Dec 2, 2021
CARE: Objection to the Consultative Social Discussion Organization
Sharing from: https://koreandogs.org/care-objection/
Below is Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE)/Watchdog‘s response to South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs statement on 11/25/2021 regarding the South Korean Government to launch a consultative discussion organization on the ending of dog meat consumption.
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CARE: Objection to the Consultative Social Discussion Organization
Today the government announced that a “Consultative Social Discussion Organization” would discuss the ending of dog meat consumption, and a government council will support them. The discussion organization consists of related organizations, experts, NGOs, and government personnel. The governing council will supposedly develop implementation plans based on the results of these discussions, including measures to support or compensate the dog meat industry. However, the government should do more than simply form a social discussion organization about dog meat; they should strictly apply and enforce the current laws that govern this industry in its entirety.
Dogs are slaughtered before they become meat for consumption. Supplying dogs for slaughter requires breeding of these dogs, and breeding takes place on farms. The courts have determined that the slaughter of dogs violates the Animal Protection Act due to its cruelty. Dog breeding violates the Waste Management Act in relation to food waste recycling. Dog farms are potentially violating applicable administrative laws depending on their location. If these existing laws are strictly enforced, the dog meat industry will cease to exist in Korea, and there would be no need for further discussions.
However, the government has continued to ignore this illegal industry. The government claims, “Dog breeding, slaughter, distribution, and sales have been accepted practice in the legal blind spots,” which is clearly a deception. Legal blind spots refer to areas where it is impossible to determine whether they are reasonable or unfair because there are no existing laws in place. At the same time, the dog meat industry is expressly illegal due to specific laws.
The government, no longer been able to ignore this illegal industry, is now trying to hide behind the private sector and disregard its responsibility for enforcement of laws. The consultative social discussion organization, the government’s puppet organizations, and the dog farmers and butchers will be discussing compensation to the illegal dog meat industry.
CARE formed Watchdog in August and has been active in closing down illegal dog farms and dog slaughterhouses. Through the activities of CARE and Watchdog, dog farms and slaughterhouses, where dogs live in constant pain and die brutally, will be eradicated from the world.
November 25, 2021
Animal Rights Group, Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE)
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