BREAKING NEWS FROM SOUTH KOREA
Dear Friends
November 25th is a big day for the Korean government, as they will finally discuss whether eating dog meat should be banned.
For years, together with our partners in South Korea, we have lobbied them to close dog meat markets and dog farms and bring an end to abject suffering.
We always knew President Moon-Jae is an animal lover with dogs of his own, and it was encouraging a few months back when he made the bold declaration in September that it could be time to end consumption of dog meat.
We wondered if it was an election stunt, but true to his word on November 25th, the government, presided over by Prime Minister Kim Boo-Kym, will discuss whether to prohibit eating dogs.
Dog meat has always been a contentious subject in South Korea, with many citizens resenting outside influence and believing it is their choice, and many of our campaigns have met with hostility.
But after ten long years of campaigning, we see things finally changing. It is not just opposition globally to eating dogs and cats. There is a real change of attitudes within South Korea as more and more people get pets.
NoToDogMeat has been campaigning to end the dog meat trade for over ten years and works closely with grassroots organisation CCSOGAON who have successfully used current animal protection laws to close dog farms and shut down markets and restaurants.
These laws have been used to help restrict sales and public slaughter of dogs but eating them was still allowed.
We hope that this week additional laws will be discussed.It is important to remember this issue is not just about the horrific cruelty the dogs suffer but also a health hazard.
There are still many dog farms on Jeju Island – a purported island of beauty and nature. Dogs there are fed on food waste, a violation of the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Section 1 & 2) And the waste they, in turn, produce, pollutes the environment and is a violation of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta Article 11.
It is high time these legal loopholes are closed.
Korea needs to say NoToDogMeat.
We have written to the U.K. Ambassador to Korea to urge him to support discussions. Raise your voice and contact your embassy ( List of embassies in Link)
Follow updates on social media as we get more news.
OUR 2022 CALENDAR IS READY
Our 2022 Calendar is ready with the most amazing images of our rescues. It is A4 format so it can hang in your kitchen - or if you prefer we have a CD format desktop one. Please order. We have 9 new rescues in China from the abandoned factory where puppies were boiled alive and we need help to fund their medical care and feed our 500 rescues until they can find loving homes.
We can send as a gift.
Some photos below of our campaign and also education programmes
WISHING ALL OUR USA SUPPORTERS A HAPPY THANKSGIVING ‘TOFU’ TURKEY WEEKEND
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