Namyangju local governments are negligent and indifferent as 40 dogs disappeared from the dog farm in Namyangju
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May 30, 2021
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KARA found a dog farm at Namyangju on May 27th. The location where 45 dogs were caged was a hell of a scene of animal abuse. Inside the narrow raised cages, filth and excrement were piled in layers, and a large bowl was full of red food waste. One dog kept biting his backside, and another dog was snapping at the stagnant water as if thirsty.
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Despite this environment, Namyangju City responded passively, saying that it was not possible to confiscate the dogs because Namyangju and the city shelter had no place to shelter them. The city said they could take some action by regarding the dog farm as an illegal site, but it was not possible to determine if these dogs were the farm owners’ pets, making it difficult to rescue these dogs as abused animals.
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KARA couldn’t leave the dogs as they were, so we hurriedly put food and water in the cages. We also rescued two dogs that were believed to be pregnant, and one dog that had skin problems, and another dog, by its behavior, was believed to have been abandoned or a missing pet. We brought them to the animal hospital. We asked the local government about the transfer of ownership of the remaining dogs, and requested swift action to remove them from the abusive environment.
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We will inform you with more news about the dogs soon.
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June 1, 2021
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Forty dogs disappeared from the dog farm in Namyangju, and the local government were indifferent and unresponsive.
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Yesterday, KARA went back to the scene to check the dogs’ condition and demanded Namyangju City to take proper actions. However, the dogs that were originally at the scene and all the filth-filled raised cages that trapped the dogs, had all disappeared.
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Before the demolition, KARA asked the animal welfare team in Namyangju City where the animals will be relocated, as they had not revealed to KARA about the dog farmer’s plans to remove them, in advance.
KARA informed the animal welfare team of Namyangju City on May 29 that the dog farmer might demolish the cages and move the dogs.
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However, after looking at the site today, all the dogs and the cages were already gone. KARA immediately asked the animal welfare team in Namyangju but they said, “The mayor of Namyangju is visiting the site on Monday, so the farmer seems to have voluntarily removed it. We will ask the owner of the farm where the dogs were relocated.”
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In other words, Namyangju knew that the dogs that were being raised illegally would disappear, but it did not come to the scene when the owner of the dog farm rushed moving the animals, nor did they accompany them to where they were moving.
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The environment where the dogs had been staying was astounding. Even after seeing this, Namyangju City is repeating its claim that the dogs are not companion animals, so they cannot be seen as “abused animals.”
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According to Article 2.1 (2) of the Animal Protection Act, the term “animal abuse” means “neglecting or neglecting appropriate measures against animals for unnecessary or avoidable physical pain, stress, hunger, disease, etc. without justifiable grounds.”
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In addition, Article 7 of the Act stipulates the responsibility of breeders, saying, “Owners, etc. shall supply suitable food and water for animals, ensure exercise, rest and sleep”, and “When an animal is sick or injured, the owner, etc. shall endeavor to treat it promptly or take other necessary measures.”
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Namyangju City, after seeing the situation of the 40 dogs, regardless of whether they were pets, should have applied strong measures against the owner, but nothing was done.
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Dog farm owners created illegal facilities, abused 40 dogs, and left them unattended, feeding them food waste. Namyangju City allowed the demolition “because of the mayor’s visit”. They have not learned, or refused to reveal the purpose of breeding this many dogs and where these dogs came from.
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We want to inform citizens of the negligence and lack of securing the welfare of the animals by Namyangju’s administrative process and their indifference and collusion with dog farm owners. Namyangju City should diligently and strictly inspect the breeding environment of the 40 dogs and thoroughly investigate the illegality of dog farms and take strong administrative measures. Furthermore, these 40 dogs should be urgently protected as abused animals so that they cannot be disposed of at the will of the farm owner.
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