RE: (URGENT) Fwd: FWD: Animal trade resumes

[Guest guest]

Hello to all:

 

I'm forwarding a reply I received from PETA, in hope of helping animals.

Please help.

PV

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RE: (URGENT) Fwd: FWD: Animal trade resumes

11/21/03 12:54:12 PM Eastern Standard Time

JamesE (James Estevez)

PV1mail

 

Thank you so much for your note and your concern about the cruel

treatment of dogs and cats in Asia, where they are commonly used as

food. Dogs are strung up and beaten before being killed, and cats are

sometimes boiled alive.

 

Dogs are raised for consumption in crowded cages under filthy conditions

on dog " farms. " They are crammed into trucks so tightly that their limbs

often snap like twigs under the weight of other terrified animals during

transport to market. As if this weren't bad enough, the dogs are usually

tortured and violently beaten prior to slaughter in order to increase

the flow of adrenaline which, unbelievably, is claimed to improve the

flavor of the meat and increase the virility of men who eat it. Finally,

the dogs endure the horror of having their throats slit while still

fully conscious.

 

News reports confirm that cats are also kept under the same horrendous

conditions in markets. According to the report, the Royal Society for

the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals states that " cats are placed into

boiling water while they are still alive. They are basically boiled to

death over a long period ... using pressure cookers. "

 

Although some laws technically prohibit cruelty to companion animals and

denounce the consumption of dogs, these laws are often unenforced.

Sadly, the cruel treatment of these animals is all too common.

 

What you can do:

 

It is important to let ambassadors in your country know that you are

opposed to inhumane treatment of animals killed for food. Please contact

the following officials and politely urge them to develop enforceable

animal protection laws that explicitly prohibit the beating, boiling,

and other torture of dogs and cats prior to slaughter. Send your letters

to:

 

 

 

Chinese Embassy

 

2300 Connecticut Ave. N.W.

 

Washington, DC 20008

 

Tel: (202) 328-2500

 

 

Embassy of the Republic of Korea

2450 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.

Washington, DC 20008

Tel.: 202-939-5600

Fax: 202-232-0117

 

 

 

Embassy of the Philippines

 

1600 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.

 

Washington, D.C. 20036

 

Tel: 202.467-9300

 

 

 

Since Taiwan has no embassy in the United States, please send your

letters to the President of Taiwan:

 

 

 

Premier Vincent Siew, Executive Yuan

 

No. 1, Sec. 1, Chung Hsiao E. Rd.

 

Taipei, Taiwan

 

E-mail: ey_mail

 

Fax: 011-886-2-2396-9546

 

 

 

For more information about this issue, go to:

http://www.peta.org/feat/korea/.

 

Thank you again for your concern for animals in Asia.