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Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee: Tell Sister City, Daegu, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats.

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-Jin

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.

Daegu became Sister city with Milwaukee on August 23, 2017.
In Daegu, there are countless dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants where the dogs, who are 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 subjected to the same cruelty. If you have ever wondered what a hell would be like, click HERE to see photos from the Daegu Chilseong Dog Meat Market or click HERE to see undercover video from Daegu dog farms/slaughterhouses.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Daegu’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: 527 Health Food Shops; and 87 dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Daegu. Even if half of these ‘Health’ Food Shops and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, just imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in the vicinity of Daegu in order to supply all of these outlets.

There are laws in South Korea against selling dogs and cats for consumption yet these laws are blatantly ignored.

South Korean Dog Meat Industry – Brutal killing in Daegu

Video: Media Triage: The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea.

https://koreandogs.org/meat-dogs-in-wire-cages-feed-on-rotten-food-waste-slops/

Call for Action

• Send email to the Milwaukee Mayor and Common Council members:
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  Include the Daegu City Council members in your email to Milwaukee as CC:
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• Send letter (Use below suggested message or petition):
  Mayor’s Office
  City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Room 201, Milwaukee, WI 53202
  USA

  Send a copy of your letter to Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-Jin:
  Mayor Kwon Young-Jin
  Daegu Metropolitan Government
  88 Gongpyeong-ro(Dongindong 1-ga), Jung-gu, Daegu, Gyeongsangbukdo-do, Postal Code 41911
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  대구광역시
  권영진 시장님
  (41911) 대구광역시 중구 공평로 88
  South Korea

• Send a message through Facebook page:
  Mayor Tom Barrett
  Daegu Mayor Young-Jin Kwon
  Daegu

  Suggested message

  Subject: Sister City – Daegu, South Korea

  Dear Mayor Barrett and the Common Council members,

  We ask you to please watch the Facebook posts and videos about Daegu and South Korea’s dog meat industry:
  https://www.facebook.com/karakoreaanimalrights/posts/3882729988420356
  https://www.facebook.com/karakoreaanimalrights/posts/3877022128991142
  https://youtu.be/qdSnXw1sukQ
  https://koreandogs.org/horrible-reality-of-meat-dog-farms-you-did-not-know/
  https://koreandogs.org/companion-animals-for-consumption/.

  Do you think that Milwaukee should be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten? Please urge Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-Jin to close down all those illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants that serve these animal products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous Daegu, South Korea’s dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-tom-barrett-of-milwaukee-tell-sister-city-daegu-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-torture-and-consumption-of-dogs
  The favor of your reply is requested.
  Thank you,

  [Your Name & City/Country]

• Call the Mayor’s Office: Phone: 414-286-2200
  Fax: 414-286-3191

  Suggested phone message

  Hello, I’m calling to speak to someone in the Mayor’s Office to ask for their help on an important issue regarding your sister city, Daegu in South Korea.

  If I could explain: dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced. The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress. They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am calling on their behalf. And, I believe that your city would wish to be made aware of this issue, as they would not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on ones that are loyal, trusting creatures, which look up to us humans as their guardians.

  These illegal trades are being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.

  So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Daegu to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion to their companion animals, and also respect to their own citizens, by bringing these trades to an end. I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
  Thank you for your time and understanding.

• Send a Twitter message!

  Suggested Twitter text

  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]_CC [email protected] Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council members of Milwaukee: Tell Sister City, Daegu, South Korea, That We’re Opposed to the Torture and Consumption of Dogs and Cats. https://www.change.org/p/mayor-tom-barrett-of-milwaukee-tell-sister-city-daegu-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-the-torture-and-consumption-of-dogs #Daegu #Milwaukee #DogMeat #Korea

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