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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner: Tell your Sister City, Ulsan, 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.

Ulsan became a Sister City with Houston, Texas in 2021.

In Ulsan, 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 broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty.

Video: Imprisoning dogs in raised wire cages in South Korea’s dog meat farms is extreme cruelty!

Video: Ulsan Dog Meat Market illegal dog slaughter… A knife stuck in the throat, gasping in agony.

Photo: Ulsan Dog Meat Market illegal dog slaughter… A knife stuck in the throat, gasping in agony.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Ulsan’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 the vicinity of Ulsan.

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 Ulsan 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 Houston mayor and the Houston City Council members.

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  Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Ulsan City Council, Gyeongsangnam-do Council, and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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

  Mayor Sylvester Turner
  City Hall
  P.O. Box 1562
  Houston, TX 77251
  USA

  Houston City Council
  900 Bagby
  City Hall Annex, First Floor
  Houston, TX 77002
  USA

  📬 Send a copy of your letter to Ulsan:
  Mayor Kim Du-Gyeom
  City of Ulsan
  201 Joongang-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do
  Postal Code 44675
  South Korea

  Ulsan City Council
  201 Joongang-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do
  Postal Code 44675
  South Korea

  📬 Ulsan’s addresses in Korean:
  김두겸 울산 시장님
  울산시청
  (44675) 울산광역시 남구 중앙로 201
  South Korea

  울산광역시의회
  (44675) 울산광역시 남구 중앙로 201
  South Korea

Suggested message

Subject: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner: Tell your Sister City, Ulsan, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council members:

We ask you to please watch the videos from 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

Ulsan Dog Meat Market illegal dog slaughter… A knife stuck in the throat, gasping in agony: https://koreandogs.org/ulsan-dog-slaughter/

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

Ulsan is one of the largest dog meat consumption cities in South Korea. There are numerous dog meat markets, shops, farms, dog slaughterhouses, dozens of dog meat restaurants, and so-called “Health Centers” serving soup made of dog meat as an elixir. Dogs suffer their entire lives in filthy, feces encrusted raised wire cages in utter misery 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 Ulsan, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs who tremble with terror. In addition, 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 which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in Ulsan.

Would you please urge Ulsan Mayor Kim Du-Gyeom 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 dog and cat meat cruelty in Ulsan is in progress: https://chng.it/q9DKCGDF.

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

Sincerely,

• ☎️ Call the Houston Mayor’s office: Telephone: (713) 837-0311
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, Ulsan 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, 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 you would not want to affiliate 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.

This illegal industry is being allowed to continue by Ulsan authorities – even though there is growing opposition from pet guardians across South Korea and worldwide.

So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Ulsan to urge them to enforce their laws, not ignore them, show compassion to their companion animals, and respect their citizens by bringing this cruel industry 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!
  .@ulsannuri .@gyeongnamdo .@opensky86 .@love_opensky86 .@houmayorTell .@HoustonTX Tell Sister City #Ulsan #SouthKorea you oppose torture/consumption of #dogs #cats 🐾 https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791 😭 https://chng.it/q9DKCGDF😿 https://koreandogs.org/sister-city-Ulsan-Houston/

No matter where you live, PLEASE SHARE these actions with your friends, especially those who live in Houston! 🙏