Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 This issue has been verified with the Humane Society International; ocoulibaly <ocoulibaly @ hsihsus.org> Your help is needed! Please read the article below, and the sample letter supplied. I am asking that everyone get involved in this issue. It doesn’t matter where you live; we need letters/faxes from all over the world. You can use the sample letter, change it to suit yourself, or write your own. Please be respectful, as the Taiwan government has made an effort to protect the animals. They seems to care how their country is perceived in the eyes of the world, so it is wise to use this issue when communicating and be sure to add your address and country to your signature. Although they are considered The Republic of China, they are in the process of distancing themselves from China, and seem to genuinely want to be different. Please send your letters asap and if possible, send them more than once on different days. As you will see, dogs on Wu Chu Island are suffering an incredible amount of torture at the hands of the Taiwanese military. This is a simple letter writing campaign, and the chances of stopping this atrocity are very high, if EVERYONE sends their letters. All contact info is below. Thanks! TAIWAN MILITARY ROUTINELY ABUSE DOGS FOR PLEASURE Reported by Bing-Yu Chiu of Taipei News, translated by Joey Lau It is a normal sight in Wu-Chu, Taiwan, to see soldiers and officers being extremely cruel to stray dogs. Many newer soldiers on Wu-Chu Island which is distanced from the main-island, used only for military purposes, cannot tolerate the cruelty of their fellow soldiers and officers, so they sneaked anonymous reports out of the site, to the International Care Association of Taiwanese Stray Dogs. Their courage is to be honored, for dog-abuse has become a tradition in Wu-Qiu and the ones who report such abuse would be considered a trader and punished by their officers; therefore, no photographic evidence can be obtained. International Care Association of Taiwanese Stray Dogs wrote the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense to urge them to stop dog abuse in Wu-Chu, for the reports show that dog-abuse dramatically increased in both number and cruelty in the past six months. For sake of cutting down on the size of this email I have cut out the rest of the article. Everything is in the sample letter. CONTACT INFO. The following have no email address, but you can send an email through a web form on the site below the name. President of the Republic of China… Chen Shui-bian Begin your letter: Dear President Chen, http://www.president.gov.tw/php-bin/oopmail/mailform/mailform_e.php4 Vice president of the Republic of China… Lu Hsiu-lien Begin your letter: Dear Vice President Lu, http://www.president.gov.tw/php-bin/viceoopmail/mailform/mailform_e.php4 The following email addresses have a copy of the address below the first, in case the addresses become distorted when sent through . It isn’t necessary to use both when sending your letters. Li, Lun-Huea, Commander of Wu-Chu Island (No email address for this one. It is taken care of in the letter) Kim Men, Wu-Chu Taiwan, ROC You can send one email to the rest by copying the following 2 addresses into the TO line and CC the next 3 addresses in the same email. Begin the letter: Dear Military and Government Officials of Taiwan Yao-Ming Tong, Chief of Ministry of National Defense Ministry of National Defense 172 Bo-Ai Rd. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC mnd <mnd @ mnd.gov.tw> Fax: 011-886-22-375-4861, or 011-886-22-361-8199 Tai-Sun Shu, Chief Commander of Navy ** 172 Bo-Ai Rd Taipei, Taiwan, ROC cmc <cmc @ mnd.gov.tw> Fax: 011-886-22-375-4861, or 011-886-22-361-8199 ** Chief Commander of Navy, Tai-Sun Shu. He controls all the Navy Island base military which included Wu-Chu. The Bureau of Foreign Trade boft <boft Minister of Economic Affairs minister <minister @ moea.gov.tw> Department of public affairs public <public @ mail.oop.gov.tw> *********************SAMPLE LETTER**************** Dear I have chosen to send the following letter, because it accurately describes the way I feel about this issue. I am writing to you because of my concern and outrage, over the brutal and senseless behavior of the Taiwan military on the Island of Wu-Chu. It has come to the attention of caring people around the world, that Taiwan soldiers and officers are torturing and brutally killing stray dogs. A rescue worker, who has been following and documenting this atrocity, stated that according to reports, most soldiers in Wu-Qiu not only batter stray dogs of different sizes and ages, they torture the dogs with an unimaginable degree of cruelty. For example, it is a daily habit for most soldiers to tie the front legs of dogs to a training bar, for the purpose of using the dogs as sandbags, punching them to train their arm-strength. Another soldier reported seeing an officer swinging a 3 or 4-month-old puppy into the air. Some soldiers tie plastic bags around the dogs' heads, light the bags on fire so the chemicals burn and the plastic melts, which sticks onto the dog’s fur and skin. The pain and shock make the poor dogs run all over the place, screaming in pain, while soldiers laugh at them and enjoy this " official evening entertainment. " The latest of these reports stated that there is a notice in Wu-Chu that " Someone who out ranks everyone on the military site " ordered the soldiers to fix the problem of the overpopulation of stray dogs in Wu-Qiu, and the officially decided solution, is to " Bury alive the big ones, make soup out of the small ones! " To make matters worse, we have learned that any soldier who cannot tolerate the cruelty, are made to keep quiet about the barbaric behavior of their fellow soldiers and officers, or they will be severely punished! These soldiers should be commended and rewarded for their compassion and morality! These are the men who will make the Taiwan military strong and deserving of the respect of other nations. Many studies have shown that there is an unmistakable connection between animal abuse and subsequent violence to humans. These studies point to the importance of taking animal cruelty laws seriously, and strictly enforcing them. Such a course of action is absolutely essential in order to identify persons capable of such violent acts against helpless animals and people, and to protect innocent law abiding citizens. Military personnel must be held to an even higher standard of morality, and compassion. Therefore, I ask for your immediate and dedicated efforts in putting an end to this barbaric behavior and to find, arrest and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, the soldiers and officers responsible for the torture, mutilation and death of these animals. The animals which have already been abused must have medical help, and as a solution to the homeless animal problem, a qualified vet should capture and spay/neuter all homeless animals, to keep them from multiplying. As a society you must call a halt to the acceptance of animal cruelty, and enforce a policy of harsh punishment for these sadistic crimes. The military of any country should be a model of compassion and an example in upholding the law for their country’s citizens and for the world to see. As the Armed forces of the United States and their allies have shown during the Iraqi war, men can be both good soldiers and compassionate, caring humans. While the Iraqi army abused and tortured the animals, the US and allied soldiers saved and protected them! The world knows how cruel Saddam Hussein’s army was to the citizens of Iraq, and even their own families. It was only five years ago that the worlds citizens applauded the Taiwan government, for drawing up and passing an animal protection law, and it was not long ago, that we commended and applauded the governments efforts to enforce this law. You have set yourself apart from the animal cruelty seen every day in China, and other parts of Asia and have rid Taiwan of the stigma of being a barbaric, backward Nation by the way it treats it’s animals. Please do not take a step backward, by allowing this barbarism to continue. Once again the world is waiting to see if Taiwan will stand up to the expectations of it’s foreign neighbors, and stand with the compassionate world community in the moral issue of protecting and caring for it’s defenseless animals. I look forward to your reply. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Since an address could not be found for Li, Lun-Huea, Commander of Wu-Chu Island, please be sure that he is made aware of this email. Thank you! A letter about this issue has been sent to your President and Vice President. *************END OF SAMPLE LETTER************ Rita Fazio, Korea Animal Protection Society (KAPS) International Aid for Korean Animals (IAKA) http://www.koreananimals.org/index.htm Don't turn your back upon their pain, because it's hard to see.They have no other place to turn, They've only you and me. 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