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Florence, Italy: Tell Friendship City, Jeonju, South Korea, that you oppose the torture, killing, 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.

Jeonju became a Friendship city to Florence, Italy, in 2007.

In Jeonju, there are numerous dog meat restaurants and businesses that commonly sell products made with dogs. 👉 Click HERE to see “CARE raids dog farms and slaughterhouses in Jeonju that kills dogs by sticking a knife into the neck and let them bleed to death in agony.” In the numerous dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants, 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: Illegal dog farms in the city(Jeonju)… even extremely cruel slaughter (도심 속 무허가 개 농장…잔혹한 도살까지) YTN.
👉 Scene of brutal slaughter (Warning: Graphic Violence)

Video: CARE and Watchdog raid dog farms and slaughterhouse in Jeonju that kills dogs by sticking a knife into the neck and let them bleed to death in agony.

Video: A dog farm and slaughterhouse in Jeonju, South Korea. Watchdog.

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

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 in the vicinity of Jeonju 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 mayor and the city council members of Florence.

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  📧 Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Jeonju City Council, Jeollabuk-do Council, and the South Korean National Assembly members.

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• 📬 Send letters.

  Mayor’s Office
  Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, 1 – first floor
  50122 FIRENZE
  Italy

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Jeonju Mayor:

  Mayor Woo Beom-ki
  Jeonju Government
  10 Nosonggwangjang-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo-do, Postal Code 54994
  South Korea

  📬 Jeonju Mayor’s address in Korean:

  우범기 전주시장님
  전주시청
  (54994) 전라북도 전주시 완산구 노송광장로 10
  South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Florence, Italy: Please tell Friendship City, Jeonju, South Korea, that you oppose the torture, killing, and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor Dario Nardella and the Florence City Council members,

As representatives of Florence, we ask you to reconsider your Friendship City agreement with Jeonju, a city that permits dogs and cats to be horribly abused and brutally killed for food.

While graphic, these videos depicting South Korea’s dog meat industry are important to watch:
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
CARE and Watchdog raid dog farms and slaughterhouse in Jeonju that kills dogs by sticking a knife into the neck and letting them bleed to death in agony. https://koreandogs.org/care-raids-jeonju-dog-farms-slaughterhouse/
Forest fire in Uljin burns dogs imprisoned in dog meat farms: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
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/
500 Dogs in typical hellish illegal dog farms in South Korea. https://koreandogs.org/ark119-raids-ganghwa-dog-farm/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcMPdOnJ0Vo (Dog farm scene begins at 11:00 minutes)

Jeonju has a massive dog meat industry. Korean web searches of Jeonju turn up dozens of dog meat restaurants and so-called “Health Centers” that commonly serve soup made of dog meat as phony elixirs (also known as dog soju).

Dogs suffer their entire lives in filthy, feces-encrusted raised wire cages in dire misery only to be slaughtered in the most horrific of ways— tortured by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head, hanging, 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 South Korea, dogs are killed in full view of other 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 unfit for any animals to eat, and they are not given water. In addition, beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these slaughterhouses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Puppies who die of disease are tossed away like trash, often left in front of cages to rot while their mothers watch and cry out in despair.

Mayor Christopher Chung of Palisades Park, New Jersey, has already shown his rejection of the dog meat trade in no uncertain terms. As reported in the Korea Times, he recently rejected a visit from exchange students from the friendship city, Incheon Ganghwa County, due to its dog meat trade. In California, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting legislation or administrative action that would request the governments of South Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia ban the sale of dog meat and enforce their animal protection laws.

On behalf of companion animal-loving people worldwide, we ask that you follow these bold leads by not remaining silent in the face of such abhorrent cruelty. Please urge Jeonju Mayor Woo Beom-ki to shut down all Jeonju dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, dog meat restaurants, and truckers transporting dogs to their inevitable fates. An online petition calling for your support in ending such horrors perpetrated in Jeonju is in progress: https://chng.it/j8RjmJfJyF.

Thank you for your serious consideration. We eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

Name, City, Country

📝 Suggested message in Italian

Firenze, Italia: Prego informate la Città Amica Jeonju, nella Corea del Sud, che vi opponete alla tortura, all’uccisione ed al consumo di cani e gatti.

Caro Sindaco Dario Nardella e spettabili componenti del Consiglio Comunale di Firenze,

Nella Vostra qualità di rappresentanti di Firenze, Vi chiediamo di riconsiderare l’accordo di amicizia con la città di Jeonju in Corea del Sud, una città che permette che cani e gatti siano maltrattati e brutalmente uccisi per diventare cibo.

Sebbene cruenti, questi video riguardo il business della carne di cane e di gatto sono importanti da vedere:
Spaventosa crudeltà dell’industria della carne di cane in Corea del Sud, Parte 1 di 2:https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Parte 2 di 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Le associazione CARE e Watchdog si infiltrano in allevamenti e mattatoi di Jeonju ove si uccidono cani trafiggendoli alla gola con coltelli e lasciandoli agonizzare sanguinando a morte. https://koreandogs.org/care-raids-jeonju-dog-farms-slaughterhouse/
Un incendio boschivo ad Uljin arde vivi i cani imprigionati negli allevamenti: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Cani che hanno sofferto per tutta la loro vita, vengono torturati con l’elettricità e uccisi nelle gabbie—l’orrenda industria della carne di cane in Sud Corea: https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/
500 cani in un tipico allevamento infernale della Corea del Sud: https://koreandogs.org/ark119-raids-ganghwa-dog-farm/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcMPdOnJ0Vo (la scena nell’allevamento inizia ad 11:00 minuti).

Jeonju ha una grande industria di carne di cane. Ricerche su Jeonju nel web coreano restituiscono dozzine di ristoranti di carne di cane e cosiddetti “Centri Salutistici” che servono normalmente una zuppa fatta con la carne di cane spacciandola per elisir (chiamato soju di cane).

I cani soffrono per tutta la loro vita in sudice gabbie di rete metallica sollevate dal suolo, incrostate di feci, in condizioni pietose, solo per poi essere macellati nelle maniere più atroci – torturati con l’elettricità, presi a martellate in testa, impiccati, picchiati a morte, sgozzati vivi, bruciati vivi con la fiamma ossidrica o buttati in cisterne con acqua bollente e cotti vivi. In molti luoghi, i cani vengono uccisi davanti agli altri cani ancora in gabbia, che tremano dalla paura. Questi sventurati cani, spesso, vengono bruciati vivi nelle loro gabbie, impossibilitati alla fuga. Viene data loro da mangiare spazzatura marcia, piena di peperoncino, non commestibile per alcun animale, e non viene data loro acqua. In più, amati animali da compagnia vengono spesso rubati e venduti ai macelli, dove incontreranno lo stesso terribile destino. I cuccioli che muoiono per malattia sono buttati via come immondizia, spesso lasciati di fronte alle gabbie dentro alle quali le madri guardano e gridano disperate.

Negli Stati Uniti d’America, il Sindaco Christopher Chung di Palisades Park, New Jersey, ha già mostrato il suo rifiuto inequivocabile per il commercio di carne di cane e di gatto. Come riportato dal Korea Times, ha di recente rifiutato una visita di studenti in scambio dalla città gemellata Incheon Ganghwa County, a causa del commercio di carne di cane e gatto. In California il City Council di Los Angeles ha votato all’unanimità una risoluzione a sostegno di azioni legislative o amministrative che richiedano ai governi di Corea del Sud, Cina, Vietnam, Indonesia, e Cambogia di vietare la vendita di carne di cane e gatto e rinforzare le leggi riguardanti la protezione degli animali.

A nome di tutte le persone che nel mondo amano gli animali, Vi chiediamo di seguire questi coraggiosi esempi, non rimanendo in silenzio davanti a tali ripugnanti crudeltà. Per favore, sollecitate il Sindaco di Jeonju Woo Beom-ki a chiudere tutti gli allevamenti di cani, ed i mattatoi, mercati e ristoranti, e ad impedire il trasporto di cani e gatti verso il loro ineluttabile destino. È attiva una petizione online che chiede di supportare la fine di questi orrori perpetrati in Corea del Sud: https://chng.it/j8RjmJfJyF.

Vi ringraziamo per l’attenzione che vorrete dedicare al problema e attendiamo una vostra gradita risposta.

Distinti saluti.

Name, City, Country

• ☎️ Call the Florence mayor.

  Phone 055 276 8028
  Fax 055 262 5050

☎️ 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, Jeonju, in South Korea.

If I could explain, Jeonju’s massive dog meat industry is brutalizing and inflicting indescribable cruelty against the hundreds of thousands of dogs 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. 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 Jeonju 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 Jeonju to urge them to enforce their laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion to their companion animals and respect to their citizens by bringing these trades to an end.

This is the time to make a change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane, and unnecessary cruelty. I know 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.

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