Sister City Campaign - Hwaseong, South Korea – Burnaby, British Columbia - Stop the Dog and Cat Consumption in S. Korea!

Sister City Campaign – Hwaseong, South Korea – Burnaby, British Columbia

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on September 10,2017 in Action Alert, Campaign, Sister city

Campaign updated 4/8/2023.

Burnaby, British Columbia: Tell Sister City, Hwaseong, South Korea, you oppose 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.

Hwaseong became a Sister City to Burnaby, British Columbia, in 2010.

Sister City agreement signing ceremony of Hwaseong, South Korea and Burnaby, British Columbia, 9/28/2010.

In Hwaseong, there are numerous dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and dog meat 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 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: 🥷 Watchdog will shut down another dog meat farm/slaughterhouse in Hwaseong.

Video: One of many dog farms in Hwaseong, South Korea. Watchdog shut down this dog farm in June 2022.

Photos: Dog farms in Hwaseong, South Korea.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Hwaseong’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 dozens of “Health Centers” and dog meat restaurants in Hwaseong.

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 Hwaseong to supply these outlets.

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

Dog meat restaurants in Hwaseong, South Korea.

✍ Sign the Petition

Call for Action

📧 Send emails to the Burnaby mayor and the council members:

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📧 CC (Carbon Copy) the Hwaseong City Council, Gyeonggi-do Assembly, and the South Korean National Assembly members.

📬 Send letter (Use the below-suggested message or petition):

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley
City Hall
4949 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC, V5G 1M2
Canada

📬 Send a copy of your letter to the Hwaseong government:

Mayor Jeong Myeong-Geun
Hwaseong City Hall
159 Sicheong-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do
Postal Code 18274
South Korea

Hwaseong City Council
159 Sicheong-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do
Postal Code 18274
South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley: Please tell Sister City, Hwaseong, South Korea, you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor Mike Hurley and the Burnaby Council members:

As mayor and representatives of Burnaby, we ask you to reconsider your “friendship” with Hwaseong, a city that permits dogs and cats to be horribly abused and brutally killed for food.

While graphic, these undercover 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
Imprisoning dogs in raised wire cages in South Korea’s dog meat farms is extreme cruelty: https://youtu.be/D9Hw4u1XKo4.

Hwaseong is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption cities in South Korea. There are numerous dog farms and dog slaughterhouses in Hwaseong. Korean web searches of Hwaseong turn up dozens 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 Hwaseong, 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 never 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 Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeong-Geun to shut down all Hwaseong 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 Hwaseong is in progress: https://chng.it/JXHXS2t5.

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

Sincerely,

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