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It is heartening to be able to report some breakthrough (good!) news: as a direct response to our Sister City Campaign to Bakersfield and Mayor Harvey Hall, who then contacted Bucheon City, and – of course – also as a result of all Nami’s hard work, Bucheon has taken positive action to try and end the dog meat trade in their City.

This is such important news, as we are hoping for the ‘snowball’ effect, in that Bucheon will lead the way for other cities to follow up with similar action.

Nami has posted several videos of their rescue with the City’s Animal Welfare Official on site with them, at the closing down of this dog farm. 
To learn more, CLICK HERE.

To get the latest update from the Nami Kim Team, CLICK HERE.
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Nami Kim’s team set out to an illegal dog meat farm in Bucheon, south of Seoul, where 300 dogs were kept for meat. After firm negotiation with the farmers, they agreed to shut their farm down, on condition that her team buys over the dogs from them, to allow them to have enough money to start a new trade.

We are now racing against time to raise the funds needed to redeem the dogs from slaughter, and to house and treat them while permanent homes are sought for them.

Right now, we urgently need your help to save the dogs in this farm. Nami Kim’s team cannot do it alone, but your support will give these 300 beautiful dogs a second chance to live the life they have never known.

This is YOUR chance to have a lasting impact for the innocent victims of this horrifically inhumane trade. No amount is too small to help. Donations will be used to save as many dogs as possible, in addition to funding education materials to change the hearts and minds of Korean dog eaters. Please DONATE what you can and share this page. Thank you!

To donate, CLICK HERE!

This fundraising is organized by Soi Dog for Nami Kim Team and your donation is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law in the United States.

Seoul Metropolitan City is the largest dog meat consumption area in South Korea: Chosun TV News recently reported that there are more than 1,000 businesses within Seoul that sell dog meat. This is a shocking number, especially when you consider the ‘behind the scenes’ housing and treatment of the dogs going into this end product – how many farms (containing countless numbers of cages) must there be inside, or on the periphery of this ‘soulless’ City?

Seoul is home to many global, well-known brands such as Samsung, Hyundai, LG, Kia, SK, Daewoo, which must mean it a prosperous one, too; which is why it is so shameful that this City shows such a profound indifference towards the millions of dogs – man’s best friends – which are brutally killed each year!!

So far our Sister City Campaigns have won FOUR victories, but Seoul is not one of them; and as an international city, we want them to change that and do the right thing now.

To help speak out against Seoul’s horrendous cruelty and its profound indifference, by urging its Sister/Friendship cities to speak out about this, to their counterparts, visit the links below to the various pages and take action:

Friendship City – Hokkaido, Japan.

Sister Cities – San Francisco, Washington DC, Honolulu.

Photo: Seoul GyeongDong Dog Meat Market. Nami Kim Team.
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