Response from Australian Minister for Agriculture the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP
We received a reply on 24th March 2016 for our petition letter from the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Barnaby Joyce. Mr Joyce is also the Minister for Agriculture & Water Resources. Our letter was sent by one of our Australian campaigners.
Although this is not the reply we were hoping for, we do appreciate the Australian government’s response.
Mr Joyce makes the point that the Australian government is recognised as a world leader in animal welfare. However, international law dictates that the Australian Government cannot dictate animal welfare standards adopted in other countries. But they CAN activate the various forms of support at their disposal to put pressure on Korea to stop this barbaric trade.
Let’s keep the pressure up by writing and urging Mr Joyce, as well as other government representatives around the world to put an end to this cruel industry.
Photo: Korea Observer.
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I am from Germany, and this is very Repulsive and bestialig to me, i cant believe Animals got to go through this pain, i am ashamed of been Human, this needs to stop right now! gives me nightmares, want to go over there and kill all these butchers, i am very upsent and hurt. how can you unhumans be so cold you have no heart to me!!!! Please stop this Torture now!!!
Stop alle torture e al consumo di carne di cani e gatti nella Corea del Sud.
We the voters expect something to be done to stop this barbaric,cruel disgusting practise. Please don’t look away, watch the videos and cruelty these animals face daily, to them death would be a kind release. Live Trade still exists, how abhorrent Australia the land of cruelty to animals. I implore you to help us stop these disgusting trades.
PLEASE IM BEGING YOUS TO NOT DO THIS AND STOP NOW PLEASE TO SAVE THESE POOR DDOGS TO BE LOVING PETS TO FAMILYS PLEASE GIVE THIS GIFT TO THE PEOPLE TO HHAVE OVE AND BE GENTLE TO EACH OTHER PLEASE BE HAPPY WITH THEM THEY ARE SO SCARED THERE SHAKING HOW WOULD YOU AD YOUR CHILDREN LIKE TO BE IN CAGES WHAITING TO BE KILED AD EATEN SO IPLEASE HAVE EART BE A STAND UP PERSON THAT THE LORD LOVES AD DONYT BE CRUELTO THEM DOGS BE OVING AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED
Incidences like this leave me feeling ashamed to be a human being. But people like Nami Kim also give me hope that we can eventually evolve into an intelligent, caring, ethical life-form fit to cohabit this planet alongside these higher lifeforms. Any person with a single shred of intelligence knows that not only were we not meant to eat meat but that torturing another animal will bring greater rewards is just stupid an unintelligent. This is the thinking of a simple-minded, easily led peasant who is given something to do, like a child, to keep them out of other things and stop them causing trouble and taking an interest in things which the other humans don’t want them involved or interested in. These simpletons need to be re-educated or eradicated. There is NO place in supposedly modern society for such inane and nonsensical beliefs and practices.
In the country where I am writing to you from (Italy) we eat cow meat, veal and other kinds of meat but there is a monumental difference in the death of the animal. WE DO NOT TORTURE THEM. WE DO NOT REDUCE THEM IN A PITIFUL CONDITION BEFORE THEIR HORRIBLE DEATH. WE RESPECT OUR ANIMALS and even in death there is a form of respect (here) because, in the life chain, meat eaters eat in order to live, work, survive. Yours is NOT survival, it is AN ACT OF PURE ATROCITY. You should be ashamed of committing such cruelty against animals, you have absolutely no sense of love and respect for these beautiful creatures, they are a gift of God, and like all other forms of life they DESERVE RESPECT, they DESERVE TO LIVE.
End the brutal dog meat trade . Dogs are mans best friend !