Sister City Campaign – Goyang, South Korea – Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall: Tell Sister City Goyang, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture 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.
Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun
Loudoun County, Virginia became Sister city to South Korea’s Goyang in 2013.
Goyang is one of the largest dog meat consumption areas in South Korea. There are countless 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 public and in broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty.
Mayor Lee Jae-Jun’s goal is to “become the hub of the Korean peninsula’s peace economy, will be a message of peace echoing around the globe.” How can this be accomplished for as long as the illegal and barbaric dog and cat meat trade is rampant in his city? This cruel trade brings misery not only to its helpless and defenseless victims, but for those watching from around the world. The horrendous cruelty of the dog and cat meat trade will continue to dishonor and sully the reputation of the city through international scrutiny and opinion. The Mayor also committed “to further developing Goyang into one of the most prestigious future cities that will be admired by many around the world.” The best way for the Mayor to successfully realize his goals, is to end the dog and cat meat trades in Goyang.
Meat Dog Farm in Goyang City near Seoul (Source: Nami Kim. https://www.facebook.com/savekoreandogs)
A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Goyang’s dog meat demand.
Shown below are two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – the first one was for so-called “Health Food 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.”
The searches resulted in dozens of 275 Health Food Centers; and 212 restaurants in the vicinity of the city of Goyang alone.
Even if half of these ‘Health’ Food Centers and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in the vicinity of Goyang to supply these outlets.
There are laws in South Korea against selling dogs and cats for consumption, yet these laws are blatantly ignored.
Please watch the video of a typical dog farm in Goyang https://youtu.be/EVVPruGyKj8.
Also please watch the undercover video from the documentary trailer by the Korea Observer: https://youtu.be/T6KKIZEjofs
Please sign petition, call and email Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall TODAY!
- No matter where you live, please SIGN OUR PETITION
- Email: (Use the below-suggested message or petition for email text)[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected];
- Call the Board of Supervisor’s Office!
Office Phone: 703-777-0204
Fax: 703-777-0421 - Send a letter! (Use the below-suggested message or petition for letter text):Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall
Loudoun County
P.O. Box 7000
Mailstop #01
Leesburg, Virginia
20177-7000 USASend a copy of your letter to the Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun!
Mayor Lee Jae-Jun
Goyang City Hall
10 Goyangsicheong-ro, Deogyang-du, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Postal Code 10460
South KoreaAddress in Korean:
최성 이재준시장님
(우)10460 경기도 고양시 덕양구 고양시청로 10
South Korea - Send a message through Facebook page:
Loudoun County
County Commissioner Phyllis Randall
Goyang
Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun - Send a Twitter message!
.@goyangcity .@LoudounCoGovt .@ChairRandall Chair Randall, Plz urge Sister City, Goyang-Stop Torture Killing of Dogs https://goo.gl/OgjRc8
Suggested message to the members of the Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County
Dear Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall and the members of the Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County:
We ask you to please watch the video of a dog farm in Goyang: https://youtu.be/EVVPruGyKj8
Also please watch the undercover video from the documentary trailer by the Korea Observer: https://youtu.be/T6KKIZEjofs
Goyang is one of the largest dog meat consumption areas in South Korea. The Korean internet searches resulted in: 275 Health Food Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju); and 212 dog meat soup restaurants in the vicinity of the city of Goyang alone.
Do you think that Loudoun County should be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Please urge the Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-Jun to close down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants that serve their products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://www.change.org/p/loudoun-county-board-of-supervisors-chair-phyllis-j-randall-tell-sister-city-goyang-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-torture-consumption-of-dogs-cats
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it’s horrendous !!! it must be stopped !!!
This is the most barbaric act ever! The torture and slaughter of innocent dogs and cats is just despicable. This is the year 2016 and not the dark ages, to behave like barbarians is not acceptable! If there is any humanity left in South Korea put an end to this cruelty.
It’s a shame. If you want to stop animal cruelty, start with yourself and become vegan!
Dear Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall and the members of the Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County:
Please watch the video of a dog farm in Goyang: https://youtu.be/EVVPruGyKj8
Also please watch the undercover video from the documentary trailer by the Korea Observer: https://youtu.be/T6KKIZEjofs
Goyang is one of the largest dog meat consumption areas in South Korea. The Korean internet searches resulted in: 275 Health Food Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju); and 212 dog meat soup restaurants in and around the city of Goyang alone.
The Loudoun County should not be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten. Please urge the Goyang Mayor Seong Choi to close down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers and restaurants who serve their products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://www.change.org/p/loudoun-county-board-of-supervisors-chair-phyllis-j-randall-tell-sister-city-goyang-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-torture-consumption-of-dogs-cats
The favor of your reply is requested.
Thank you,
Ana Antunes Portugal
I would never want my City to be associated with a City that allows this barbaric and disgusting practice. It is like being related to a serial killer. These people eat dogs and cats? I would never visit this country or have anything to do with them.