KOREA:The scheme for the hygienic control of dog meat

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Animal Freedom

Korea [animal]

Thursday, January 06, 2005

7:02 AM

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KOREA:The scheme for the hygienic

control of dog meat

 

 

 

Dear

Animal Frends,

 

 

 

 

 

AFK got

information regarding that the Ministry of Office for Government Policy

Coordination in Korea

plans to hygienically control the dog meat in November, 2004, and we are

actively dealing with this matter. Currently, the Ministry of Office for

Government Policy Coordination completed a report on ‘the scheme for the hygienic control of

dog meat ’ and they are in the stage of opening an internal

debate.

 

As for now, the Korean government came to a conclusion that to legalize the

dogs to be the livestock, therefore, they prescribed the dog meat which is ‘unregistered as livestock’ as food and are seeking the ways to

hygienically control it. Based on the current Korean law, dogs meat cannot be

registered as the’ livestock’. However, there is not any law that can

penalize for the dog slaughter.

 

For the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which deals with the hygienic

control of livestock, to legalize the dog meat, there should be a mutual

agreement among the people, however, there is not. Therefore, they made their

view point clear that it is impossible to hygienically control the dog meat.

Despite the whole situation, the Ministry of Office for Government Policy

Coordination takes the initiative to find the ways to legally control the dog

meat.

 

The intention of the Ministry of Office for Government Policy Coordination is

that a huge amount of dog meat is consumed in reality, and they cannot ignore

the hygienic control of the dog meat. However, as most of the dog meat consumed

is not based on the overall eating habits of the Korean, if the hygienic and

environmental problems are critical, Korean government has to seek a policy to

ban dog meat to meet the needs of the current of the times and the culture.

 

AFK participated in the ‘Policy discussion for the hygienic control of dog

meat' and strongly opposed to legalizing the dog meat in Korea. We

believe that when the dog meat is tacitly approved by the Ministry of Office

for Government Policy Coordination, it is fairly dangerous to discuss the ways

to hygienically control the dog meat.

 

We cannot permit any control of dog meat by legal regulations however small it

is, and we should make it impossible even just to try to have a policy

discussion.

 

AFK commenced a campaign to urge the Ministry of Office for Government Policy

Coordination to discontinue the discussion regarding the ‘Policy for the hygienic control of dog

meat 'and to repeal it. Around next week, I will be able to roughly sense the

policy direction of the Ministry of Office for Government Policy Coordination.

I will let you know the details then, therefore, depending on your situation,

please actively commence a campaign to ban the dog meat targeting the Korean

Ministry of Office for Government Policy Coordination and the Korean embassy in

your country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

< For your reference >

 

Minister of Office for Government Policy Coordination

Han Duck-Soo

e-mail : dshan

 

 

 

 

 

 

< Our Request >

 

When you commence the anti-dog meat campaign, please never blame Koreans for

eating dogs. You have to be careful especially when this is spread through the

media. There still remains the old habit that it was inevitable to eat dog meat

in the past, therefore, many people who don’t eat dog meat don’t fully understand the anti-dog meat

movement.

 

When people from overseas blame Koreans for eating dog meat, Koreans feel so

offended that it can cause unfavorable side effects, which amplifies the

movements to solidify the dog meat as a Korean eating culture.

 

We have to win those who don’t eat dog meat over to our side, and amplify the range

of anti-dog meat movement.

 

 

Sincerely,

Hee-kyung Jo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Freedom Korea

307-18, Hangdang-dong, Songdong-gu,

 

 

Seoul, 133-070 South Korea

TEL 082-2-2292-6337

FAX 082-2-2292-6339

http://www.animalkorea.org (Eng)

 

 

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