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

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on December 1,2019 in Action Alert, Campaign

Campaign updated on 3/5/2023.

We want Yangpyeong-gun 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.

[Live] Yangpyeong County (Gyeonggi-do Province), South Korea – This is the scene of the mass murder of dogs by starvation. [라이브] 양평- 여기는 개 집단 아사 사건 현장입니다

[Live] Yangpyeong County (Gyeonggi-do Province), South Korea – This is the scene of the mass murder of dogs by starvation. Found more piles of dead bodies. [라이브] 양평2- 사체 무더기로 추가 발견되다.

Photo: Documentary – The Dog Meat Professional, Korea. The Korea Observer.

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📧 Send emails to the Yangpyeong County Council, Gyeonggi-do Council, and the South Korean National Assembly members.

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Mayor Jeon Jin-seon
Yangpyeong County
Guncheongaap-gil 2, Yangpyeong-eup, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Postal Code 12554
South Korea

Yangpyeong County Council
Guncheongaap-gil 2, Yangpyeong-eup, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Postal Code 12554
South Korea

📬 Addresses in Korean:

전진선 양평군수님
양평군청
(12554) 경기도 양평군 양평읍 군청앞길 2
South Korea

양평군의회
(12554) 경기도 양평군 양평읍 군청앞길 2
South Korea

Call the Livestock Division and Animal Protection Division at the Yangpyeong County:

From within Korea: ☎️ 031-770-3640, ☎️ 031-770-2344
From US and Canada: ☎️ 011-82-31-770-3640, ☎️ 011-82-31-770-2344
From UK, France, Germany and many parts of Europe: ☎️ 00-82-31-770-3640, ☎️ 00-82-31-770-2344

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Yangpyeong
Yangpyeong Mayor
Gyeonggi-do Government
Gyeonggi-do Governor
Gyeonggi-do Assembly

📝 Suggested message

Request to Yangpyeong-gun, 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/Yangpyeong/

* 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.

The purpose of this petition is to shut down illegal dog farms.
Please confirm whether dog farms are still operating by visiting the below addresses. Exclude from this petition any addresses currently not operating dog farms or where no dogs have been found on the premises. Actively investigate all illegal activities at the dog farms currently in operation. Implement all administrative measures to ensure the illegal activities are stopped as soon as possible and respond to this petition as to the administrative action that has been carried out or when action is expected to occur, as well as the deadline for completion of those actions.

Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gangsang-myeon Hwayang-ri 358 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gangha-myeon Jeonsu-ri 1124 beonji 1111-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gaegun-myeon Gaejeon-ri 187-3 beonji 187-9 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gaegun-myeon Gaejeon-ri 313-3 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gaegun-myeon Gaejeon-ri 677 beonji 677-3
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gaegun-myeon Gaejeon-ri 695-5
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Gaegun-myeon Sangjapo-ri 97 beonji 97-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Danwol-myeon Deoksu-ri 151-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Danwol-myeon Deoksu-ri 172-3 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Danwol-myeon Deoksu-ri 770-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Danwol-myeon Bongsang-ri 195-2 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Danwol-myeon Bongsang-ri 321 beonji 322 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Danwol-myeon Buan-ri 258-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Seojong-myeon Munho-ri 1071-3 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Seojong-myeon Munho-ri 1089-74 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Seojong-myeon Suip-ri 174-4 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Seojong-myeon Suip-ri 175-10
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yangdong-myeon Geumwang-ri 1488 beonji 122-1
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yangdong-myeon Geumwang-ri 725-2 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yangdong-myeon Samsan-ri San 93-12 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yangpyeong-eup Dogok-ri 704 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yangpyeong-eup Shinae-ri 451-2
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yangpyeong-eup Hoehyeon-ri 10-36 beonji 82
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Okcheon-myeon Okcheon-ri 465-3 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Okcheon-myeon Yongcheon-ri 903 beonji (Hwang)
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Yongmun-myeon Hwajeon-ri 5 beonji 6 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Jipyeong-ri 1390 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Jipyeong-myeon Goksu-ri 329 beonji 329-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Jipyeong-myeon Sugok-ri 236 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Jipyeong-myeon Ilshin-ri 538 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Jipyeong-myeon Jipyeong-ri 115-1 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Jipyeong-myeon Jipyeong-ri 117 beonji
Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Cheonun-myeon Galun-ri 1107-1 beonji 1107 1108

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.

7. The raised wire cages are torture devices that inflict great physical pain on the animals forced to exist in them.
– Please issue an order to remove the raised wire cages in violation of breeding management practices per Article 7 of the Animal Protection Act.
– Please charge the dog farm for animal cruelty and order a correction according to Article 8 of the Animal Protection Act.

8. The dogs are exposed to the frigid cold, unable to move while trapped in an outdoor raised wire cage. This clearly constitutes animal cruelty.
– Please issue a corrective order and prosecute the dog farm.
-Article 4 of the Enforcement Rules of the Animal Protection Act: “(6) 2. Any act that inflicts bodily pain or injury upon an animal by keeping an animal in severe heat or cold without justifiable reasons such as the animal’s natural habits or required rearing environment.”

9. Please reply with the number and breed of dogs in the dog farms.

10. If the lot is designated as a “Farm field or Rice paddy,” breeding facilities on farmland must comply with Article 35 Paragraph 1 item 1 of the Farmland Act for livestock and industrial use facilities. A person who intends to install and use such a livestock breeding facility must,
1) Report and obtain permission for farmland conversion per Article 35 of the Farmland Act
2) Follow procedures such as temporary permission for use per Article 36 of the Farmland Act.
Therefore, please investigate whether the person who changed the farmland followed the procedures per the Farmland Act. In case of non-compliance, take administrative measures such as issuing an order to restore to the original state per Article 42 of the Farmland Act and impose a fine for “compensation for compulsory performance” per Article 63 of the Farmland Act.

11. Please reply with the type of food being fed to the dogs. If food and water are not being given, issue a corrective order per Animal Protection Act, Article 7, paragraph 1.

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

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

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

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

이 제보성 민원은 불법 개농장을 없애고자 함입니다.
아래 필지에 현장 방문하셔서 현재 개농장이 운영중인지 확인해주시고 개농장이 운영중인것으로 파악되면 하루빨리 불법 행위가 중단될 수 있도록 관련 법에 따른 조사와 행정처분을 해주시길 바랍니다. 불법 내용, 진행할 혹은 진행된 행정처분, 기한에 대해 자세히 회신 바랍니다.
개농장을 운영하고 있지 않거나 개가 없을 경우에는 민원에서 제외해주십시요.

경기도 양평군 강상면 화양리 358번지
경기도 양평군 강하면 전수리 1124번지 1111-1번지
경기도 양평군 개군면 계전리 187-3번지 187-9번지
경기도 양평군 개군면 계전리 313-3번지
경기도 양평군 개군면 계전리 677번지 677-3
경기도 양평군 개군면 계전리 695-5
경기도 양평군 개군면 상자포리 97번지 97-1번지
경기도 양평군 단월면 덕수리 151-1번지
경기도 양평군 단월면 덕수리 172-3번지
경기도 양평군 단월면 덕수리 770-1번지
경기도 양평군 단월면 봉상리 195-2번지
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경기도 양평군 단월면 부안리 258-1번지
경기도 양평군 서종면 문호리 1071-31번지
경기도 양평군 서종면 문호리 1089-74번지
경기도 양평군 서종면 수입리 174-4번지
경기도 양평군 서종면 수입리 175-10
경기도 양평군 양동면 금왕리 1488번지 122-1
경기도 양평군 양동면 금왕리 725-2번지
경기도 양평군 양동면 삼산리 산 93-12번지
경기도 양평군 양평읍 도곡리 704번지
경기도 양평군 양평읍 신애리 451-2
경기도 양평군 양평읍 회현리 10-36번지 82
경기도 양평군 옥천면 옥천리 465-3번지
경기도 양평군 옥천면 용천리 903번지
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경기도 양평군 지평면 일신리 538번지
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경기도 양평군 청운면 갈운리 1107-1번지 1107,.1108

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.

7) 뜬장은 동물이 ‘신체적 고통’을 느끼는 일종의 고문 기구입니다.
-동물보호법7조에 따른 사육관리위반으로 시정명령 내려주십시오.
-동물보호법 8조에 따른 동물학대로 시정명령, 고발해주십시오.

8) 동물이 야외 뜬장에 갇힌 채 이동도 하지 못하고 혹한에 노출돼 있습니다. 이는 명백한 동물학대입니다. 이에 대한 시정명령 및 고발조치해주십시오.
-동물보호법 시행규칙 4조: (6) 2. 동물의 습성 또는 사육환경 등의 부득이한 사유가 없음에도 불구하고 동물을 혹서ㆍ혹한 등의 환경에 방치하여 신체적 고통을 주거나 상해를 입히는 행위.

9) 해당 개농장 안의 개들의 수와 견종 등을 회신해주십시오.

10) 해당 필지 지목이 ‘전 (밭농사를 하는 토지) 혹은 답 (논과 같이 물을 직접 이용하여 농사를 하는 토지)’인 농지인 경우: 농지에서의 간이양축시설은 농지법 제35조 제1항 1호의 농축산업용물 시설에 해당됩니다. 이러한 간이양축시설을 설치하여 사용하려는 자는

1) 농지법 제35조에 따른 농지전용신고/허가
2) 농지법 제36조에 따른 농지의 타용도 일시사용허가 등의 절차를 밟아 농지를 전용하여야 합니다.
따라서 농지에서의 전용행위자가 농지법에 따른 절차를 밟아 사용하고 있는지 확인하여 미신고시 농지법 제42조에 따른 원상회복 등의 행정처분 해주십시오. 미이행시 같은 법 제63조에 따른 ‘이행강제금’ 처분을 하여 주십시오.

11) 개들에게 급여하는 먹이의 종류를 회신해주십시오. 사료와 물을 주고 있지 않다면 동물보호법 7조 1항에 따라 시정명령을 내리십시오.

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

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

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