Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 > Dear Animal Friend, > > The Chosun Ilbo printed an article about a man seeking legal action after > his Jindo (purebred dog common in Korea) was stolen and eaten. You can read the > article online here: > http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200409/200409160027.html. Please write a letter to the editor stating that all dogs—not > just purebreds deserve legal protection and not for their monetary value, > but because they all suffer and want to live. Write to: englishnews. > > > > > Thieves to Pay Big for Eating Pedigree Dog > > September 16, 2004 > > > > Chosun Ilbo > > > Three men who ate someone else's Jindo dog behind his back have found > themselves in a situation where they must pay the owner several tens of millions of > won. 62-year-old Mr. Lee, a rental car company executive in Jeonnong-dong, > Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, screamed when he discovered that his Jindo dog " Chanmi, " > which had been tied up in his company's parking lot, had disappeared Sunday > afternoon, leaving only bloodstains behind. > > > > The prized, purebred Jindo bitch was left in the parking lot in order to > breed, but the dog disappeared without a trace, and bloodstains and a metal > pipe were discovered. He then remembered a phone call he received from Mr. Kim, > a parking lot attendant, in which Kim extended an invitation to have dog > meat. Lee called the police. Learning what Kim had done through the following > police investigation, Lee would be shocked once again. > > Kim and two other employees had beaten the dog to death with a metal pipe, > put it in their car and went to a nearby river valley where they boiled up > some Korean dog meat soup (boshintang in Korean), which they ate together. They > even put the leftover meat in a large refrigerator at an eatery nearby the > rental car company for safekeeping. They knew the dog they were eating was a > Jindo dog, but they didn't know that this was a proud purebred with a pedigree. > > > > > Lee, the owner of the dog, complained, " Chanmi was a superior Jindo dog > with pure blood that stretched back five generations. On the investigation > report, it was written that the dog was worth about W10 million, but the Korea > Jindo Dog Association said the dog was worth several tens of millions of won. " > Korea Jindo Dog Association president Lee Cheol-yong said, " As the dog was two > years old and was worth the most not only because of its blood lines, but > because it was female and could have lots of puppies, it was worth more than > W70~80 million. " > > > > Seoul's Cheongnyang-ni Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for the > three on charges of larceny Monday, but the application was rejected and they > were released in a day. Lee, the owner of the dog, said, " Even if it's just > to sound the alarm against a social reality that doesn't seem to value > purebred Jindo dogs, I will launch a lawsuit and get back what my dog was worth. " > > > > You can use the following points in your letter: > > > > > Two million South Korean dogs are electrocuted, strangled, or bludgeoned to > death each year. They are killed in the cruelest ways imaginable, because > many Koreans believe the adrenaline that rushes through the system will improve > virility—something that has never been scientifically proven. > > > The practice of eating dogs is not widely accepted in Korea. It gained > popularity after the Korean War due to widespread starvation. The practice > continues to thrive with the aid of greedy restaurateurs, meat dealers, and > butchers. > > > Dogs are well-loved animals in Korea and many people keep dogs as > companions. The small contingent of people who blithely ignore the law and continue to > abuse these innocent beings to make money must be stopped. > > > It is unacceptable that dogs and cats should be kept in filthy crates, > forced to watch one another be bludgeoned to death. It is illegal in Korea and it > is the Korean government’s responsibility to ensure that anyone who breaks > its laws be strictly punished. > > > Eyewitnesses have reported dogs being torn apart while still alive, their > tormentors saying that the more prolonged the torment of death, the better the > taste. This attitude toward any living being is at best deplorable. > > Don’t forget to include your full name, address, and phone number (for > verification purposes—street names and phone numbers will not be published). > Letters should be less than 300 words. Thank you for writing. > > > > Sincerely, > > Kristie Phelps > Program Coordinator > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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