Millions of dogs and cats, animals we know as loving
companions, are tortured and consumed in South Korea each year. This
billion dollar industry steadily fattens the pockets of dog traders,
restaurants, politicians, and dog torturers. Representative Kim
Hong-Shin, along with other members of Congress, have introduced a plan
to legalize dog butchery. It didn't pass the first time, so they are
mustering more support. A dog butcher was granted permission by Mayor Ab
Gye Sok, of Chunchon City, to build S. Korea's first legal dog
slaughterhouse.
International Aid For Korean Animals (IAKA) needs help.
Acceptance of this crisis is a first step. This topic is disturbing to
anyone who has ever known the love of a dog or cat. Because dog and cat
lovers worldwide would rather not even think about this situation,
torture and consumption of domestic companion animals continues and
increases. It is a billion dollar industry. Elie Wiesel said, "Take
sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." We can all do our part
to end the vicious cycle of hatred toward our domestic friends in South
Korea by education and reform.
Please boycott all S. Korean goods and products, and
don't forget to tell stores why! Always ask for the country of origin.
Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish something made in Korea. Some
of the larger S. Korean companies to bark up to are Samsung, Hyundai,
KIA, Daewoo and many, many more. Bark up for Bowser by 2002! Bark up to
car dealerships, business owners, department store managers, retailers,
and wholesalers. Bark up to anyone who sells S. Korean goods and
products. Tell them until the brutal torture and consumption of domestic
animals stops, you withdraw all economic support from this sadistic
country. This is a simple and effective way to bark up.
It is hard to be polite, but if we all take the time to
write polite letters frequently to President Kim Dae Jung, Blue House, 1
Saejong-Ro, Chongro-Ku, Seoul, South Korea, 110-760, and department
heads in South Korea (.60 cent postage) we can change their world. It is
up to us though. If we don't bark up, who will? Ask them to enforce and
strengthen the Korean Animal Protection Act (KAPA). Ask them to stop
torturing ALL dogs and cats. Beg them to STOP this egregious industry of
misery and suffering for millions of our furry friends (graphic evidence
sites:
http://www.f1.net.au/users/dan,
http://www.koreananimals.org
This billion dollar industry grows because these
torturers enjoy beating domestic animals to death while listening to
them scream out in agony. Those who profit off this torture attempt to
convince foreigners and the next generation of S. Koreans by constant
repetition it is a tradition, so it is okay. This statement is easily
disproved. There is nothing traditional about torture.
S. Korean men say eating dogs increases sexual virility
and energy. They say dogs enjoy being tortured because of their
unfailing loyalty. The torturers continue to justify their profitable
actions as they bide their time, until they acquire enough votes from
the Korean congress to legalize dog brutality. Because this mindset is
big money and big business among the powers that be, the Korean Animal
Protection Act (KAPA) is hardly ever enforced, subsequently millions of
helpless companion animals remain repressed and tortured in the �Hermit
Kingdom'.
This letter is meant to wake hearts now indifferent
toward this cancerous heartache lying hidden in the backs of
marketplaces like Chilsung. Fence straddlers react! If you are upset
with the situation and want to help, you can exorcize your sound and
fury today. Help a pitied pup about to be beaten to death. Yes, this is
reality for them in S. Korea. Write that letter. Make that call. Boycott
ALL those S. Korean goods and products, and don't forget to tell them
why! Never stop until torture ends once and for all! Bark Up For Bowser
by 2002!!
If you need more info, please contact
IAKA,
Kyenan Kum, Director, P.O. Box 20600,
Oakland, CA, 94620-0600;
E-mail:[email protected];
http://www.koreananimals.org
Minister Bong Hyung Cha
The Ministry of Health and Welfare
Kwachun City, Kyoungki-do,
1 Joongang-Dong
South Korea 427-760 (postage is .60)
Minister Sook Son
The Ministry of Environment
Joongang-Dong
Kwachun City, Kyoungi-Do
South Korea 427-760 (postage is .60)
Minister Kim Sung Hoon
The Minister of Agriculture
1 Joongang-dong
Kwachun City, Kyoungki-do
South Korea 427-760
Mr. Park Joon Kyu
Chairman of the National Assembly
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
1 Youido-dong, Youngdungpo-ku,
Seoul, Korea 150-701
THE MILLIONTH EXECUTION.
Gentle spirit, let me lay
cheek on furry breast
Let my tear wet tender paw
Before your skin they wrest
Let me ease your suffering
the moment that you go
to be hung, to be scourged
Korean song of woe.
Gentle spirit, rock with me
through our silent night
let us sneak together off
Escape the bully's bite.
Your pain is mine, I lay my cheek
upon your battered breast
bone of dog, whisk' of cat
In you I pass love's test.
� 1998 By C. Sparkie.
Excerpt from "Chollima's Arirang". A collection of poems
depicting the plight of cats and dogs in South Korea. Complimentary
copies available upon request for any donation to
IAKA/KAPS, PO Box 20600, Oakland, CA 94620-0643;
E-mail:[email protected].
The KAPS shelter run by Sunnam Kum is the only oasis of
hope available to these pitiful animals in South Korea at the present
time.
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