Don’t Legalize Dog Meat and Dog Farms in Korea
By Angela LeeTarget: President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea
Goal: Ensure that dog meat and dog farms remain illegal in South Korea.
The Korean Dog Meat Association has estimated a staggering 20 thousand dog farms and 6 million dogs being bred for human consumption in South Korea alone. Though in 1984, the South Korean government mandated a law classifying dog meat as ‘repugnant food,’ the country has long held a notoriously laissez-faire approach in dealing with the issue of edible dogs. The Korean Dog Meat Organization demonstrates an obvious lack of interest in animal rights as well as sanitary and health concerns for humans. So it is high time for the government to stop the efforts of the Korean Dog Meat Association from legalizing dog farms and dog meat.
In September 2012, the Korean Dog Meat Association held one of the biggest protests to date—pleading for the government to officially legalize dog farms and dog meat. However, during their protest, they failed to mention the atrocities 2.5 million dogs suffer through each year—from germ-ridden cages to brutality—believing that the more the animals suffer, the more delicious the meats will taste.
Asides from the horrific acts imposed on these innocent animals, the rotten leftovers and unsanitary environment not only affect the animals’ health but those who consume these meats. These diseases that are transmitted to humans can easily spread to others within the community—wreaking havoc on a society.
Please sign the petition below to become an active voice for those animals that are voiceless. Stop the Korean Dog Meat Association from profiting from the $2 billion dog and cat meat industry.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea,
I am writing to you to urge you to stop the efforts of the Korean Dog Meat Association from legalizing dog farms and dog meat. Furthermore, it is time to start enforcing the 1984 law that classifies dog meat as ‘repugnant food.’
Each year, over 2.5 million dogs are stuffed into small cages, fed rotten food, and tortured to death. Not only do these acts infringe upon the rights of animals, but they risk the health of humans who consume these products. The diseases that these poor animals attract are easily transmitted to humans.
With a growing $2 billion dog and cat meat industry, it is obvious that the Korean Dog Meat Association wants the support of the South Korean government so they can continue their unlawful activities and make a profit by selling 8,500 tons of dog meat and 93,600 medicinal tonic—derived from dogs—per year.
As a nation that has gracefully lifted itself from the rubble of economic distress and war, South Korea should continue on the high road of success and ensure that dog meat and dog farms remain illegal.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Please do Not allow this!!!!
I agree that eating dog meat is repugnant, disgusting and cruel. But so is eating cows, pigs,sheep,lamb, ducks, geese and any other sentient animal that I’ve left out. All these animals may not think like humans but they cherish their lives nonetheless. They want to nurture their young as we do, and they want to be left alone in peace, away from the cruelty of man and not imprisoned or warehoused until the time man decides it’s time to die.
Thank you, Sue, absolutely to the point, there’s nothing to add.
I agree with your comment except to say that Koreans slowly torture the dogs and cats with sticks and hanging in order they think to tenderise the meat for soup-
I agree, and furthermore, dogs have a special bond and understanding with humans, that has been proven by cold scientific observation. Cats also develop special bonds with humans, except they have a more independent nature.
This is why I think it is particularly heinous to submit these animals to torture and to eat them.
I agree fully with you Sue but it still breaks my heart – the mentality of the Koreans believing as they do that the more brutal they are the better the meat will taste is absolutely terrible. Let’s also not forget how specifically, dogs help us eg: guide dogs, dogs going to war, hospitals, and in human rehabilitation. They are special.
Hard to understand why these horrific practices persist.
THE LAW FORBIDDING THIS SHOULD BE MORE FORCIBLY ENFORCED… CRUEL & HORRIFIC !
Omg !!! Stop that cruelty that really putting me of and all my friends from Chinese and korea people , so much …we all stop supporting any business connected with those county’s ,hope that there some human being over there which will too act strongly for make it the world better place ,Not a Hell as so far it is they barbaric beyond believes God bless those all animals and only nice people in china and korea
To simply hate these people would be easy however ,in most societys on this planet,anything that flys swims or walks that is not carrying photo I/D is perfectly fine to devoure.The cleaver human needs to learn that we do not require animal protien to live a healthy life.Only then can we move on evolve and separate ourselves from our savage past,,,,,,,,,Peace
please stop this cruelty immediately. this is not ok!
poor dogs, they had done nothing bad!!
So is the problem that dog meat is bad for humans or the treatment? Because in America we’ve been known to perform similar practices on the animals we end up consuming. Nobody’s causing riots about that.
STOP THIS CRUELITY, HOW WOULD A HUMAN LIKE IT IF THEY WHERE ON THE MENU? HOW WOULD A HUMAN LIKE TO BE ABUSED?
Please sign more petitions here: http://koreandogs.org/?page_id=1512
This is the most disgusting thing ,i cannot understand how anyone can feel good about it . I am pleading for the Pres. Lee Myang to please stop the efforts of the Korean dog meat association in legalizing dog farms. It is so very wrong. Thank you
The world is watching. It cannot be permitted any longer. Join the modern world. Stop it!!!
The Asian cultures seem to have a gene missing -the one for empathy and compassion to humans and animals ,to do what they do to these poor animals -skinning -boiling alive and eating them -there has to be something missing-of course there are many who are trying to save them but it is embedded in the culture,teaching the children would be a start but the government wouldn’t allow any interference-in all cultures there sre cases of cruelty but not on the scale as in the Asian countries -the horrific torture these animals endure before their death is beyond any comprehension of a civilised people.
GOD created all creatures on this earth,every form of nature, all creation of flesh and blood, that breathes, and life is in the blood of every living creature.
After all the letters, petitions, media coverage the Government and all those who have the authority on earth have not heeded the pleas of those who value a life, But I urge you to read ISIAIH and see what fate awaits those who are doing these EVIL & WICKED acts towards animals who have no sin.
This evil and wicked behaviour of the people who are cruel towards animals.
animals were created in love, and can only always show love and compassion towards humans, but the evil deeds of man and the love of money will be their own destruction and downfall when this sick earth ends.
ASSASSINS !
Go vegan. RESPECT all the Animals.
This needs to stop, in this so called civilised age we still kill all these animals, Nikki and Claudia and I are all VEGANS!!!
There are two strongly relevant points. 1) Dogs have a natural affinity for humans and have regularly been known to empathise with people and even offer comfort to disturbed people. They are therefore not in the same category as cattle and sheep etc who are raised on open farms.
2)The Asians apparently torture dogs to death. Quite different from humane killing of food animals in a western abatoir. This absolutely agravates the practice of using dogmeat as a luxury food. It cannot be acceptable for the above reasons if no other.
NO WHERE IN THE BIBLE IS THERE ANY INSTRUCTION FROM GOD TO EAT DOGS!!!
THIS IS WHAT WE CAN EAT…..
Deuteronomy 14:4
(KJV) These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
Deu 14:6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Deu 14:7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
Deu 14:8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
I can’t understand how people in this day and age can put these animals to such cruel practice then they eat them. Please these poor animals should not be treated this way they have feelings and memories. My GOD this has to stop now it breaks my heart
These people have truly sick minds and I hope eating dogs and cats makes them physically sick too.
Dogs and cats are not food they are a family member and a friend they are dogs and cats looking for a forever home no more eating them please
READ THE BIBLE WRIITEN WORD OF GOD, SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO EVEIL AND WICKED HUMANS FOR CRUELTY TOWARDS ANIMALS
ANIMALS GO TO HEAVEN WHEN THEY DIE, HUMANS HAVE TO STAND BEFORE JUDGEMENT BEFORE THE HOLY CREATOR AND GIVE ACCOUNT OF THEIR EVIL AND WICKED DEEDS TO GODS ENTIRE CREATION. ALL CREATION FLESH AND BLOOD WHO BREATHE AND FEEL SUFFERING AND PAIN.
ISAIAH 65 & 66, ALSO REVELATION AND THROUGHOUT THE WORD
GOD IS CLEAR THAT ANIMALS BELONG TO HIM AND PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY.
AS FOR HUMANS CANNOT SAY MUCH ABOUT THEM ROTTEN TO THE CORE. MAKE ONE THINK HOW LOW SOME HUMANS CAN BE.
IT IS SO SAD THAT ANIMALS LIKE DOGS IN A PLACE WHERE TO BE LOVE IN SOUTH KOREA DISLIKES DOGS:( THERE SHOULD BE MORE DONE, BUT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA OR ARE MIXED HERITAGES:( aMELIA
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