Join us for our International Day of Action for Dogs & Cats in Korea This July

Those of us who care so deeply about our fellow beings can't allow this agony and terror to continue for "man's best friend." Here are ways that you can put your compassion for Korean dogs into action:

Demonstrate

Join us for our International Day of Action for Dogs & Cats in Korea every July! International Defense of Animals (IDA) will provide free posters and leaflets to any activist interested in organizing a protest at their local Korean Embassy or Consulate or other public area. If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact hope@idausa.org.

Write letters to Korean Officials urging them to stop the cruel butchering of dogs and cats for human consumption.

Write to:
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Duk-soo Han, Ambassador
Address:
2450 Massachusetts Ave
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008
TEL: (202) 939-5600
FAX: (202) 797-0595
email: korinfo@koreaemb.org (this email is directed to their Public Relations.)


(This is an online forum designed to provide you an opportunity to communicate issues of your concern to the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Han Duk-soo.)

Prime Minister's Office(PMO)
Chung, Un-Chan, Prime Minister
Address:
Central Government Complex, 55 Sejong-no, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, 110-760
TEL:+82-2-2100-2114

Kwon Tae-shin, Minister of the PMO
TEL: +82-2-2100 2200

The Ministry of Health & Welfare
Jae-Hee Jeon, the Minister
Address:
75 Yulgong-ro, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Korea
110-793
Tel: +82-2-2023-7000
email: pcrmadmin@mw.go.kr

Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Foresstry and Fisheries(MIFAFF)
Chang, Tae Pyong, Minister
Address:
Government Complex Gwacheon
Jungang-dong 1,
Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do
South Korea

TEL: +82-2-500-1501
E-mail: master@mifaff.go.kr

Letters to Korea from the U.S. cost $.80 to mail.



Credit: Animal Freedom Korea

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper
If your local newspaper writes an article on the Korean Dog Campaign, keep the issue current by writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Click here for a sample letter to the editor, or if you'd like to write your own, see "Talking Points" below. Be sure to keep the letter under 200 words and include your name, address, and telephone number so the newspaper can contact you for verification.


Credit: Animal Freedom Korea

Talking Points
Two million South Korean dogs are electrocuted, strangled, or bludgeoned to death each year. They are killed in the cruelest ways imaginable, because many Koreans believe the adrenaline that rushes through the system will improve virility.

The practice of eating dogs is not widely accepted in Korea. It gained popularity after the Korean War. The practice continues to thrive with the aid of greedy restaurateurs, meat dealers, and butchers.

Dogs are well-loved animals in Korea and many people keep dogs as companions. However, we must take action to stop the small contingent of people who blithely ignore the law and continue to abuse these innocent beings to make money.

It is unacceptable that dogs and cats should be kept in filthy crates, forced to watch one another be bludgeoned to death. Eyewitnesses have reported dogs being torn apart while still alive, their tormentors saying that the more prolonged the torment of death, the better the taste. This attitude toward any living being is at best deplorable.Share