Wonju, South Korea: Shut down the illegal dog farms!

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on November 30,2019 in Action Alert, Campaign

We want Wonju to respect and enforce the law, stop their indifference toward animal cruelty and the illegal dog meat industry, and immediately shut down illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses.

Photo: Korea Animal Welfare Association (KAWA).

Call for Action

👉 Click HERE to file a petition with the South Korean government through e-People online. (You can use our “Suggested message” below or your own words.)
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📧 Send emails to the Wonju City Council, Gangwon Provincial Council, and the South Korean National Assembly members:

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Mayor Won Gang-su
City of Wonju
1 Sicheong-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do
Postal Code 26384
South Korea

Wonju City Council
1 Sicheong-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do
Postal Code 26384
South Korea

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.@hopewonju .@happygangwon .@jtkim1013 #Wonju #South Korea, Shut down illegal dog meat farms and slaughterhouses. 😿😢🙏https://koreandogs.org/wonju-dog-farms/ 🐾https://bit.ly/2JI5EYm🐕#Hyundai #Genesis #Samsung #Galaxy #LG #Kia #SK #ImagineYourKorea #POSCO #FILA #SKHynix #Shinhan #KEP #Hanwha

📝 Suggested message

Request to Wonju, South Korea, to take administrative action against illegal dog farms and shut them all down immediately!

Online Petition: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/Wonju/

* Please respond to my petition in English and Korean using the Microsoft Word Document. The Hancom word processor program is not used outside Korea, and we cannot open Hancom’s .hwp file.

Below are dog farms operating in Wonju, South Korea:

Gangwon-do Wonju Gahyeon-dong San 70 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Dangu-dong San 112-1 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Musil-dong 129-4 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Musil-dong 887-29 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Munmak-eup Gungchon-ri 1281 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Munmak-eup Chuibyeong-ri 116 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Bongsan-dong 739 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Buron-myeon Norim-ri San 66
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Dundun-ri 637 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Suam-ri 1158 beonji oe 1 pilji
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Suam-ri 1283 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Pyeongjang-ri 1321 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Pyeongjang-ri 515-1 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Pyeongjang-ri 653-1 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Socho-myeon Heungyang-ri 154-2 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Shinlim-myeon Shinlim-ri 390-7 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Jijeong-myeonGagok-ri San 96 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Jijeong-myeon Botong-ri 313-1 beonji oe 1 pilji
Gangwon-do Wonju Taejang-dong 39-2 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Gwanggeok-ri 925 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Daedeok-ri 124 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Daedeok-ri 345 beonji oe 1 pilji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Daedeok-ri 942 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Daedeok-ri 944 oe 1 pilji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Jusan-ri 660 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Hojeo-myeon Jusan-ri 896 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Heungeop-myeon Daean-ri 810 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Heungeop-myeon Maeji-ri 1647-1 beonji
Gangwon-do Wonju Heungeop-myeon Heungeop-ri 264-1 beonji

The dog farm specified above is suspected to be an unregistered facility and has been contributing to the pollution of the environment and thus requires urgent administrative measures and immediate shutdown.

1. Under the current enforcement decree of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta, any dog farm at least 60 square meters in size is subject to registration as a waste emission facility. Any illegal dog farms operating without proper registration must be ordered to suspend operation and close per Articles 17 and 18 of the Act. Administrative actions such as the imposition of fines must be issued according to Article 50 and the enforcement decree Article 20 of the same law.

2. Illegal dog slaughter may violate Article 8 of the Animal Protection Act. If a dog farm has committed an illegal dog slaughter, they will be sentenced to less than two years in prison and fined up to 20 million won. Please inspect the dog farm site to check if illegal dog slaughter is committed and report it to the police.

3. According to Articles 25 and 46 of the Waste Control Act, food waste feed recycling requires that dog farms are equipped with appropriate facilities and must be registered and authorized by the municipal government. Please inspect the dog farm to check if the food waste is being fed to dogs and take appropriate administrative actions per Article 66 for violations.

4. In the case of temporary buildings: Dog farms must obtain approval according to the Building Act Article 14 (Building Reports) and Article 20 (Temporary Buildings). Please remove the building if the building is unauthorized.

5. If sewage contamination is found: Personal sewage treatment facilities must be reported per Article 34, Paragraph 2 of the Sewerage Act. After inspecting the discharge of manure and wastewater into the public water, please take administrative measures per Article 77 of the Sewerage Act.

6. If household waste is found: Unlawful dumping and loading of household waste violate Article 13 of the Waste Control Act. After investigating the accumulation of household waste in the vicinity, please take measures per Article 66-1 of the Waste Control Act.

Our worldwide campaign urging your city to shut down all illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses is in progress. https://koreandogs.org/wonju-dog-farms/

We urge you to take quick and strong administrative measures to address the violation of laws and shut down all these illegal dog farms immediately!

📝 Suggested message in Korean (Please include this in your petition.)

원주시에 불법 개농장, 개도살장 행정처분 시행과 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

전자청원: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/Wonju/

* 청원 답변은 한글과 영어로 마이크로소프트 워드 파일로 보내주시기 바랍니다. 한콤 .hwp파일은 외국에서는 사용하지않으며 오픈할수 없습니다.

강원도 원주시 가현동 산 70번지
강원도 원주시 단구동 산 112-1번지
강원도 원주시 무실동 129-4번지
강원도 원주시 무실동 887-29번지
강원도 원주시 문막읍 궁촌리 1281번지
강원도 원주시 문막읍 취병리 116번지
강원도 원주시 봉산동 739번지
강원도 원주시 부론면 노림리 산66
강원도 원주시 소초면 둔둔리 637번지
강원도 원주시 소초면 수암리 1158번지 외 1필지
강원도 원주시 소초면 수암리 1283번지
강원도 원주시 소초면 평장리 1321번지
강원도 원주시 소초면 평장리 515-1번지
강원도 원주시 소초면 평장리 653-1번지
강원도 원주시 소초면 흥양리 154-2번지
강원도 원주시 신림면 신림리 390-7번지
강원도 원주시 지정면 가곡리 산 96번지
강원도 원주시 지정면 보통리 313-1번지 외1필지
강원도 원주시 태장동 39-2번지
강원도 원주시 호저면 광격리 925번지
강원도 원주시 호저면 대덕리 124번지
강원도 원주시 호저면 대덕리 345번지 외 1필지
강원도 원주시 호저면 대덕리 942번지
강원도 원주시 호저면 대덕리 944외 1필지
강원도 원주시 호저면 주산리 660번지
강원도 원주시 호저면 주산리 896번지
강원도 원주시 흥업면 대안리 810번지
강원도 원주시 흥업면 매지리 1647-1번지
강원도 원주시 흥업면 흥업리 264-1번지

위 개농장은 가축분뇨법상 미신고된 불법 개농장이며 여러 불법성이 보이는 바, 이에 대한 확인, 행정처분 및 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

1) 가축분뇨의 관리 및 이용에 관한 법률 시행령 상 60㎡ 이상 개농장은 배출시설 신고대상에 해당합니다. 신고되지 않고 운영되는 불법 개농장의 경우 가축분뇨 관리법 제17조 및 제18조에 따라 사용중지 및 폐쇄명령, 동법 제50조 및 시행령 제20조에 따라 과태료 부과 등 행정처분이 내려져야 할 것입니다.

2) 불법 개도살이 이루어질 경우 동물보호법 제8조 위반 가능성이 있습니다. 해당 개농장이 불법 개도살을 할 경우 2년 이하 징역, 2천만원이하 벌금에 처해집니다. 불법 개도살이 이루어지는지 현장 확인 후 경찰에 고발조치 해주시기 바랍니다.

3) 폐기물 관리법 제25조 및 제46조에 따르면 음식물류 폐기물 사료 재활용은 적정 시설 장비를 갖추고 지자체 인허가를 받거나 신고하도록 되어 있습니다. 음식물류 폐기물을 개들에게 급여하는지 확인해 주시고, 위반 시 제66조 조항에 따라 행정조치 바랍니다.

4) 가설 건축물일 경우 : 건축법 제 14조(건축신고) 및 제 20조(가설건축물) 허가 후 견사를 지어야 합니다. 무단 증축된 건축물일 경우 철거 조치 바랍니다.

5) 하수도 오염 사항이 발견될 경우 : 하수도법 제 34조 2항에 따라 개인 하수처리시설 신고가 필요합니다. 공공수역 분뇨, 폐수 배출 상태 확인 후 하수도법 제 77조에 따라 행정조치 바랍니다.

6) 생활 폐기물이 발견될 경우: 생활 폐기물 불법 투기 및 적재는 폐기물 관리법 제13조 위반입니다. 주변에 생활 폐기물을 쌓아두고 방치하는 행위 조사 후 폐기물 관리법 제66조 제1호에 따라 조치해 주시기 바랍니다.

원주시의 불법 개농장과 도살장 폐쇄 청원 캠페인을 전세계적으로 진행하고 있습니다. https://koreandogs.org/wonju-dog-farms/

불법 사항 해결에 대한 적극적인 처리와 재발 방지를 위한 신속하고 강력한 행정처분, 및 즉각적인 폐쇄를 강력히 촉구합니다.

👉 Sign the Petition

Click HERE to learn more about our e-People petitions filed to shut down each dog farms in the Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA)’s dog farm archives.
Click HERE to learn more about KARA’s dog farm archives.