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Korean Trade Expo Outreach

by In Defense of Animals (IDA [at] idausa.org)
report on outreach event at Korean Trade Expo
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Nine people gathered at San Francisco’s Korean Trade Expo to urge attendees to join the campaign by In Defense of Animals and Animal Freedom Korea to get the South Korean Government to withdraw a back-door effort to legalize dog meat. Attendees were shocked to learn that the Korean Ministry of the Office for Government Policy Coordination announced in March plans to “hygienically control” dog meat. As our colleagues with Animal Freedom Korea have indicated, “Whether or not the Office officially legalizes it, by managing and inspecting dog meat, the Government is essentially permitting it.” Hygienically controlling dog meat is nothing more than a euphemism for legalizing it. If this proposal succeeds, millions of dogs will continue to suffer, but now with the Government's watchful approval.

Cats don’t fare any better­viewed as pest animals, they are boiled alive so their “juices” can be extracted for health tonics purported by butchers to alleviate symptoms of rheumatism.

The majority of Koreans do not eat dogs or consume cat juice and are ashamed that those who do mar their country’s reputation. IDA is proud to work with Animal Freedom Korea, [link to http://www.animalkorea.org] an organization based in Seoul, on its campaign to end consumption of dogs and cats. Please click here to send a letter online to Korean officials urging them to enforce existing laws to ban dog and cat consumption; not legalize it: http://ga0.org/campaign/koreandogs. Thank you to all who attended Friday’s demonstration. To learn more, please visit http://idausa.org/campaigns/korea/index.html. To sign up for IDA’s enews and action alerts so we can contact you for future demonstrations, please visit http://ga0.org/indefenseofanimals/join.html.
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