[Campaign Closed] 🆘 Emergency Alert: Severe Animal Neglect in Daedeok District, Daejeon

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on September 21,2025 in Action Alert, Adopt, Break the Chains, Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth, Uncategorized

💡 Thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign and taken action! This campaign is now closed. 👉 Click HERE to see the full update of this case.

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🐾 Emergency Alert: Severe Animal Neglect in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon

A dog’s leg is grotesquely swollen, constricted by tightly wound electrical tape. Other dogs in the area continue to be abandoned and neglected.

We demand immediate emergency seizure and protective custody for these animals.
Join us—amplify this call for justice.

📺 YouTube Live scheduled for ~1:30 PM KST today.

📍 The Situation on the Ground

In the livestock-rearing restricted zone of Sintanjin, Daejeon, a total of 10 dogs are suffering from ongoing neglect.

One dog in particular—a white dog in critical condition. Electrical tape has been tightly wrapped around its leg, causing extreme swelling and visible distress. The dog cries in pain, yet no meaningful action has been taken.

CARE (Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth) has repeatedly called for improvements following its heatwave monitoring team’s discovery of these dogs, but the local government’s inaction means any changes are short-lived, vanishing within days. The situation is rapidly deteriorating.

🚫 Government Obstruction and Negligence

Today, CARE submitted legal evidence of White dog, Jinsooni’s injury to compel the government to act—demanding the seizure and protection of all 10 dogs.

However, the response from the assigned official (Song00 at Daedeok District Office) was alarmingly dismissive: “If an animal is privately owned, its treatment is the owner’s responsibility.”

He refused to visit the site, citing internal staffing issues: “There are only two of us on the team, and the team leader isn’t here, so I won’t go. Just file a civil complaint or call 112. The Animal Policy Team doesn’t handle privately owned dogs.”

This stance is not only ethically unacceptable but legally incorrect. The Animal Protection Act applies to all animals, including those that are privately owned.

⚠️ Call to Action: Demand Accountability Now

This is not a “private matter.” It is a public failure—and a societal responsibility.

We call on the local government to:
Enforce the Animal Protection Act
Take immediate administrative action to rescue the neglected animals
Discipline any public officials failing in their duty to protect animal welfare

📢 It has now been reported that due to the volume of citizen complaints, the official says they will visit next week with a veterinarian.
Next week? Are we to believe that the responsibility for animal welfare lies solely with the public?

An Animal Protection Officer who shows no empathy for a suffering animal is unfit for their position. This neglect must be addressed at the highest level.

🕐 Please begin calling in complaints starting at 1:00 PM KST.
📞 Let your voice be heard—politely but firmly. 🙏 Please avoid abusive language in comments or calls.

☎️ Daedeok-gu Office Contact List:

Daedeok-gu Mayor Choi Chung-gyu: 042-608-6001
Vice Mayor No Gi-soo: 042-608-6010
Chief of Audit Team Choi Myeong-hee: 042-608-6030
Natural Resources & Life Sciences Division Manager: 042 608 6370
Animal Policy Team –
Team Leader Shin: 042-608-6951
Official Song: 042-608-6954
Mayor’s Secretariat: 042-608-6005

Update:

After many hours of negotiations and sustained pressure, CARE successfully secured the removal of Jinsooni, the dog with the severely injured leg. She was transported to a veterinary hospital for emergency treatment and will remain there for further examinations and continued care. Unfortunately, Daedeok District officials left without covering the medical expenses, leaving CARE and volunteers potentially responsible for the full cost of her treatment.

CARE was also able to obtaine a pledge from Daedeok District authorities to begin removing the remaining dogs from the property one by one, starting Monday, with each dog to receive a medical examination. CARE will closely monitor the process to ensure the district follows through on this commitment.

CARE also expressed gratitude to the volunteers who have already secured shelter space for the rescued dogs and will be coordinating ongoing medical care.

Your support helps CARE save suffering animals, fight neglect, and hold abusers accountable.
Please consider making a donation today to stand with CARE in protecting their lives.

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Call for Action

👉 Click HERE to file a petition with the South Korean government through e-People online. (You can use our “Suggested message” below or write your own.)

📌 Need help with the e-People petition? Click HERE for instructions.

👉 📧 Send emails to the Daejeon Metropolitan Council and the South Korean National Assembly.

👉 📬 Send letters to the South Korean Government.

Mayor Lee Jang-Woo
City of Daejeon
(35242) 100 Dunsan-ro Seo-gu Daejeon
South Korea

Daejeon City Council
(35242) 100 Dunsan-ro Seo-gu Daejeon
South Korea

National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
(07233) 1 Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
South Korea

Office of the President of the Republic of Korea
(04383) 22 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
South Korea

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA)
Sejong Government Complex
(30110) 94 Dasom 2-ro, Sejong
South Korea

📬Addresses in Korean:
Mayor Lee Jang-Woo
이장우 대전시장님
대전시청
(35242) 대전광역시 서구 둔산로 100
South Korea

Daejeon City Council
대전시의회
(35242) 대전광역시 서구 둔산로 100
South Korea

National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 국회
(07233) 서울특별시 영등포구 의사당대로 1
South Korea

Office of the President of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 대통령실
(04383) 서울특별시 용산구 이태원로 22
South Korea

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA)
농림축산식품부 장관
(30110) 세종특별자치시 다솜2로 94
정부세종청사
South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Petition to the Daejeon Government: Demand Immediate Seizure of Neglected Dogs and Prosecution of the Abuser

To the Mayor of Daejeon, the Mayor of Daedeok District, the Animal Policy Team of Daedeok District, and the relevant authorities under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs:

Please watch these videos: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XxntN05MXcU
https://www.youtube.com/live/I1QqARzx-Js

We are writing to urgently appeal for immediate intervention regarding a severe case of animal neglect and abuse taking place in the livestock-rearing restricted zone of Sintanjin, Daedeok District, Daejeon. As documented by CARE (Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth) and supported by live footage, ten dogs are currently suffering in unsanitary, unsafe, and life-threatening conditions. One dog, Jinsooni, is in particularly critical condition—an electrical tape has been tightly wrapped around her leg, causing grotesque swelling, visible trauma, and continuous cries of pain.

The owner of these animals has failed to provide the most basic necessities, including food, shelter, or veterinary care, constituting a clear and serious violation of South Korea’s Animal Protection Act. Despite the submission of legal evidence and growing public concern, officials from the Daedeok District Office have refused to take immediate action. One official, identified as Officer Song, explicitly stated that the Animal Policy Team does not handle cases involving privately owned dogs and refused to visit the site, citing internal staffing limitations. This stance is not only ethically indefensible—it is also legally incorrect. The Animal Protection Act applies to all animals, regardless of ownership status.

Animal cruelty is not a private matter; it is a criminal offense under South Korean law. The failure of local authorities to act promptly represents a serious breach of their legal obligations and a betrayal of public trust. Delaying action until “next week” places these animals at further risk of suffering, injury, or death. The community cannot—and should not—bear the burden of protecting animals when government officials abdicate their responsibilities.

We therefore call on the City of Daejeon and the Daedeok District Government to take the following actions without delay: (1) immediately seize all ten dogs from the site and place them into protective custody; (2) initiate a criminal investigation and prosecution of the owner for abuse and neglect; (3) conduct a formal disciplinary review of all officials who failed in their legal duties, including Officer Song; and (4) implement clear and enforceable animal protection procedures to prevent such neglect from occurring again.

Animal suffering on this scale is intolerable, and silence or delay in the face of cruelty is complicity. An online petition demanding urgent intervention is now active, with growing public support: https://chng.it/6Sc6f2pJNX.

We urge you to act now and demonstrate that the City of Daejeon stands for compassion, justice, and the rule of law. The eyes of the nation—and the world—are watching.

Sincerely,

[Your name, city, country]

📝 Suggested message in Korean

대전시 정부에 드리는 청원서: 학대와 방치 속에 놓인 개들에 대한 긴급 격리 조치 및 학대자 처벌을 강력히 촉구합니다

수신: 대전광역시장님, 대덕구청장님, 대덕구청 동물정책팀, 농림축산식품부 관련 부서

아래 영상을 꼭 확인해 주시기 바랍니다:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XxntN05MXcU
https://www.youtube.com/live/I1QqARzx-Js

저희는 대전 대덕구 신탄진 가축사육제한구역 내에서 발생한 심각한 동물 학대 및 방치 사건에 대해 긴급한 조치를 촉구합니다. CARE(동물권단체케어)가 현장 모니터링과 생중계로 확인한 바에 따르면, 현재 10마리의 개들이 비위생적이고 위험한 환경에서 생명을 위협받으며 고통받고 있습니다. 특히 ‘진순이’라는 한 백구는 다리에 전기테이프가 칭칭 감겨 발이 퉁퉁 붓고 고통에 신음하고 있습니다.

이들 동물의 주인은 음식, 보호소, 수의 치료 등 기본적인 생존권조차 제공하지 않아 명백히 『동물보호법』을 위반하였습니다. 그럼에도 대덕구청 관계자들은 법적 증거와 국민들의 강력한 요구에도 불구하고 즉각적인 조치를 거부하고 있습니다. 담당 공무원 송 주무관은 “사유견 문제는 동물정책팀 소관이 아니며, 인력 부족으로 현장 방문이 불가능하다”고 밝혀 현장 확인을 거부했습니다. 이는 윤리적으로 부당할 뿐 아니라 법적으로도 명백한 위법 행위입니다. 『동물보호법』은 모든 동물에게 적용되며, 소유 여부와 무관합니다.

동물 학대는 개인의 문제가 아니라 대한민국 법률에 따라 엄중히 처벌받아야 할 범죄입니다. 지방 당국의 무책임한 태도는 법적 의무를 방기한 중대한 직무유기이며, 국민의 신뢰를 저버린 행위입니다. ‘다음 주’로 미뤄진 조치는 이 동물들의 고통을 더욱 심화시키고 생명을 위협하는 심각한 문제입니다. 정부가 책임을 방기하는 사이 시민들에게만 부담을 전가하는 것은 결코 용납될 수 없습니다.

따라서 대전시와 대덕구청에 다음과 같이 강력히 요구합니다.
(1) 신속히 현장에 있는 10마리의 개들을 격리조치하여 안전하게 보호할 것
(2) 동물 학대 및 방치 행위에 대해 주인을 형사처벌할 것
(3) 관련 법적 의무를 다하지 않은 담당 공무원, 특히 송 주무관에 대해 엄정한 징계 조치를 취할 것
(4) 향후 유사한 학대와 방지가 재발하지 않도록 명확하고 강력한 동물 보호 관리 체계를 구축할 것

이처럼 심각한 동물 학대는 결코 용납될 수 없으며, 이에 대한 침묵이나 지연은 곧 공범이 되는 것입니다. 현재 긴급한 조치를 요구하는 온라인 청원이 진행 중이며, 시민들의 지지가 계속해서 확산되고 있습니다: https://chng.it/6Sc6f2pJNX

대전시가 진정한 동물복지와 정의, 법치주의를 수호하는 도시임을 지금 바로 행동으로 증명해 주시길 간절히 바랍니다. 전국과 전 세계가 지켜보고 있습니다.

감사합니다.

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An electrical tape is tightly wrapped around the dog’s leg… Please demand an emergency seizure of the neglected dogs in Sintanjin, Daejeon. 다리에 전기테이프가 칭칭.. 방치된 신탄진 아이들 긴급 격리를 요구해 주세요.

대전광역시 대덕구: 전기테이프로 동여매어 다리가 퉁퉁 부은 아이. 계속 벙치되는 아이들. 긴급격리조치 요구합니다.

“전기테이프로 동여매어 다리가 퉁퉁 부은 아이. 계속 방치되는 아이들. ❗️긴급격리조치 요구! 함께 목소리를 모읍시다.”
(오늘 낮 1시30분 경 유투브 라이브 예정)
신탄진 가축사육제한구역에서 방치된 10명의 개들. 그중 한 백구는 다리에 전기테이프가 칭칭 감겨 발이 퉁퉁 붓고 고통에 신음하고 있습니다.

케어는 이미 폭염감시단 활동을 통해 이들의 환경 개선을 여러 차례 요구했지만, 지자체의 무관심과 소극적인 대응 탓에 변화는 단 이틀도 가지 못했고, 상황은 점점 더 악화되었습니다.

오늘 케어는 다리에 심각한 부상을 입은 백구를 근거로, 남은 아이들 모두를 방치에 따른 격리 조치로 보호받게 하고자 합니다.
그러나☄️ 담당 공무원은 “개인 소유 동물은 개인이 치료할 일”이라는 무지한 답변만 내놓으며 현장조차 나오지 않겠다고 합니다.

하지만 동물보호법은 유기동물에 한정되지 않고, 개인 소유의 동물까지 포함해 보호하도록 규정하고 있습니다. 지극히 상식입니다만, 이 주무관의 태도는 명백히 법을 외면하는 것입니다. 주무관의 뻔뻔한 마지막 말… “2인 1조인데 팀장이 없으니 나가지 않을 것이며 민원 전화나 넣어라. 112에 신고하라. 동물정책팀은 개인 소유 개를 치료하지 않는다.”

아이들이 더 이상 방치되지 않도록, 우리 모두 함께 항의합시다.
아이들의 고통은 개인의 문제가 아니라 사회 전체의 책임이며, 지자체는 법에 근거해 확실히 행정조치 해야 합니다.

(현재 민원전화가 많이 오니 수의사와 함께 다음주에 나오겠다고 한다고 합니다. 다음 주?? 동물의 고통은 오롯이 시민의 몫인가요?
동물의 고통에 전혀 공감하지 않는 동물보호관=지자체 담당자는 업무를 맡을 자격이 없습니다. 분명히 징계받아야 합니다ㅡ 대덕구청 송모 주무관 )
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