Guest guest Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Dear Kristie: The " brazen " ness was all IDA's. Your activist letter quite " brazenly " implies that the result of IDA's demonstration was the announcement the next day that the Korean government was considering revision of the law. Telling your members to write in support of the law which is still being negotiated was not only premature, but may be harmful as well, since it appears that once again the Korean government is attempting to differentiate between " pet dogs and cats " and " edible dogs and cats. " What Korean animal advocates do not need is for westerners to be writing to the government in support of that. I am well aware of the " inroads " IDA has tried to make with KAPS, which resulted in KAPS demanding that IDA cease using KAPS and IAKA photographs in IDA fundraising solicitations and on the IDA website. I have given you permission to use my own photographs of dogs and cats in the Korean Moran Market, as long as they are credited to ANIMAL PEOPLE and are not used to undermine animal welfare efforts in Korea -- which the IDA activist letter may well be doing. --Kim Bartlett >Dear Kim and all concerned, >IDA is by no means trying to take credit for such. We were issuing a >campaign update about the demonstration and reporting breaking news, for >which we were hoping our members would write in support of. No where >does it say that because of our work/meetings/etc. this occurred. I >apologize if it has been interpreted as so. We are aware of KAPS' hard >work and as you know, have attempted numerous times to make inroads with >them to no avail. We have established contact with another organization, >Animal Friends Korea, who are working toward the same goal, although >they are not as large a group as KAPS. I hope that you will not make >such brazen accusations in the future. >Sincerely, >Kristie Phelps > > >Kim Bartlett [ANPEOPLE] >Friday, December 12, 2003 12:52 AM >ek; kristie >Cc: aapn >IDA and the Korean " update " > > >Dear Eliott and Kristie: > > That In Defense of Animals would try to take credit for the >South Korean government statement that they are in discussion with >animal welfare groups about possible re-drafting of the law is >NOTHING SHORT OF OUTRAGEOUS! > > Talks between the Korean animal groups and the Korean >government have been going on for a long time and are still going on. >The law has not yet been revised, and sources tell me that it is not >at all certain that animal welfare advocates will be satisfied with >the final revisions proposed by the government. > > No representative of In Defense of Animals has ever been in >Korea, and IDA has no connection with any Korean animal welfare >organization. IDA should be ashamed of trying to take credit for 20 >years of heart-breaking work by Korean animal activists -- most >notably sisters Sunnan and Kyenan Kum, founders of the Korean Animal >Protection Society and International Association for Korean Animals >(respectively) -- and their long-term supporters when all IDA has >ever done for Korean animals was put together a few picket lines, >publish " campaign " reports in its newsletters, and send out >fundraising solicitations based on Korean animal cruelty. > > --Kim Bartlett, ANIMAL PEOPLE > > > > >>Dear Friends: >> >>I'm forwarding the message below and ask you to e-mail, write, or call >>the Minister of Agriculture of South Korea to thank him for encourage >>him to revise the present laws regarding the animal protection laws. I > >>am sending in another e-mail a sample of the message which you could >>e-mail, send by regular mail >>or call in. Thank you so much for your support. >>P.V. >>----- >------- >>------------- >>Korean Dog Update >> 12/8/03 11:54:28 PM Eastern Standard Time >> kristie (Kristie Phelps) > >kristie >> >>Dear Activist, >> >>Braving the winter weather and holding signs that read: " Korea: Stop >>Cruel and Illegal Dog Consumption, " in Korean and English, a caged >>member of In Defense of Animals (IDA) and other activists protested the > >>Korean government's refusal to enforce laws prohibiting the beating, >>hanging, burning, electrocution, and boiling alive of dogs and cats for > >>consumption. The event was covered by two news agencies. The day >>following the demonstration, Korean media reported that the Korean >>Ministry of Agriculture would be revising animal protection laws, which > >>would provide broader defense measures. The new law would classify >>different types of animal cruelty and toughen disciplinary rules. In >>addition, it would require each city and province across the country to > >>set up animal shelters. >> >>You can help by writing to the Ministry of Agriculture thanking him for > >>revising the law and urging him to enforce existing animal protection >>laws. >> >>Write to: >> HUH, SANG-MAN >>The Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry >>Gwacheon Government Complex Joongang-1 dong, >>Gwacheon city, Gyungki-do >>South Korea 427-760 >> >>E-mail : minister >>Telephone : (822) 500-1501~2 >> >>If you would like to receive more leaflets to distribute, can organize >>an event in your area, or if there is anything I can do to assist you, >>please do no hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, >> >>Kristie Phelps >>Program Coordinator >>In Defense of Animals >>www.IDAUSA.org > > >> > -- Kim Bartlett, Publisher of ANIMAL PEOPLE Newspaper Postal mailing address: P.O. Box 960, Clinton WA 98236 U.S.A. CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS IS: <ANPEOPLE Website: http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/ Please do not send attachments! - please paste information in your message. Something to think about: We believe that the Golden Rule applies to animals, too. We don't accept the prevailing notion that " people come first' " or that " people are more important than animals. " Animals feel pain and suffer just as we do, and it is almost always humans making animals suffer and not the other way around. Yet in spite of how cruelly people behave towards animals -- not to mention human cruelty to other humans -- we are supposed to believe that humans are superior to other animals. If people want to fancy themselves as being of greater moral worth than the other creatures on this earth, we should begin behaving better than they do, and not worse. Let's start treating everyone as we would like to be treated ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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