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Albert Schweitzer said, “The thinking person must oppose all cruel
customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a
halo.  We need a boundless ethic, which includes the animals also.”

South Korea is the World’s 14th largest economy, yet an estimated 2.5
million dogs and thousands of cats are slaughtered and eaten as “health
food” each year.  Forced to endure deprivation and unimaginable torment
from the moment they are born till the day they are slaughtered; dogs
are imprisoned in cramped, rusty, raised cages all their lives with no
protection from extreme weather and no water, exercise, or medical care.
Their eardrums are often burst to prevent them from barking. In broad
daylight, often in front of other live dogs, they are electrocuted,
hanged, beaten or burnt to death.  This is a profit-driven, tax free,
unregulated industry that aggressively promotes the myth that eating a
dog (especially the dog’s penis) enhances male virility and giving men
energy. Koreans genuinely believe that the more dogs suffer, the more
the consumer will enjoy the health benefits and enjoy the meat. Many
dogs are sadistically made to experience extreme fear and suffering
prior to death. Cats are frequently boiled alive to make tonics believed
to treat rheumatism. The demand is so high in South Korea that 30% of
the dog meat is now imported from China.

It is hard to believe that a nation such as South Korea, which is one
of the major economic powers and boasts one of the highest education
levels in the world, is still committing this type of barbaric and
despicable brutality in this day and age.  But for the millions of dogs
and cats that are being slaughtered each year in South Korea’s markets,
slaughterhouses, restaurants, dog farms and backyards, it is a tragic
reality and a nightmare that they can’t escape from.  If South Korea
wants to join the civilized nations and be respected as a nation of
conscience, they need to strengthen their animal protection law and ban
the dog and cat consumption once and for all.  This has been going on
far too long and it’s time for their government to take a moral
leadership for their citizens.  Not only does this save the Korean
animals from unimaginable suffering, but it will further their economic
interest because people of the world will not stop condemning South
Korea’s cruelty.

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral
progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”  I will
boycott 2014 Asian Games and all sporting events hosted in South Korea
and the South Korean businesses until the South Korean government takes
the steps to ban the shameful dog and cat meat trade.  We sincerely hope
that your organization and your nation will stand with us and choose
compassion and justice over cruelty.
Thank you!

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