Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 iakakaps " <iaka Wed Sep 4, 2002 9:32 pm Urgent Update for Korean Dogs and Cats 1. Urgent Message from Kyenan & Sunnan 2. Letter from Chun Am-His Eyewitness Account of Horrific Dog Torture ___________ August 30, 2002 1. Urgent Message from Kyenan & Sunnan Dear Friend to Korean Animals: The letter below is from an eyewitness to the some of the worst cruelty I have ever heard described, made even worse by the dog butcher's insensitivity to his victim as a sentient, feeling being. The white dog expressed love for his trusted guardian right up to the moment he handed him over to the butcher. Chun Am (a pseudonym), Sunnan and myself are urging animal defenders everywhere to circulate this letter as widely as possible, and to send by regular mail or by email to the Korean government officials. (See addresses below) Be warned--the letter is very graphic and heart- wrenching, and I cry tears of rage and sorrow every time I read it, which is why I haven't been able to translate it for our non-Korean members until now. It sickens me, and I am deeply angered that these acts continue in the face of so much denial from so many, including government officials, who refuse to believe that these animals are deliberately tortured with maximum cruelty. Please send your strong protest letters with a copy of Chun Am's letter to as many Korean government officials, Korean Embassies and Korean companies as you can. Addresses: President Kim, Dae-Jung Blue House 1 Sejong-Ro, Jongro-gu Seoul, South Korea 110-050 The Ministry of Health and Welfare 1 Jungang-dong Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province South Korea 427-760 Fax: 82-2-503-7568 webmaster of Korean Food and Drug Administration 5 Nokbun-dong Unpyoung-gu Seoul, South Korea 122-704 Fax: 82-2-359-6963 leeys Ministry of Agriculture 1 Jungang-dong Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province South Korea 427-760 minister Prime Minister 77-6 Sejong-Ro, Jongno-gu Seoul, South Korea 110-050 M_opm 2. Letter from Chun Am-His Eyewitness Account of Horrific Dog Torture (Translated from original letter in Korean) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE TERRIBLE, CRUEL ACTS? At 7:30 on the morning of May 14, 2002, I left my inn to take a walk by Manripo Beach. I came upon two men talking. One man walked up to a dog tied up by a stream. This white dog was jumping up and down and wagging his tail, happy to see his owner. The owner untied the rope from the tree and used the rope to tie up the dog. He handed him over to the other man. From the moment he was handed over to the second man, the dog was unable to move and the man dragged the dog for about twenty meters to a post. He put the rope around the post and yanked the dog over roughly, then tied him to the post. The dog was screaming in pain and flailing. This middle-aged man used his two hands to pull on the dog's tail with all his strength, causing the dog to be choked around the neck, crushing the dog's backbone. Then he was using all his strength to pull the dog by his left leg. Next he did the same with the right leg. While the dog was still alive, he was tearing his body apart. The dog was barely able to move, and he was moaning with horrible pain. He took a short break, looking at the dog and observing the dog's dying condition. He waited a few minutes, and proceeded to repeat these actions about three times over the next thirty minutes. He stopped to check if the dog was breathing to make sure he was still alive, then he went back to his house, four meters away. The dog was still alive and still moving. I asked this man, " Why are you killing this dog so painfully, so cruelly? Why can't you kill him quickly? " He thought I was a dogmeat buyer or someone who enjoyed dogmeat. He smiled at me and proudly told me, " Dog should take a long time to be killed, that way it tastes better. " At that moment I was so enraged. " All the other countries who don't eat dog advance as a country. If we don't stop eating dogs, we are never going to be a progressive country. " " People in Seoul enjoy eating dog more. " the dog butcher replied, and he went back to his room. My heart was aching and pounding with panic. I couldn't breathe from the shock. I ran the 150 meter s back to the inn, my back and face covered in sweat and tears. An hour later I calmed down. The group I was traveling with had to leave. While I was leaving, I looked at the dog and saw him still tied up, dangling on the post. I was thinking about how many hours would pass until sunset and how long this butcher would hang the dog alive, if he was still alive. I cried and closed my eyes. " White Dog, I wish you peace in heaven. The man who killed you is so cruel, how can he be part of our Korean people? White Dog, you can't forgive the butcher, but I will do it for you. I feel that our country is still so primitive. Someday the butcher will die. I believe that he will die just like you died, with pain. When you are reborn, hopefully you are never born into a country like this one, I hope you will be born into some advanced country. " This past week, I cannot work, I cannot sleep with the rage and this feeling of despair. This man had put in a big post in front of his house with equipment all around it, which seems to show that he has been doing this kind of work for a long time. He does this thing when an order comes from a dog soup restaurant. I am sure this expert dog butcher knows how to give maximum cruelty. That white dog so cruelly kill ed was eaten by savage dog eaters at a table of drinking, laughing people, who pay expensively for tender meat! In my life, I have observed that the dog meat eaters are always ailing, are never healthy and don't live a long time. I don't know why. Everyone, please be aware there is no one in this world more cruel than this butcher. Would you like to go to this Manripo Beach in Taeahn-gun where you might see this evil, cruel man who has already given up his humanity? Please let everyone all over the country know about this cruel man and his acts by sending this letter continuously to the newspapers, television, magazines-use all the media. Let them know the name of this place. Because I fear revenge, I regretfully cannot reveal my real identity, but some day I will. May 20, 2002 A business man in his fifties, living in Sucho-gu, Seoul-Chun Am After you read this letter, please send it out all over the internet. Kyenan Kum International Aid for Korean Animals Korea Animal Protection Society P.O. Box 20600, Oakland, 94620-0600, USA www.koreananimals.org iaka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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