Petition: https://chng.it/gg89LFFx

South Korea, punish the dog farmer in Chungju, who locked up 800 dogs in raised wire cages, causing 300 dogs to be burned to death in the fire! Relocate all remaining dogs at the dog farm to the Chungju Animal Shelter immediately and shut down the dog farm permanently!

Urgent Action Alert! Three hundred dogs burned to death at Chungju's massive dog farm!

Another catastrophic fire!! Watchdog visits the Chungju dog farm.

CARE/Watchdog visited a large dog farm in Salmi-myeon, Chungju, today. We saw an article about a fire that broke out at a dog farm at about 6:43 am on December 6, but more details could not be found, and we could not connect with the person in charge at the Chungju local government.

CARE is still caring for all 170 dogs from the dog slaughterhouse, which also burned in the forest fire in Uljin. So the possibility of having to take care of another large number of dogs was heavy in our hearts. But we went there to examine the exact situation because we thought that the dogs that had been burned should not be abandoned.

A total of 800 dogs were at the dog farm that caught fire. Most of them were Jindo dog mix breeds. Of those 800 dogs, 300 were burned by the fire, and all died. It was announced that the fire spread within 20 minutes, but in that time, the dogs were burnt to death. We couldn't go inside, but we were able to check it on video, and this was confirmed directly by the manager in charge of the local government. Of the 500 survivors, only three dogs were said to have only partially burned fur and no skin burns. We were told that there were some photographs of the fire, so we will take a look at them when we receive them. The other dogs were housed in a separate part of the facility and were not harmed.

The farm owner is repairing some of the burned dog farm facilities. He plans to fix it and fill the cages with dogs again. However, Watchdog has investigated all violations of laws at this dog farm facility today and will file complaints against this dog farm so that the owner can no longer continue raising dogs for the slaughterhouses.

PETITION:

South Korea, punish the dog farmer in Chungju, who locked up 800 dogs in raised wire cages, causing 300 dogs to be burned to death in the fire! Relocate all remaining dogs at the dog farm to the Chungju Animal Shelter immediately and shut down the dog farm permanently!

Petition: https://chng.it/gg89LFFx

To: Prosecutor’s Office
President Yoon Suk-yeol
The Consultative Discussion Committee on Ending Dog Meat Consumption
Pan-Government Council
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Ministry of Environment
Office of Government Policy Coordination
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Ministry of the Interior and Safety
Ministry of Economy and Finance
National Assembly
The City of Chungju

Dear President Yoon Suk-yeol and the South Korean government,

We ask that the South Korean government prosecute and punish the dog farmer in Chungju Salmi-myeon who locked up his 800 dogs in raised wire cages, causing 300 dogs to be burned to death in the fire, violating the Animal Protection Act. We also ask that the surviving dogs at the Chungju dog farm be relocated to the Chungju Shelter immediately for medical care and protection and permanently shut down the dog farm.

Please see the video of the Chungju dog farm burned in the fire: https://youtu.be/U4NmrEZNu1g

Our hearts have been broken thousands of times, but the thoughts of the 300 dogs in cages burned to death are truly horrific and heartbreaking. How can the people of a modern nation such as South Korea, the nation of Samsung, Hyundai, Kia, and LG Electronics, have this utter disregard for the lives of sentient animals who look upon them as a family? This heartless dog farm owner left his dogs locked up in raised wire cages, knowing full well what horror awaited them.

His action is criminal and violates the Animal Protection Act. He must be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law. The South Korean government must take immediate measures to prevent unimaginable cruelty against dogs and cats. Numerous dog farms operating in Chungju are illegal and must be shut down immediately.

An online petition calling for your immediate action is in progress: https://chng.it/gg89LFFx

The favor of your reply is requested.

대한민국정부는 800명의 개들을 뜬장에 가두어 300명의 개들을 잔인하게 불에 타 죽게한 충주시 살미면의 개농장주인을 처벌해주시고, 개농장에 남아있는 개들은 모두 즉시 충주시 동물보호소로 격리조치, 보호해 시켜주시고 개농장은 즉각 폐쇄시켜주시길 강력히 촉구합니다.

청원: https://chng.it/gg89LFFx

대한민국검찰
윤석열 대통령
사회적 논의기구(개식용 문제 논의를 위한 위원회)
범정부 협의체
농림축산식품부
식품의약품안전처
환경부
국무조정실
문화체육관광부
행정안전부
기획재정부
국회
충주시

윤석열 대통령님과 대한민국정부에 청원합니다.

대한민국정부는 800명의 개들을 뜬장에 가두어 300명의 개들을 잔인하게 불에 타 죽게한 충주시 살미면의 개농장주인을 처벌해주시고, 개농장에 남아있는 개들은 모두 즉시 충주시 동물보호소로 격리조치, 보호해 시켜주시고 개농장은 즉각 폐쇄시켜주시길 강력히 촉구합니다.

이번 화재로 인해 300명의 개들이 뜬장 안에 갇혀서 화마를 피하지 못한 채 고스란히 불에 타서 죽었습니다. 그 개농장의 불에 탄 뜬장 동영상을 봐주세요.
https://youtu.be/U4NmrEZNu1g

그 동안 수없이 대한민국의 개식용 동물학대 관련 사건과 자료들을 접하면서 마음이 많이 아팠습니다만, 뜬장에 가두어진채로 불에 타 죽은 300명의 개들을 생각할때 정말 말로 표현할수 없는 참담함과 애통함을 느꼈습니다.

불에 타 죽은 개들의 개농장 주인은 이런 끔찍한 사태가 올 수도 있다는 것을 뻔히 알면서도 개들을 뜬장 안에 가둔채 타죽도록 했습니다. 삼성, 현대, 기아, LG를 보유한 최첨단 국가의 국민이라는 사람들이 어떻게 본인을 가족으로 여기는 동물의 생명을 이렇게도 철저하게 경시할수 있단 말입니까?

개들을 뜬장에 가두어 이 지경에 이르게 한 그의 행위는 동물보호법에 위반되는 범죄행위이므로 반드시 기소하여 최대한도의 처벌을 받도록 해야 합니다. 동물권단체케어의 영상에 나오는 개농장에 있는 개들을 모두 즉시 충주시 동물보호소로 격리조치하여 진료와 보호를 해주시고, 개농장도 즉각 폐쇄시켜주시길 강력히 촉구합니다. 또한 대한민국 정부는 이와 같은 어이없고 잔인무도한 동물의 사상을 미연에 방지할수 있는 규율을 조속히 제정하여 실행하기를 촉구합니다!