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Campaign updated on 8/10/2022.

Glendale, California: Tell Sister City, Gimpo, South Korea, that you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

In the past, we requested the city of Glendale, California, to support our campaign by contacting the mayor of their Sister City, Gimpo. In response, the mayors of Glendale raised our concerns with Gimpo. We appreciate Glendale for taking action and supporting our campaign.🙏 But, in response, Gimpo Mayor’s office has done nothing more than to give Glendale the ‘standard’ assurance that their country’s animal protection laws, etc., are being adhered to. We know that this is not the case!

Today, tens of thousands of dogs are imprisoned in their horrific dog farms and slaughterhouses, living a life of utter misery and agony. 👉 Click HERE for the dog farms/slaughterhouses in Gimpo. We cannot stand by while the city of Gimpo continues to deceive us and inflict unimaginable cruelty on the animals who consider humans as guardians and companions.

We are now asking Glendale to continue their previous contacts by urging Gimpo to stop the dog and cat meat industry in their city – an illegal and brutal industry that does not adhere to their animal protection laws.

“We found dog valley in Gimpo yesterday. It had an awful feeling being in the saddle of a mountain with about 10 dog farms in the same area, with tall steel fences, so you cannot see the atrocities inside and everyone watching you as you drive in and out—a very eerie feeling.” – A source in Korea.

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Gimpo’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 Gimpo.

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 farms and slaughterhouses must be present in the vicinity of Gimpo to supply these outlets.

Video: Dog farms/slaughterhouses in Gimpo, South Korea. CARE (Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth)

Call for Action

• 📧 Send emails to the elected officials of Glendale:

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📧 CC (Carbon Copy) the Gimpo City Council, Gyeonggi-do Assembly, and the Korean National Assembly members:

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

  Mayor’s Office
  City of Glendale
  613 East Broadway, Suite 200
  Glendale, CA 91206
  USA

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

  Gimpo Mayor Kim Byung-soo
  Saujungro 1, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do
  Postal Code 10109
  South Korea

  Gimpo City Council
  Saujungro 1, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do
  Postal Code 10109
  South Korea

  📬 Gimpo’s addresses in Korean:

  김포시청
  김병수 김포시장님
  (10109) 경기도 김포시 사우중로 1
  South Korea

  김포시의회
  (10109) 경기도 김포시 사우중로 1
  South Korea

• Send a message through the Facebook pages:

  Glendale
  Gimpo
  Gimpo Mayor
  Gimpo City Council
  Gyeonggi-do Government
  Gyeonggi-do Governor
  Gyeonggi-do Assembly

  📝 Suggested message

  Glendale, California: Tell your sister city, Gimpo, South Korea, that you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

  Dear Mayor Ardy Kassakhian and the Glendale City Council members:

  We thank you and the city of Glendale for contacting the mayor of your Sister City, Gimpo, South Korea, and informing them of your disapproval of the horrific cruelty inflicted on the animals of the dog and cat meat industry in that city.

  We are aware of Gimpo’s response, “the City of Gimpo has no interest in advocating for or defending any inhumane treatment of animals, and that they will see that all South Korean foodservice and processing standards, as well as animal treatment laws, are adhered to.” However, their statement cannot be further from the truth. We, therefore, feel the need to comment on their reply and provide video evidence to substantiate our position.

  Numerous (potentially hundreds) dog farms and slaughterhouses are still operating in Gimpo. We have a partial list of these dog farms and slaughterhouses (https://koreandogs.org/gimpo-dog-farms/).

  Just a couple of weeks ago, an animal rights group in Korea raided a dog farm/slaughterhouse in Gimpo. Gimpo government is aware of these illegal operations throughout Gimpo. Still, they do nothing until the animal activists investigating and raiding these places demand action.

  The dogs at these dog farms are raised in horrific conditions, and they suffer unimaginable pain their entire lives, as seen in numerous videos (please see the links to such videos below). The animals are confined their whole lives in raised wire cages, never knowing the feel of solid ground beneath their feet. They are given no protection from extreme heat in the summer or frigid cold in the winter; many die from exposure to these harsh elements. 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! They get no medical care. They are only let out of their cages to be brutally and painfully slaughtered. In addition, these dog farms and slaughterhouses violate South Korea’s many current laws. (https://koreandogs.org/kara-publishes-legal-information-booklet-ending-dog-meat-consumption/) Therefore, we ask you to confront them on this issue and demand this barbaric and gruesome industry shut down.

  We ask you to please watch the below videos from Gimpo’s dog farms and slaughterhouses:
  https://www.facebook.com/425073497642716/videos/1166935336789858
  https://youtu.be/_Kt8RXNpGEs
  https://youtu.be/5SEx5H–Hh4
  https://youtu.be/uNCl-EkzKv8

  You can see dogs living in horrendous conditions, being painfully slaughtered by hanging them in their cages while other dogs tremble with utter terror. The dogs witnessing such torture clearly understand what is happening around them. The dog farmer explains that they kill the dogs by hanging them in their cages “to save on electricity” used to electrocute them as if electrocution was a more humane alternative.

  Mayor Christopher Chung of Palisades Park, NJ, 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.

  Mayor Kassakhian and the council members, this is not just a matter of different cultural practices; this is an issue of simple inhumane treatment of animals. We respectfully ask you to consider this evidence again and then use your relationship and influence to contact Gimpo Mayor Kim Byung-soo and demand that he stop his city’s brutal dog and cat meat industry.

  An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://chng.it/nxXdZ6mb.

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

  Sincerely,

  Name, City, Country

• ☎️ Call the Glendale’s mayor’s Office: 818-548-4844, 818-550-4400

  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, Gimpo, 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 Gimpo 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 Gimpo 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!

  Suggested Twitter text

  .@gimpomaru .@ggholic .@MyGlendale #Glendale Tell #SisterCity #Gimpo #SouthKorea That you oppose torture/consumption of #Dogmeat #Catmeat https://chng.it/nxXdZ6mb🐾https://youtu.be/_Kt8RXNpGEs 😢https://koreandogs.org/updated-sister-city-campaign-gimpo/

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

Video: KARA. Dog farm with more than 2,000 “meat dogs” in in Gimpo, South Korea.

Campaign Updates

[Update February 14, 2017] Once again supportive Glendale responds to a call to action against the dog meat trade.
[Update April 12, 2015] Victory – City of Glendale responds to our petition!