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We have received some very
troubling news from a breeder in the USA that
anyone selling or re-homing dogs should be aware
of, especially in the USA and Canada. Asian
dog-brokers are attempting to acquire Samoyeds for
export to Korea and China to be bred for their
meat and skins.
Although all dogs are regarded
as food in these countries, it seems that they are
particularly interested in Samoyeds because of
their pure white fur. The cruel fate awaiting
these animals defies belief (please visit ITD
re: Korea, and Sirius
GAO re: China for
sickening details). It would be preferable that
dogs in need of re-homing were humanely killed in
shelters than face torture and death in Asia, or
even in the USA where we know that dog eating
is practised amongst the Asian immigrant
community.
Whether it is a pure-bred
Samoyed wanted for its fur, or a humble cross-bred
wanted for dinner, please don't allow these
animals to fall into their hands! Although ITD is
not racially biased, we are realistic enough to
realise that the dog eaters and brokers are
Asian. We know that there are many Asian dog
lovers in the USA and Canada, but it is impossible
to tell these apart from the brokers.
We beg you therefore not to
allow ANY dog to be adopted by anyone of Asian
descent unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE of their
intentions. This plea unfortunately must be made
to breeders and shelters worldwide. If they can't
get the Samoyeds from the USA or Canada, they will
surely look elsewhere. Sirius GAO has evidence of
Chinese attempts to import Saint Bernards from
other countries.
Below is the email from the
breeder in the USA.
"Many US and Canadian breeders have
been inundated with emails/phone calls by
Korean brokers wanting breeding age
bitches. Lots of speculation as to why,
but none of it is good. I personally
think they want to breed Samoyeds for their
pelts. One woman I know in Canada met a
couple of these brokers at a show and of course
told them she didn't have any bitches
available. A couple days later, she and
her husband arrived home to find one of the
brokers in their yard. They threatened
to call the police and he left, but came back the
next morning. Her home is not easy to find so this
guy really had to do some research to find
it. Frightening!!! I checked the SCA
Breeder Referral Website and was relieved to find
my street address is not listed!
Unfortunately, many sites for free
listings require this information and I can't
remember all the ones I'm on. At least I'm in
a low population area where there are few
Sam breeders and not worth their effort to
come here. It's unfortunate that those Asians who
are truly fanciers of the breed will not
get any quality breeding dogs because there
is no way to tell the difference between them
and these brokers."
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