Response from Michigan Governor’s Office Regarding Dog-Meat Trade in Gyeonggi Province
We received a response from the office of Governor Rick Snyder in Michigan regarding our campaign to address the dog-meat trade in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, where there are business-related agreements. We appreciate that the Governor’s Office took the time to reply, as we often do not receive responses from many of the offices and individuals we contact.
However, we were hoping for a more proactive approach. The response suggested that we contact “the entities in question directly” in South Korea. The representative also noted that Michigan does not have a formal friendship agreement with South Korea, only various economic agreements, which may limit its ability to address the issue directly.
While we understand their constraints, there was an opportunity for a more supportive stance, similar to actions taken by other mayors and officials. Unfortunately, the response seems to prioritize economic interests over the urgent need to address the suffering and injustice faced by these animals.
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I have zero respect for Rick Snyder, fine with dog torture Governor Rick Snyder.
A fine example of showing `spine´ … far easier to duck out – a politician, what else.
Agreements ARE part of sister city’s arrangements, and this Mayor looks particularly ridiculous using semantics to really say he does not want to help the horrendous suffering of the Korean dogs in his sister city in South Korea. Shame on your Governor Snyder!….I hope you can see your harshness is putting your economic interests in a nation that tortures dogs and cats behind the economic interests of Michigan!…..you are a first world country, and can do more than this tiny response via your representative!…Appalling.
Regardless whether the Governor has direct relations or not, it would not have hurt just to write to Sth Korea expressing the views of the people and making comments about their inhumane practice.
What a pathetic reply!!!
Sure the dog owners in Michigan don’t share your indiffrence to animal torture.
And you couldn’t even be bothered to reply personally.
DISGUSTING.
Lets pray that you are replaced asap by someone worthwhile.
Shame !!!!!!!
SHAME!!!
This torture of innocent angels is disgusting and shameful and anyone who can turn their head away from such a horrific practice must be evil! This has to stop!!! Everyone should contact the White House and expose this right away so the public understands that what they are doing is illegal and immoral!
You are just a waste of skin rick Snyder. How can you possiblaly turn away from this horrendous cruelity to these poor innocent dogs and cats. You have no soul nor heart like the basters that are doing this. All you worry about is economic growth etc!?You don’t have the balls to even try decussing this dog meat issue in fear of losing the economic growth. Karma is knocking on your door. An eye for an eye!!