Seoul Mapo-gu, South Korea, Shut down the illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants.
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.
In Seoul Mapo-gu, there are countless markets and restaurants, where there are dogs suffering, they are tortured their entire lives and 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, the meat is then sold to consumers. Many of these dogs are abandoned and stolen former pets, and they end up in the dog meat industry, these dogs are subjected to the same cruelty.
Video: The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea
Video: South Korea’s horrific dog slaughter. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE)
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Photo: The Korea Observer’s documentary “The Dog Meat Professional: South Korea” (http://koreandogs.org/dmp/)
A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Seoul Mapo-gu’s dog meat demand.
Two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – the first 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”: 121 Health Food Shops and 61 dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Seoul Mapo-gu.
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 Seoul Mapo-gu 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
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District Mayor Yoo Dong-Gyun
Seoul Mapo-gu Government
212 Worldcup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Postal Code 03937
South KoreaAddress in Korean:
서울 마포구 유동균구청장님
서울마포구청
(03937) 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵로 212
South KoreaSeoul Mapo-gu Council
1st Floor, 212 Worldcup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Postal Code 03937
South KoreaAddress in Korean:
서울마포구의회
(03937) 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵로 212 1층
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Subject: Seoul Mapo-gu, South Korea, Shut down the illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants.
Petition: https://www.change.org/p/seoul-mapo-gu-district-mayor-yoo-dong-gyun-seoul-mapo-gu-korea-shut-down-the-illegal-dog-meat-farms-markets-and-restaurants
Dear District Mayor Yoo Dong-Gyun and the Seoul Mapo-gu Council members,
We ask that you please watch this: “The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea” https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY.
We ask you to take immediate action to crack down on the illegal dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants that serve dog meat in your district. We request that an official document be issued, mandating that the following existing Korean laws be enforced by its government officials, police and judges:
Unauthorized processing of food waste fed to dogs in the meat trade violates the Wastes Control Act, Article 15-2, Article 25, Section 3. Suppliers of food waste and transporters of food waste to dog meat farms are violating this regulation.
Food waste fed to dogs in the dog meat trade violates the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Sections 1 & 2. The unauthorized collection of food waste and feeding it to dogs in the meat trade violates this regulation.
Excrement and resulting environmental damage produced as a by-product of the illegal dog meat farm violates the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta Article 11. The excrement produced at dog meat farms causes environmental damage to the immediate and surrounding area.
Slaughtering dogs for human consumption violates the Animal Protection Act Article 8, Section 1. Killing an animal by hanging it by the neck or by using any other cruel methods; killing an animal on the street or any other places open to the public or killing an animal with animals of the same kind present at the scene; killing an animal by failing to feed or water it on purpose; killing an animal without any justifiable grounds is clear violation of the Animal Protection Act.
The slaughter of dogs by electrocution violates the Animal Protection Act, Article 8, Section 1, Clause 1. Inflicting an injury to animals by physical or chemical means, such as tools or drugs, is subject to legal punishment. Therefore, the routine slaughter of dogs by butchers and farmers by these methods violates the Act. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won per Article 46 of the Animal Protection Act.) Further, electrocution as a method of slaughter is internationally recognized as an inherently cruel method of slaughter and banned globally. In Korea, the Supreme Court in 2020 convicted a case of slaughtering a dog using an electric iron skewer.
The slaughter of dogs from an unauthorized slaughterhouse violates the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 7 Section 1. The Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act states that dogs are officially recognized and classified as “animals” that are “prohibited from being slaughtered and distributed as food for human consumption.” Therefore, those vendors operating dog slaughterhouses are operating outside of the parameters of the law and in violation of the law. (Penalty: imprisonment with labor for not more than 10 years or a fine not exceeding 100 million won per Article 45 of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act.)
The slaughter of dogs for his/her own consumption is a violation of the Animal Protection Act, Article 10. The intent of the Act is to ensure that no animal is slaughtered in a cruel or revolting manner, and shall be free from unnecessary pain, fear, or stress during the process of slaughter. Therefore, the only humane way of slaughtering dogs would be by euthanasia (lethal injection). All currently practiced methods of slaughter by butchers, farmers and traders excludes euthanasia as a method of slaughter, therefore they are all in breach of this Act. This is also a violation of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act Article 7 Section 1 Clause 2.
According to the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, the slaughter of animals for their consumption is allowed only for the livestock animals that are publicly announced as classification of livestock in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act and dogs are not classified here.
The display and sale of dog carcasses in traditional outdoor markets violate the Food Sanitation Act, Article 4, 5. Violation of laws banning the sale of harmful food due to the contamination from the unsanitary and illegal slaughter of the animal and display of the dog carcass. For example, dog carcasses are routinely contaminated by microorganisms that cause human diseases and food poisoning, leading to severe and life-threatening health complications. There are also strict laws that ban the sale of meat from sick animals. Because there is no quality control or proper monitoring of slaughter practices in the dog meat trade, likely, these laws are routinely violated.
Dog meat restaurants’ sale of dog meat soup made with dog carcasses from an unknown source violates the Food Sanitation Act Article 44 Section 1 Clause 1. Uninspected livestock products must not be transported, stored, displayed, sold, or used to manufacture or process food for human consumption.
Please refer to the legal information regarding dog meat consumption in South Korea published by KARA (Korea Animal Rights Advocates): https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537 http://koreandogs.org/kara-publishes-legal-information-booklet-ending-dog-meat-consumption/
The United States House of Representatives has formally passed H.Res. 401, “Calls for an end to the dog and cat meat industry and urges all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade.” (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401)
International coverage of the brutal dog and cat meat trade in South Korea has stained your district’s image. An online petition calling for your immediate action to end the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://www.change.org/p/seoul-mapo-gu-district-mayor-yoo-dong-gyun-seoul-mapo-gu-korea-shut-down-the-illegal-dog-meat-farms-markets-and-restaurants
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Close down these horrific dog meat farms forever! These animals are not meant for food, they are someone’s pets and only know love and attention. This is cruel and barbaric !
Close down these horrific dog meat farms forever! These animals are not meant for food, they are someone’s pets and only know love and attention. This is cruel and barbaric !
For thousands of years man has bred dogs to be man’s loyal companion. What kind of barbaric ignorant people would do this to them? I or my family will not purchase anything made in South Korea or China as in Kia, Hyundai, LG, Samsung and others as long as dogs are treated in this way. If it’s made in an evil backward dog eating country don’t buy it. There are plenty of other more civilized nations.
I completely agree j Francois;the people who do this to dogs are SUB-HUMAN . What goes around comes around
Don’t you see the terror and despair in these precious dog’s faces? HAVE COMPASSION. Where are your hearts ? These sweet animals are crying out in pain ,and despair. My Heart breaks when I see their suffering . Animals are wise. They know exactly WHAT’S HAPPENING.
Stop this vicious ,murderous slaughter of innocent, sweet, kind animals now. Just stop.
Find them loving Forever Homes, where they can experience love, SAFETY and security. Please. HAVE COMPASSION.
These are sick people who eat dogs and cats. Torture them in such ways that we cannot understand the pain and sufferings. There are so much other kinds of food to eat. These traditions must stop. These animals have love and understanding in their hearts. They are Gods gifts to man.
Filed e-people and this time they didn’t ignore me completely. I received a notification that it was transfered to Mapo-Gu administration. We shall see what they will say…
By the way the e-people site changed to better. No need to download and upload files now – just enter the text and that’s all. Folks, go pour them with petitions! When all their work day will be answering questions about dog meat trade they will realize it IS a problem.
I already know some Korean words… I know what is Gu and boshintag, and some others. As a linguist I should be glad, but I’d prefer to spend months of learning than to learn words from such a case… What a great country Korea fails to become. With such a culture and such a technology level it could be one of the world civilization centers. But nope, they prefer to eat dogs as some neanderthals in their caves.
Biggest respect to tose Koreand who fight for dogs and their country’s dignity.
I agree. How can a so-called civilised society condone the cruel sadistic torture and killing of these sentient, loyal animals. Why must they endure the pain and suffering to satisfy some ridiculous antiquated custom of eating dogs and cats. How can these butchers have no compassion when they look into the pleadings eyes of these poor animals? The dog meat trade should be banned immediately with heavy fines and prison for those who continue this practice. The government would surely take notice if we stopped buying Korean goods.
Filed petition on E-People. Korean people, please speak out against this terrible trade.