revolting manner and shall be free from unnecessary pain, fear, or stress during the slaughter process. Therefore, the only humane way of slaughtering dogs would be by euthanasia (lethal injection). All currently practiced methods of slaughter by butchers, farmers, and traders exclude euthanasia as a method of slaughter. Therefore they are all in breach of this Act. This is also a violation of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act Article 7 Section 1 Clause 2. According to the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, the slaughter of animals for their consumption is allowed only for the livestock animals publicly announced as livestock classification in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act and dogs are not classified here.

    The display and sale of dog carcasses in traditional outdoor markets violate the Food Sanitation Act, Article 4, 5. Violation of laws banning the sale of harmful food due to the contamination from unsanitary and illegal animal slaughter and display of the dog carcass. For example, dog carcasses are routinely contaminated by microorganisms that cause human diseases and food poisoning, leading to severe and life-threatening health complications. There are also strict laws that ban the sale of meat from sick animals. Because there is no quality control or proper monitoring of slaughter practices in the dog meat trade, likely, these laws are routinely violated.

    Dog meat restaurants’ sale of dog meat soup made with dog carcasses from an unknown source violates the Food Sanitation Act Article 44 Section 1 Clause 1. Uninspected livestock products must not be transported, stored, displayed, sold, or used to manufacture or process food for human consumption.

    Please refer to the legal information regarding dog meat consumption in South Korea published by KARA (Korea Animal Rights Advocates): https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537, https://koreandogs.org/kara-publishes-legal-information-booklet-ending-dog-meat-consumption/

    Dog meat consumption is a catastrophe brought about by the government’s inaction. Here are reasons why dog meat consumption is illegal.
    Breeding: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/16556
    Slaughter: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/19677

    Below are dog farms operating in Jeongeup, South Korea:

    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Gobu-myeon Gwancheong-ri 450-1 oe 2 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Deokcheon-myeon Shinwol-ri 91-4
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Deokcheon-myeon Udeok-ri 980-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Deokcheon-myeon Udeok-ri 980-4
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Deokcheon-myeon Hahak-ri 1171-6
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Majeong-ri 1185 oe 1 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Majeong-ri San 25-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Borim-ri 608
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sannae-myeon Jongseong-ri 1346-2 1351-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Sangdu-ri 762 oe 2 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Ogong-ri 1852 oe 2 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Hwajuk-ri 1031 1031-1 1202 1203
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Yeongpa-dong 248-8
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Oseong-ri 1458
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Yongho-ri 663-2 666 667 681-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Yongho-ri 771-2
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ipam-myeon Dangok-ri 921 921-5 6 913 913-1 911-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taein-myeon Taeseo-ri 199-24
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Hwahae-ri 192-20
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Jeongwoo-myeon Sugeum-ri 651-5
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taein-myeon Taenam-ri 463
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Hwahae-ri 192-6
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Mangjae-dong 612 612-2
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Mangjae-dong 738
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ipam-myeon Jeopji-ri 464-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Namsan-ri San 20-8
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Hwahae-ri 192-45
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Gamgok-myeon Daeshin-ri 734-22
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Guryong-dong 37
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Chilseok-ri 198 oe 1 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taein-myeon Baksan-ri 30-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Borim-ri 605-1 2 7 607-7
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Majeong-ri 127-6
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Habuk-dong 203
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Maejeong-ri 330
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taeseo-ri 446-3 oe 1 pilji 446-4
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ipyeong-myeon Cheongryang-ri 328 oe 1 pilji 324-2
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Bibong-ri 461
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Chilbo-myeon Baekam-ri San 29
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Gobu-myeon Ganggo-ri 1025
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Hangyo-ri 530 528
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Yongho-ri 318 oe 1 pilji 317-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Gamgok-myeon Tongseok-ri 1048-3
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taein-myeon Taeseo-ri 278-1 oe 2 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Habuk-dong San 37-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Namsan-ri 409
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Ogong-ri San 40
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sangpyeong-dong 696-62
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taein-myeon Taenam-ri San 12
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Yeongwon-myeon Woonhak-ri 12-7
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sannae-myeon Jongseong-ri 1386
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Jeongwoo-myeon Jangsun-ri 5-6
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Majeong-ri 12 oe 3 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Soseong-myeon Gogyo-ri 5-7
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Gobu-myeon Deokan-ri 968-4 oe 1 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Taein-myeon Taeseong-ri 396-1 oe 2 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Ogong-ri 1831
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Sangdu-ri 1218-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Jeongwoo-myeon Daesa-ri 576-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Hwajuk-ri 1071 oe 3 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Taegok-ri San 36-1 598-6
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Soseong-myeon Shincheon-ri 627-1
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Majeong-ri 659-5
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Jeongwoo-myeon Daesa-ri 701 696-2
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Buk-myeon Majeong-ri 127-2 oe 1 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Chilbo-myeon Chukhyeon-ri 615 oe 2 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Maejeong-ri 1137
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sanoe-myeon Ogong-ri 2
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Ongdong-myeon Oseong-ri 359 oe 1 pilji
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Jeongwoo-myeon Jangsun-ri San 19-2
    Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup Sannae-myeon Neunggyo-ri 1003-5

    The dog farm specified above is suspected to be an unregistered facility and has been contributing to the pollution of the environment and thus requires urgent administrative measures and immediate shutdown.

    1. Under the current enforcement decree of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta, any dog farm at least 60 square meters in size is subject to registration as a waste emission facility. Any illegal dog farms operating without proper registration must be ordered to suspend operation and close per Article 17 and Article 18 of the Act. Administrative actions such as the imposition of fines must be issued according to Article 50 and the enforcement decree Article 20 of the same law.

    2. Illegal dog slaughter may violate Article 8 of the Animal Protection Act. If a dog farm has committed an illegal dog slaughter, they will be sentenced to less than two years in prison and fined up to 20 million won. Please inspect the dog farm site to check if illegal dog slaughter is committed and report it to the police.

    3. According to Articles 25 and 46 of the Waste Control Act, food waste feed recycling requires that dog farms be equipped with appropriate facilities and registered and authorized by the municipal government. Please inspect the dog farm to check if the food waste is being fed to dogs and take appropriate administrative actions per Article 66 for violations.

    4. In the case of temporary buildings: Dog farms must obtain approval according to the Building Act Article 14 (Building Reports) and Article 20 (Temporary Buildings). Please remove the building if the building is unauthorized.

    5. If sewage contamination is found: Personal sewage treatment facilities must be reported per Article 34, Paragraph 2 of the Sewerage Act. After inspecting the discharge of manure and wastewater into the public water, please take administrative measures per Article 77 of the Sewerage Act.

    6. If household waste is found, unlawful dumping and loading of household waste violate Article 13 of the Waste Control Act. After investigating the accumulation of household waste in the vicinity, please take measures per Article 66-1 of the Waste Control Act.

    Unauthorized processing of food waste fed to dogs in the meat trade violates the Wastes Control Act, Article 15-2, Article 25, Section 3. Suppliers of food waste and transporters of food waste to dog meat farms are violating this regulation.

    Food waste fed to dogs in the dog meat trade violates the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Sections 1 & 2. The unauthorized collection of food waste and feeding it to dogs in the meat trade violates this regulation.

    Excrement and resulting environmental damage produced as a by-product of the illegal dog meat farm violate the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta Article 11. The excrement produced at dog meat farms causes environmental damage to the immediate and surrounding area.

    Slaughtering dogs for human consumption violates the Animal Protection Act Article 8, Section 1. Killing an animal by hanging it by the neck or by using any other cruel methods; killing an animal on the street or any other places open to the public or killing an animal with animals of the same kind present at the scene; killing an animal by failing to feed or water it on purpose; killing an animal without any justifiable grounds is clear violation of the Animal Protection Act.

    The slaughter of dogs by electrocution violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 8, Section 1, Clause 1. Inflicting injury or death to any animal by the following means: battery by tools, exposure to drugs, exposure to extreme heat or fire, electrocution, and drowning is subject to legal punishment. Therefore, the routine slaughter of dogs by butchers and farmers by these methods violates the Act. Further, electrocution as a method of slaughter is internationally recognized as an inherently cruel method of slaughter and banned globally.

    The slaughter of dogs from an unauthorized slaughterhouse violates the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 7 Section 1. The Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act states that dogs are officially recognized and classified as “animals” that are “prohibited from being slaughtered and distributed as food for human consumption.” Therefore, vendors operating dog slaughterhouses are outside the law’s parameters.

    The slaughter of dogs for consumption violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 10. The Act intends to ensure that no animal is slaughtered in a cruel or revolting manner and shall be free from unnecessary pain, fear, or stress during the slaughter process. Therefore, the only humane way of slaughtering dogs would be by euthanasia (lethal injection). All currently practiced slaughter methods by butchers, farmers, and traders exclude euthanasia as a method of slaughter. Therefore, they are all in breach of this Act. This is also a violation of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act Article 7 Section 1 Clause 2. According to the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, the slaughter of animals for their consumption is allowed only for the livestock animals publicly announced as livestock classification in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act and dogs are not classified here.

    The display and sale of dog carcasses in traditional outdoor markets violate the Food Sanitation Act, Article 4, 5. Violation of laws banning the sale of harmful food due to the contamination from the unsanitary and illegal slaughter of the animal and display of the dog carcass. For example, dog carcasses are routinely contaminated by microorganisms that cause human diseases and food poisoning, leading to severe and life-threatening health complications. There are also strict laws that ban the sale of meat from sick animals. Because there is no quality control or proper monitoring of slaughter practices in the dog meat trade, likely, these laws are routinely violated.

    Dog meat restaurants’ sale of dog meat soup made with dog carcasses from an unknown source violates the Food Sanitation Act Article 44 Section 1 Clause 1. Uninspected livestock products must not be transported, stored, displayed, sold, or used to manufacture or process food for human consumption.

    Our worldwide campaign urging your city to shut down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses is in progress. https://chng.it/2YrsKQxD

    We urge you to take quick and strong administrative measures to address the violation of laws and shut down all these illegal dog farms immediately!

    The United States House of Representatives has formally passed H.Res. 401, “Calls for an end to the dog and cat meat industry and urges all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade.” https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401

    International coverage of the brutal dog and cat meat trade in South Korea has stained your city’s image. The time to end this tragedy is now. The favor of your reply is requested.

    * Please respond to my petition in English and Korean using the Microsoft Word Document. The Hancom word processor program is not used outside Korea, and we cannot open Hancom’s .hwp file.

    📝 Suggested message in Korean (Please include this in your petition.)

    정읍시는 불법 개농장, 도축장, 시장, 보신탕집을 폐쇄하라!

    전자청원: 정읍시는 불법 개농장, 도축장, 시장, 보신탕집을 폐쇄하라!
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    이학수 정읍시장님과 정읍시의회 의원님들께 청원합니다.

    우선 “대한의 육견인들 (https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY)” 과 “한국 댕댕이 잔혹사 : 개는 죄가 없다 (https://youtu.be/qIFAI9uyx64)” 라는 다큐멘터리를 참고로 봐주시기 바랍니다.

    정읍시는 개고기를 다루는 불법 개농장, 도살장, 시장, 보신탕집, 건강원을 단속하는 즉각적 조치를 취하기를 촉구합니다. 또한 한국정부, 경찰청, 사법기관이 아래와 같은 기존 한국법 시행을 요구하는 공식문서를 발급할 것을 요청합니다.

    – 개의 사육단계에서 식용견 사료용으로 음식쓰레기를 무단처리하는 것은 폐기물 관리법 제 15조의 2, 제 25조 3항 위반입니다. 음식물쓰레기 배출자와 운반자들은 이 의무규정을 위반하고 개농장주에게 음식쓰레기를 제공하고 있습니다.

    – 허가 없이 음식쓰레기를 수집/운반하여 개에게 급여하는것은 사료관리법 제 14조 1항 및 2항의 위반입니다.

    – 불법으로 난립된 개농장에서 배출되는 분뇨로 인한 환경위해는가축분뇨법 제 11조의 위반입니다. 개농장의 배설물은 인근 지역 환경 피해를 유발합니다.

    – 식용하기 위한 개도살은 동물보호법 제 8조 1항 4호의 위반입니다. 개도살은 수의학적 처치의 필요나 동물로 인한 사람의 생명, 신체, 재산의 피해를 입은 경우 같은 정당한 사유 없이 동물을 죽이는 행위로 명백한 법 위반 행위입니다.

    – 전기감전으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 8조 1항 1호의 위반입니다. 도구, 약물 또는 열, 전기, 물을 이용한 상해 행위마저 법적 처벌의 대상인 만큼 당연히 상기 방법에 의한 도살 행위는 위법이며 특히 전기도살은 그 잔인함으로 인해 국제적으로 금지되고 있습니다.

    – 무허가 도살장에서 개를 도살하는 행위는 축산물 위생관리법 제 7조 1항 위반입니다. 개는 축산물 위생관리법에서 규정한 ‘도살, 식육으로의 유통이 불가능’한 동물로서 허가받은 도살장이 존재할수가 없습니다. 따라서 개 도살장을 운영하는 공급업체는 법의 매개 변수를 벗어나 법을 위반하고 있는 것입니다.

    – 자가소비를 목적으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 10조와 축산물 위생관리법 제 7조 1항 2호의 위반입니다. 모든 동물은 잔인한 방법으로 도살되어서는 안되는데, 개도살의 경우 인도적인 방법은 약물주사 외에는 없으므로 현재 한국에서 자행되는 모든 식용 목적 개도살은 잔인한 도살에 해당합니다. 축산물 위생관리법의 ‘자가소비를 위한 도살 허용’은 고시로 정한 축산물 위생관리법상 가축에 한하며 개는 해당사항이 없습니다.

    – 재래시장에서 개의 지육을 전시/판매하는 행위는 식품위생법 제4, 5조의 위반입니다. 불결한 불법도축과 지육 전시과정에서의 오염으로 ‘위해식품 등의 판매금지’ 조항에 위배됩니다. 개의 지육이 병을 일으키는 미생물에 오염된 경우 인체의 건강을 해칠 우려가 있습니다. 또 유기견이나 개농장의 병든 개체가 도살돼 판매될 가능성을 배제하지 못하므로 ‘병든 동물의 고기 등의 판매금지’ 조항에 위배됩니다.

    – 보신탕집에서 출처 불명의 개고기를 이용한 보신탕을 판매하는 행위는 식품위생법 제44, 1항 1호의 위반입니다. 검사를 받지 않은 축산물은 운반, 보관, 진열, 판매하거나 식품의 제조, 가공에 사용해서는 안됩니다.

    동물권행동 카라의 개식용에 관한 법적 정보 “개식용 종식을 위한 법규 안내집이 발간되었습니다!”를 참조하십시오.
    https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537

    정부의 무위가 가져온 파국 ‘개식용’, 무법이 아닌 불법인 이유:
    사육: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/16556
    도살: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/19677
    유통, 판매: https://ekara.org/activity/against/read/19754

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    전라북도 정읍시 영파동 248-8
    전라북도 정읍시 옹동면 오성리 1458
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    전라북도 정읍시 입암면 단곡리 921, 921-5,-6, 913, 913-1, 911-1
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    전라북도 정읍시 감곡면 대신리 734-22, 735-24,-5,-10,-25,-27, 산44-2,-7
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    전라북도 정읍시 산외면 오공리 1831
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    전라북도 정읍시 산외면 화죽리 1071외 3필지(1072.1073.1074)
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    전라북도 정읍시 북면 마정리 127-2외 1필지(127-3)
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    전라북도 정읍시 옹동면 매정리 1137
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    위 개농장은 가축분뇨법상 미신고된 불법 개농장이며 여러 불법성이 보이는 바, 이에 대한 확인, 행정처분 및 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

    1) 가축분뇨의 관리 및 이용에 관한 법률 시행령 상 60㎡ 이상 개농장은 배출시설 신고대상에 해당합니다. 신고되지 않고 운영되는 불법 개농장의 경우 가축분뇨 관리법 제17조 및 제18조에 따라 사용중지 및 폐쇄명령, 동법 제50조 및 시행령 제20조에 따라 과태료 부과 등 행정처분이 내려져야 할 것입니다.

    2) 불법 개도살이 이루어질 경우 동물보호법 제8조 위반 가능성이 있습니다. 해당 개농장이 불법 개도살을 할 경우 2년 이하 징역, 2천만원이하 벌금에 처해집니다. 불법 개도살이 이루어지는지 현장 확인 후 경찰에 고발조치 해주시기 바랍니다.

    3) 폐기물 관리법 제25조 및 제46조에 따르면 음식물류 폐기물 사료 재활용은 적정 시설 장비를 갖추고 지자체 인허가를 받거나 신고하도록 되어 있습니다. 음식물류 폐기물을 개들에게 급여하는지 확인해 주시고, 위반 시 제66조 조항에 따라 행정조치 바랍니다.

    4) 가설 건축물일 경우 : 건축법 제 14조(건축신고) 및 제 20조(가설건축물) 허가 후 견사를 지어야 합니다. 무단 증축된 건축물일 경우 철거 조치 바랍니다.

    5) 하수도 오염 사항이 발견될 경우 : 하수도법 제 34조 2항에 따라 개인 하수처리시설 신고가 필요합니다. 공공수역 분뇨, 폐수 배출 상태 확인 후 하수도법 제 77조에 따라 행정조치 바랍니다.

    6) 생활 폐기물이 발견될 경우: 생활 폐기물 불법 투기 및 적재는 폐기물 관리법 제13조 위반입니다. 주변에 생활 폐기물을 쌓아두고 방치하는 행위 조사 후 폐기물 관리법 제66조 제1호에 따라 조치해 주시기 바랍니다.

    – 개의 사육단계에서 식용견 사료용으로 음식쓰레기를 무단처리하는 것은 폐기물 관리법 제 15조의 2, 제 25조 3항 위반입니다. 음식물쓰레기 배출자와 운반자들은 이 의무규정을 위반하고 개농장주에게 음식쓰레기를 제공하고 있습니다.

    – 허가 없이 음식쓰레기를 수집/운반하여 개에게 급여하는것은 사료관리법 제 14조 1항 및 2항의 위반입니다.

    – 불법으로 난립된 개농장에서 배출되는 분뇨로 인한 환경위해는가축분뇨법 제 11조의 위반입니다. 개농장의 배설물은 인근 지역 환경 피해를 유발합니다.

    – 식용하기 위한 개도살은 동물보호법 제 8조 1항 4호의 위반입니다. 개도살은 수의학적 처치의 필요나 동물로 인한 사람의 생명, 신체, 재산의 피해를 입은 경우 같은 정당한 사유 없이 동물을 죽이는 행위로 명백한 법 위반 행위입니다.

    – 전기감전으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 8조 1항 1호의 위반입니다. 도구, 약물 또는 열, 전기, 물을 이용한 상해 행위마저 법적 처벌의 대상인 만큼 당연히 상기 방법에 의한 도살 행위는 위법이며 특히 전기도살은 그 잔인함으로 인해 국제적으로 금지되고 있습니다.

    – 무허가 도살장에서 개를 도살하는 행위는 축산물 위생관리법 제 7조 1항 위반입니다. 개는 축산물 위생관리법에서 규정한 ‘도살, 식육으로의 유통이 불가능’한 동물로서 허가받은 도살장이 존재할수가 없습니다. 따라서 개 도살장을 운영하는 공급업체는 법의 매개 변수를 벗어나 법을 위반하고 있는 것입니다.

    – 자가소비를 목적으로 개를 도살하는 행위는 동물보호법 제 10조와 축산물 위생관리법 제 7조 1항 2호의 위반입니다. 모든 동물은 잔인한 방법으로 도살되어서는 안되는데, 개도살의 경우 인도적인 방법은 약물주사 외에는 없으므로 현재 한국에서 자행되는 모든 식용 목적 개도살은 잔인한 도살에 해당합니다. 축산물 위생관리법의 ‘자가소비를 위한 도살 허용’은 고시로 정한 축산물 위생관리법상 가축에 한하며 개는 해당사항이 없습니다.

    – 재래시장에서 개의 지육을 전시/판매하는 행위는 식품위생법 제4, 5조의 위반입니다. 불결한 불법도축과 지육 전시과정에서의 오염으로 ‘위해식품 등의 판매금지’ 조항에 위배됩니다. 개의 지육이 병을 일으키는 미생물에 오염된 경우 인체의 건강을 해칠 우려가 있습니다. 또 유기견이나 개농장의 병든 개체가 도살돼 판매될 가능성을 배제하지 못하므로 ‘병든 동물의 고기 등의 판매금지’ 조항에 위배됩니다.

    – 보신탕집에서 출처 불명의 개고기를 이용한 보신탕을 판매하는 행위는 식품위생법 제44, 1항 1호의 위반입니다. 검사를 받지 않은 축산물은 운반, 보관, 진열, 판매하거나 식품의 제조, 가공에 사용해서는 안됩니다.

    정읍시의 불법 개농장과 도살장 폐쇄 청원 캠페인을 전세계적으로 진행하고 있습니다. https://chng.it/2YrsKQxD

    불법 사항 해결에 대한 적극적인 처리와 재발 방지를 위한 신속하고 강력한 행정처분, 및 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

    정부의 무위가 가져온 파국 ‘개식용’, 무법이 아닌 불법인 이유:
    사육: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/16556
    도살: https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/19677
    유통, 판매: https://ekara.org/activity/against/read/19754

    미국 하원은 공식적으로 결의안 H.Res 401 “개와 고양이 식용산업을 종식시키고 모든 국가가 개와 고양이식용를 금지할 것을 촉구한다.”를 통과시켰습니다. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401

    정읍시에서 자행되는 잔인한 개/고양이 식용산업에 대한 외신 보도가 정읍시의 이미지를 크게 추락시키고 있습니다. 이 비극을 끝낼 때입니다! 정읍시의 회신을 요청드립니다.

    * 청원 답변은 한글과 영어로 마이크로소프트 워드 파일로 보내주시기 바랍니다. 한콤 .hwp파일은 외국에서는 사용하지않으며 오픈할수 없습니다.

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Video: Appalling Reality of South Korea’s Illegal Dog Farms (불법 개농장 참혹한 현실 – 제보자들 20200610)

[Update: December 11, 2018] Jeongeup City Council responds

Click HERE to learn more.

Video: The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea

Video: South Korea’s horrific dog slaughter. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE)

  1. Sofia Jensen
    Sofia JensenOctober 30,18

    The last petitions (3 or 4) didn’t work. I couldn’t sign them..

    • KoreanDogs.org team
      KoreanDogs.org teamOctober 31,18

      Hi Sofia, if you could be more specific by giving us the links of petitions that you were not able to sign, we will definitely take a look at them.
      Thank you.

  2. Michelle
    MichelleAugust 1,20

    Cant send email.. would you change the format for listed email address? Copy and paste them for sending out email doesn’t work so manaually I had to delete ;

    • KoreanDogs.org team
      KoreanDogs.org teamAugust 1,20

      Dear Michelle,
      Would you be so kind to send us a screenshot of the problem you are having? This will help us understand it better.
      Our email is: [email protected]
      Thank you!

  3. Lilia Birleson
    Lilia BirlesonFebruary 3,21

    This has got to end the brutality of innocent Animals.
    We need to keep urging the Korean goverment to end this misery and cruelty to helpless Animals cannot defend themselves.

  4. Gogo
    GogoJuly 18,21

    Nu mai chinuiți bietele!!!

  5. Fabienne M
    Fabienne MJuly 18,21

    Toutes les pétitions sont signées , je vais envoyer des mails et courrier …il faut continuer pour mettre un terme à cette horreur !

  6. Lilia Birleson
    Lilia BirlesonJuly 19,21

    You the Korean Government you should use your Power to stop this misery and cruelty to helpless Animals. Shut down these illegal farms Now. Dogs and Cats were not put on this earth to be tortured and abused. They were not put on this earth to be used for human consumption. It is illegal and barbaric and you the Korean Government are allowing it to go on. Those that are involved in the brutal murder of defenceless animals should be prosecuted and imprisoned for there act of cruelty. SHAME ON YOU for allowing this to continue in your Country.

  7. Kateřina Orságová
    Kateřina OrságováJuly 22,21

    save them !!!!!! sos !!!!!!! help !!!!!!!!

  8. Anu Sipiläinen
    Anu SipiläinenDecember 19,22

    Lopettakaa tuo kauheus koirille ja kissoille, se on sanoinkuvaamattoman kauheaa !!!!!

  9. Susan
    SusanMarch 26,23

    Please stop murdering these loving beings. They have a soul, they have personality and have feelings as humans. They show fear, depression, joy, loyalty, and are obedient. They know what is happening to them when already sick and traumatized, It is inhumane to murder them for food. God’s word says in the Bible in Leviticus 11:27 animals with four legs with paws are unclean and are NOT for consumption. Please! In Jesus name stop this horrific torture and murder!

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