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Over 2 million dogs are brutally killed in South Korea every year.
That's over 5,000 dogs a day who get strangled, burned, electrocuted or beaten to death for their meat.
The South Korean government has accepted Animal Protection Laws which make animal torture illegal, but those laws have never been properly enforced in the country. The dog meat industry continues to thrive and the officials are reluctant and indifferent to ban it. Oh, sorry, except during the 1988 Seoul Olympics and 2002 FIFA Cup when dog meat restaurants were forced to shut down temporarily in fear of bad impressions of South Korea.
Although forbidden to advertise themselves on main streets or in English, over 6,000 restaurants today serve dog meat in South Korea. And they don't get closed down.
International support against dog torture and dog meat consumption is the only way to put pressure on the South Korean government to protect animal rights for real and ban the dog meat industry in all forms. This petition will be presented to the Korean officials in Seoul by the Korea Animal Rights Advocates when at least or more than 1 million signatures have been collected.
This petition is different from any other petition made in support for Korean dogs because of its great scope. People across the world are able to see the "Stop Killing Dogs" page in English, French and in many other languages, and understand that it is not a harmless ancient tradition or anything inevitable.
Show that you care By ordering the official petition bandana and the badge (for you and your best friend) you can express your support in a stylish way. For each set sold, we donate €1 to KARA (Korea Animal Rights Advocates). Get the Stop Killing Dogs bandana and the badge for you and your best friend.
This petition is hosted by United Dogs and Cats and officially supported by Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA).
If you are a member of an animal rights organisation and want to get behind this cause, please contact United Dogs and Cats via e-mail or telephone.
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KARA consists of a group of people living in Korea who believe that animals should be respected as sentient beings with as much right as we have to live on this planet without suffering and tyranny.
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