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Gloucester, United Kingdom: Tell Sister City, Paju, South Korea, that you are 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.

Paju became a Sister City to Gloucester, United Kingdom, in 2014.

In Paju, there are countless 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: Dog auction house operating on “Blind Spot”,.. Even on military-owned land?, KBS News, 9/15/2019. (‘단속 사각지대’ 개 경매장 활개…軍 소유 땅에서까지? / KBS뉴스)

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

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 present in the vicinity of Paju 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 Gloucester mayor and the City councillors:

  📌 Our emails have been blocked by the Gloucester government. Please send the emails to the below Korean government.

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

  Gloucester Mayor Howard Hyman
  Gloucester City Council
  PO Box 3252
  Gloucester
  GL1 9FW
  United Kingdom

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to the Paju Mayor:

  Mayor Kim Gyeong-il
  Paju City Hall
  50 Sicheong-ro, Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, Postal Code 10932
  South Korea

  📬 Paju’s address in Korean:

  김경일 파주시장님
  파주시청
  (우 10932) 경기도 파주시 시청로 50
  South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Gloucester: Tell Sister City, Paju, South Korea, that you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor Howard Hyman and the Gloucester City Council members:

We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry:
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.

Do you think Gloucester should be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten by people?

Paju is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption cities in South Korea. In Paju, there are numerous dog farms, dog slaughterhouses, dog meat restaurants, and so-called “Health Centers” where they serve soup made of dog meat as an elixir. Dogs suffer their entire lives in utter misery in filthy, feces encrusted raised wire cages, only to be slaughtered in the most horrific ways. They are killed by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head and necks, being hung, 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 Paju, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, 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 not fit for any animals to eat, and they are never given water! Also, people’s beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these businesses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Dogs and puppies who died of diseases are tossed away like garbage, often left in front of cages to rot while the mother dogs watch and cry out in despair for their dead babies.

The Korean internet searches resulted in dozens of “Health Centers” that commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in Paju.

Would you please urge Paju Mayor Kim Gyeong-il to close down all illegal dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants serving these animal products? An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous Paju’s dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://chng.it/d7m8QQ86.

On behalf of all the animals suffering unimaginable cruelty in the dog and cat meat industry, we thank you and await your reply.

Sincerely,

Name City, Country

• ☎️ Call the Gloucester Mayor’s office:
  +011 44 1452 396 396 (calling from the United States)
  Phone: 01452 396 396 and choose the option you need.
  Text telephone: 01452 396 161

  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, Paju, in South Korea.

  If I could explain: dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, even though 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, so I am calling on their behalf. And, I believe that your city would wish to be made aware of this issue, as you 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 Paju and Korean authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea and worldwide.

  So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Paju to urge them to enforce their laws, not ignore them, show compassion to their companion animals, and respect their citizens by bringing these trades to an end.

  I know 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!
  .@pajusi .@ggholic .@GloucesterCity Tell Sister City #Paju #SouthKorea, you oppose torture/consumption of #Dogs #Cats #Dogmeat #Catmeat https://chng.it/d7m8QQ86 😿 https://koreandogs.org/paju-dog-farms/ 😭🙏https://koreandogs.org/sister-city-paju-gloucester

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