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Updated 11/23/2021.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan: Tell your Sister State, Jeollanam Province, 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.

Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Yung-Rok

Jeollanam Province became Sister State with Maryland in September 5, 2017.

In Jeollanam province, 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.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Jeollanam Province’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 hundreds of Health Centers and dog meat restaurants in Jeollanam Province.

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 Jeollanam Province to supply these outlets.

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

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

Call for Action

• 📧 Click HERE to send an online message to the governor of Maryland.
• 📧 Send emails to the Governor’s office:

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  Send the CC (Carbon Copy) email to the Jeollanam Provincial Council and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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

  Governor Larry Hogan
  100 State Circle
  Annapolis, Maryland
  21401-1925
  USA

  Send a copy of your letter to Jeollanam Province Governor:
  Governor Kim Yung-Rok
  Jeollanam Province
  1 Oryong-gil, Samhyang-eup, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do
  Postal Code 58564
  South Korea

  Address in Korean:
  김영록 도지사님
  전라남도청
  (58564) 전라남도 무안군 삼향읍 오룡길 1
  South Korea

Suggested message

Subject: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford: Tell your Sister State, Jeollanam Province, South Korea, that you are opposed to the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford:

We ask you to please watch the undercover videos from South Korea’s dog meat industry:
Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791

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

Jeollanam Province is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption provinces in South Korea. There are hundreds of 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 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 Jeollanam Province, 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 hundreds of Health Centers which commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in Jeollanam Province.

Would you please urge Jeollanam Province Governor Kim Yung-Rok 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 Jeollanam Province is in progress: https://chng.it/NxgpSrvr.

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 Maryland Governor’s office: 410-974-3901, 1-800-811-8336
  Suggested phone message

  Hello, I’m calling to speak to someone in the Governor’s Office to ask for their help on an important issue regarding your Sister State, Jeollanam Province in South Korea.

  If I could explain: Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that province, 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 State would wish to be made aware of this issue, as you would not want to affiliate with a province 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 Jeollanam Province 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 Jeollanam Province 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!
  .@greenjeonnam .@camp8866 .@statemaryland .@GovLarryHogan Tell Sister State, #Jeollanam Province #SouthKorea that you are opposed to the torture & consumption of #dogs #cats 🐾 https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ😢https://vimeo.com/754160791 😭 https://koreandogs.org/sister-state-jeollanam-maryland/ 📣 https://chng.it/NxgpSrvr

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