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Those of us who care so deeply about our fellow beings can't allow this agony and terror to continue for "man's best friend." That's why we're asking for your help today in two important ways.

Fill out our petition
First, fill out IDA's petition urging South Korean officials to enforce existing laws to protect dogs. You can also write directly to the following officials requesting them to enact tougher measures on their behalf.

Write letters to Korean Officials urging them to enforce the Animal Protection Act

Write to:

Hwa-Joong Kim
1, Joongang-dong
Gwacheon-si, Kyoungki-do
Republic of Korea 427-721

Park, Han-soo, Minister of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
Gwacheon Government Complex
Joongang-1 dong
Gwacheon City, Gyungki-do
South Korea
Tel. :(822) 500-1501~2
E-mail: minister@maf.go.kr

His Excellency Han, Myeong Sook, Prime Minister
Blue House 1 Saejong-Ro
Chongro-Ku
Seoul 110-050
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Tel.: 011 822 770 0011 
Fax: 011 822 770 0295
E-mail: m-opm@opm.go.kr

Letters to Korea from the U.S. cost $.80 to mail.

Ambassador Lee, Tae-Sik
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
2450 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: (202)939-5600
Fax: (202)797-0595
E-mail: korinfo@koreaemb.org

Click here for a sample letter.

Write to Korean Auto Manufacturers asking them to use their influence to urge the Korean Government to enforce animal protection laws.


Credit: Animal Freedom Korea

A list of Korean Companies to urge the government to enforce laws.

Hanwha International Corp. (Trade Specialists)
Joong Lim, CEO
2559 Route 130
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Tel.: 609-655-2500-729
E-mail: jblim@hanwha-usa.com

Korean Air
Choo Choong Hoon, Chairman
1813 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 300
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Online Comment form: http://www.koreanair.com/local/na/eng/ld/btm/fb/feedback.jsp

Korea Telecom America
Jong Yoon, President
111 Charlotte Place
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Tel.: 201-541-7910
E-mail: yoon@ktamerica.com

LG America (Chemical Manufacturer)
Ki-Ho No, CEO
1000 Sylvan Ave.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Seyong Park
Tel.: 201-816-2970
E-mail: seanpark@lge.co.kr

Ding-Jin-Oh, CEO
Tel.: 201-229-4000
Fax: 229-4029
Tel.: 201-229-4163
E-mail: sapark@sea.samsung.com

SK Telecom (Mobile Phone Service Provider)
Kil Seung Son, CEO
140 A New Dutch Lane
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Tel.: 201-791-2522-16
E-mail: dkim@skcpg.com


Credit: Animal Freedom Korea

Organize a Protest
IDA will provide free posters and leaflets to any activist interested in organizing a protest at their local Korean Embassy or Consulate, or Korean Car manufacturer, such as Kia or Hyundai. It is important that the Korean Government be made aware that the American people refuse to buy product from a country that will not enforce its own minimal laws regarding the welfare of animals. Click here to contact IDA's Korean Dog Program Coordinator.

Sponsor an advertisement in a Korean-American publication in your area

The majority of Koreans do not eat dogs and want to differentiate themselves from those who do. Click here to see IDA’s advertisement calling on Korean-Americans to write the Korean government, asking that they enforce the Animal Protection Act, which bans the illegal torture and slaughter of dogs for food.

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper
If your local newspaper writes an article on the Korean Dog Campaign, keep the issue current by writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Click here for a sample letter to the editor, or if you’d like to write your own, see "Talking Points" below. Be sure to keep the letter under 200 words and include your name, address, and telephone number so the newspaper can contact you for verification.

Talking Points
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.

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. However, we must take action to stop the small contingent of people who blithely ignore the law and continue to abuse these innocent beings to make money.

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 their 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.

If we are to be successful, we must place ads, hold press conferences, organize additional protests and produce thousands of cards, posters, flyers and brochures.

Contact IDA for more information on how you can help:
In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901
415-388-9641