Korea's Illegal Dog Meat Trade

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Boshintang, Korea's "dog-meat stew," is an outdated dish that was once believed to

bolster a man's flagging sexual energy.  The more violently the dog was beaten, the more

"curative" the dog meat.  Of  course, dog meat as a cure for erectile dysfunction is strictly a

myth.  More importantly, DOG MEAT IS ILLEGAL IN KOREA.

     In 1984, escalating international outcry against the vicious slaughter and consumption of

man's best friend forced Korea to ban the consumption of  dogs or face a worldwide boycott

of  the upcoming 1988 summer Olympic Games in Seoul.  But following the Olympics, a core

of  dog-meat dealers determined to regain their profiteering trade marketed the myth that dog-

meat stew is a "thousand-year-old tradition."  Dog-meat stew is not now, nor has it ever been,

a Korean tradition, and

NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH

1) Korea's Ministry of  Health banned dog-meat stew in 1984 after defining it a "disgusting

food" and not intended for human consumption.

2) Korea's Ministry of Agriculture defines dog meat as contraband and does not include

dog in its list of  "Livestock  Animals for Meat Production."

3) Korea's 1991National Animal Protection Law makes it illegal to harm or abuse dogs,

cats, and all animals.

1984 Campaign to Boycott 1988 Summer Olympics = Ban on 

Boshintang

1989 Campaign Against President Kim = 1991 Animal Protection Law

1999 1

st

 Multinational Protest = Defeat of Proposal to Legalize Dog Meat

2000 2

nd

 Multinational Protest = Dog Meat and Cat Juice Trades Stopped?

Together we can end the misery of Korean animals.

Please urge the president of  Korea to 1.) Introduce stronger measures and repercussions

to end the slaughter and consumption of  dogs and cats; and 2.) Enforce existing laws that

prohibit the cruelty to and consumption of  dogs and cats

Address:

President Kim Dae Jung,   Blue House,  1 Saejong-Ro, Chongro-Ku  Seoul,

South Korea 110-050                                                   Email: 

president@cwd.go.kr

For more information, please contact:

International Aid for Korean Animals and

Korea Animal Protection Society

P.O. Box 20600, Oakland, CA 94620-0600 USA

Tel: 510-271-6795 Fax: 510-451-0643

E-mail: kaps@koreananimals.org

Website: www.koreananimals.org

P.S. Thank you for signing and mailing the enclosed postcards.

This project has been made possible with the support of  the International Fund for Animal Welfare