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Madrid, Spain: Tell Friendship City, Seoul, South Korea, that you oppose the torture, killing, and consumption of dogs and cats.

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.

Seoul became a Friendship City to Madrid, Spain, on October 26, 2022.

In Seoul, there are numerous dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and restaurants where the dogs, who have been tortured their entire lives, end up being 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. In many places, dogs are being killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs, and this takes place in broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty.

Video: Dog slaughterhouses killing dogs with an electric iron skewer. Sick dogs neglect, dog carcasses fed to dogs, 53 dog farms discovered. ‘전기 꼬챙이’ 도살, 병든 반려견 방치. 개농장 53곳 무더기 적발. 6/22/21, TV Chosun News.. https://youtu.be/m_n_GPQPbmw

Video: ‘Street of Horror’ Dog slaughterhouses in the heart of Seoul

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Seoul’s dog meat demand.

Two searches on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – 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” – resulted in many hundreds of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in Seoul.

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 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

• 📧 Send emails to the mayor of Madrid.

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  📧 Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Seoul Metropolitan Council and the South Korean National Assembly members.

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• 📬 Send letters.

  Alcalde de Madrid José Luis Martínez-Almeida
  Calle Montalban, 1 Planta 4 28014
  Madrid
  Spain

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Seoul Mayor:

  Mayor Oh Se-Hoon
  Seoul Metropolitan Government
  Saejong-daero 110, Jung-gu, Seoul, Postal Code 04524
  South Korea

  📬 Seoul Mayor’s address in Korean:

  오세훈 서울특별시 시장님
  서울시청
  04524 서울특별시 중구 세종대로 110
  South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Madrid, Spain: Please tell Friendship City, Seoul, South Korea, that you oppose the torture, killing, and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida and the Madrid City Council members,

As representatives of Madrid, we ask you to reconsider your Friendship City agreement with Seoul, a city that permits dogs and cats to be horribly abused and brutally killed for food.

While graphic, these videos depicting South Korea’s dog meat industry are important to watch:
Shocking Cruelty of South Korea’s Dog Meat Industry, Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Forest fire in Uljin burns dogs imprisoned in dog meat farms: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry: https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/
500 Dogs in typical hellish illegal dog farms in South Korea. https://koreandogs.org/ark119-raids-ganghwa-dog-farm/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcMPdOnJ0Vo (Dog farm scene begins at 11:00 minutes)

Seoul is the largest dog meat consumption city in South Korea. Korean web searches of Seoul turn up hundreds of dog meat restaurants and so-called “Health Centers” that commonly serve soup made of dog meat as phony elixirs (also known as dog soju).

Dogs suffer their entire lives in filthy, feces-encrusted raised wire cages in dire misery only to be slaughtered in the most horrific of ways— tortured by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head, hanging, being beaten to death, having their throats slit, being burned alive with a blowtorch or thrown into a vat of boiling water while still alive. In many places in South Korea, dogs are killed in full view of other caged dogs who tremble with terror. These poor dogs are often burned alive in their cages, unable to escape. They are fed rotten garbage full of chili peppers unfit for any animals to eat, and they are not given water. In addition, beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these slaughterhouses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Puppies who die of disease are tossed away like trash, often left in front of cages to rot while their mothers watch and cry out in despair.

Mayor Christopher Chung of Palisades Park, New Jersey, has already shown his rejection of the dog meat trade in no uncertain terms. As reported in the Korea Times, he recently rejected a visit from exchange students from the friendship city, Incheon Ganghwa County, due to its dog meat trade. In California, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting legislation or administrative action that would request the governments of South Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia ban the sale of dog meat and enforce their animal protection laws.

On behalf of companion animal-loving people worldwide, we ask that you follow these bold leads by not remaining silent in the face of such abhorrent cruelty. Please urge Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to shut down all Seoul dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, dog meat restaurants, and truckers transporting dogs to their inevitable fates. An online petition calling for your support in ending such horrors perpetrated in Seoul is in progress: https://chng.it/FyLPBpRcCz.

Thank you for your serious consideration. We eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

Name, City, Country

📝 Suggested message in Spanish

Madrid, España: Por favor, háganle saber a la ciudad hermanada Seúl, Corea del Sur, que se oponen a la tortura, matanza y consumo de perros y gatos.

Excmo. Sr. Alcalde José Luis Martínez-Almeida y miembros del Ayuntamiento de Madrid,

Como representantes de Madrid, les pedimos que reconsideren su acuerdo de hermanamiento con Seúl, una ciudad que permite horribles abusos y matanzas brutales de perros y gatos para consumo alimenticio.

Los siguientes vídeos, aunque tremendamente impactantes, son de vital importancia para mostrar el funcionamiento de la industria de la carne de perro en Corea del Sur:

La impactante crueldad de la industria de la carne de perro en Corea del Sur, parte 1 de 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Parte 2 de 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Incendio forestal en Uljin abrasa perros encarcelados en granjas de carne de perro: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Perros que han sufrido durante toda su vida son torturados y asesinados por electrocución en jaulas: https://koreandogs.org/jtbc-news-electric-tortured-in-cages/
500 perros en típicas y horribles granjas ilegales de perros en Corea del Sur. https://koreandogs.org/ark119-raids-ganghwa-dog-farm/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcMPdOnJ0Vo (La escena de la granja de perros comienza en el minuto 11:00)

Seúl es la ciudad con mayor consumo de carne de perro en Corea del Sur. Búsquedas de Seúl en webs coreanas muestran cientos de restaurantes de carne de perro y los llamados ” Centros de Salud” que comúnmente sirven sopa hecha de carne de perro como falsos elixires (también conocidos como soju de perro).

Los perros sufren durante toda su vida en jaulas sucias y llenas de heces, en una miseria extrema, solo para ser sacrificados de las formas más horribles: torturados por electrocución, golpes de martillo en la cabeza, colgados, golpeados hasta la muerte, degollados, quemados vivos con soplete o arrojados a una olla de agua hirviendo estando aún con vida. En muchos lugares de Corea del Sur, los perros son sacrificados a la vista de otros perros enjaulados que tiemblan de terror. Estos pobres perros a menudo son quemados vivos en sus jaulas sin poder escapar. Se les alimenta con basura podrida llena de chiles que no son aptos para que ningún animal los coma, y no se les da agua. Además, a menudo roban a las queridas mascotas y se venden a estos mataderos, donde encuentran el mismo horrible destino. Los cachorros que mueren por enfermedades son arrojados como basura, a menudo dejados frente a las jaulas para pudrirse mientras sus madres observan y gritan desesperadamente.

El alcalde Christopher Chung de Palisades Park, Nueva Jersey, ya ha mostrado su total rechazo al comercio de carne de perro. Según informó Korea Times, recientemente rechazó la visita de estudiantes de intercambio de la ciudad amiga, Incheon Ganghwa County, debido a su comercio de carne de perro. En California, el Consejo Municipal de Los Ángeles aprobó por unanimidad una resolución que apoya la legislación o acción administrativa que solicitaría a los gobiernos de Corea del Sur, China, Vietnam, Indonesia y Camboya prohibir la venta de carne de perro y hacer cumplir sus leyes de protección animal.

En nombre de las personas amantes de los animales de compañía en todo el mundo, les pedimos que sigan estos valientes ejemplos y no quedarse en silencio ante tanta abominable crueldad. Por favor, insten al alcalde de Seúl, Oh Se-hoon, a cerrar todas las granjas de perros, mataderos, mercados, restaurantes de carne de perro e impidan que haya empresas de transporte que lleven a esos perros hacia sus inevitables destinos. Una petición en línea que pide su apoyo para poner fin a tales horrores perpetrados en Seúl está en progreso: https://chng.it/FyLPBpRcCz.

Gracias por su seria consideración. Esperamos ansiosamente su respuesta.

Atentamente,

Name, City, Country

• Send a Twitter message!
  .@MADRID .@ohsehoonforu .@seoulmania .@seoulcouncil #Madrid: Tell Friendship City #Seoul #SouthKorea, that you oppose the torture, killing, and consumption of #dogs #cats. https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ 😢https://vimeo.com/754160791 😢 https://chng.it/FyLPBpRcCz 🐾https://koreandogs.org/seoul-madrid/

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Video: Dogs who suffered their entire lives are electric tortured and killed in cages—South Korea’s horrific dog meat industry. jtbc News.[추적보도 훅] 철창 갇힌 채 감전사…’먹히기 위해’ 죽어가는 개들 / JTBC 뉴스룸