Lady Freethinker has funded a large bus ad in Jeonju, South Korea, highlighting the cruelty of the country’s dog meat trade and urging people to spare the animals’ lives. The ads will run for an entire year, featuring heart-wrenching images of captive dogs with text that translates to, “Dogs are not food but our family. Let’s save them together. I am not a piece of meat!”
This initiative is organized by Nami Kim of Save Korean Dogs, a nonprofit dedicated to stopping this horrifically cruel industry. They are raising further funds to fight the dog meat trade and care for dogs rescued from meat farms.
These ads are especially relevant right now, with South Korea due to start its Bok Nal dog-eating days on July 17.
Bok Nal takes place annually during July and August, when locals will consume “bosintang” – dog meat soup – on the three supposed “hottest” days of the year. Many people mistakenly believe that eating dog meat during this time helps to cool the blood and improve stamina.
Up to 80% of dog meat produced in Korea is eaten during Bok Nal – an estimated one million dogs will die during this period.
Although the popularity of eating dog meat in the nation is rapidly declining, particularly among the younger generation, Bok Nal is still widely celebrated.
However, times may be about to change for this industry in S. Korea, with important legislation moving through the National Assembly that could spell an end to the country’s dog meat trade altogether. You can help by signing two official government petitions — please see instructions here:
https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-s-koreas-official-government-petitions-help-ban-dog-meat-good/
What about all the cats that become human food? Is there no one who says clearly about the thousands of cats who are tortured and killed?
How much does it cost to run a bus ad? Could individual people rent space on one. Its such a good idea!
So evil is this that people there and China do this I’m so sick of these people doing this to animal’s
Great job. I am impressed with what you have done to peacefully but strongly spread the word about eating dogs.
Save the dogs no more dog trade
The vile sickening Dog meat trade shames South Korea deeply, you would have to be a psychopath to think that its acceptable to torture a helpless animal by boiling and skinning it alive!, totally horrific!
Dogs and cats are beloved pets, not food!! STOP THE HORRIFIC ANIMAL ABUSE NOW!!!
Love this!! They also need to put up HUGE billboards and tv commercials. I’ll donate for that cause for sure.
Ban Dog and cat meat STOP the horrific torture
Ban the dog meat trade FOREVER!!! Dogs are family! Stop the horrific torture and killing of our beloved family dogs (and cats)! Why are Asian people so superstious? To pet a dog is healty, eating a dog is gonna kill you! Treat and love your dog as family and you live longer!!
Presse don’t eat them!
DOGS ARE NOT FAMILY THEY’RE ANIMALS AND THEY AIN’T CHILDREN THEY’RE FOUR LEGGED ANIMALS AND ANIMALS HAVE THEIR OWN FAMILIES PUPPIES
Dog’s farms should stop now
~ Thank you for doing this ~ shared ~ mgf
If they absolutely do want to eat them (I’ll prefer that they do not eat them) at least they can keep them in a better way
Dogs are wonderful and loyal companions for all people. They don’t deserve to be tortured and killed.
Thank you ! Hope it makes many people in Korean aware of what cruelty they are doing to the dogs and cats
Good Idea.
Maybe another sign saying it cools the blood and gives stamina is garbage.
Petting a dog lowers your body.
Awesome idea… thank you
Genius!
This is so barbaric please stop it at once.
Stop eating dogs!!!!!
Thank you so much for doing that!
Ureayellow “people” must be all killed.
Otherwise they do not stop.
Dogs are not meant to be treated like this!!!
I would like to see the Koreans introduce a programme to humanly and selectively Cull some of the dogs suffering ill health and neuter the healthy population of their dogs to progress to a healthy dog population. where all dogs have a home. do the same for Cats. Eat proper food that has been humanly raised and slaughtered.
Surely the S. Korean government needs to realise that we are in the 21st century and needs to end this barbaric ritual. Bad enough to eat dogs and cats but they are behaving like an uncivilised country in the middle ages by this way they kill these poor animals. They need to step up and end this practice once and for all.
They are God’s Creatures.
And we shall not kill and hurt, but show compassion and care.
Our life is short also, let us take the chance, do good, stop the violence (‘God is Love’) and support the vegan lifestyle.
He is the beginning and the end, one day we will die also.
I really hope this is banned forever.
This is barbaric and needs to stop now!!
Dogs and cats have bigger hearts than most humans. Why are you making these beautiful creatures suffer. It’s inhumane! Please stop now and give them the life they deserve. They are like our children. Would you butcher your child?!
These animals have hearts and souls ! I hope they suffer the same fate
This crime must stop.
pls mercy for this animals . they deserve to live with families. they ar not food .