On 2/6/2018 3:19 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, February 5, 2018 at 12:59:36 PM UTC-10, casa de suspiros wrote:
>>
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>> Sadly it appears to be true:
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>> https://awionline.org/dogmeat
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>> Premeditated Torture
>>
>> Akin to the abysmal manner in which pigs and chickens are raised for
>> meat in factory farms, dogs raised for meat in South Korea endure
>> miserable living conditions. From birth to slaughter, these dogs are
>> kept in cramped rusty, cages stacked on top of each other. The method of
>> slaughter is usually extremely (and even intentionally) brutal, and the
>> dogs are often butchered in full view of the others.
>>
>> Most horrifically€”due to a traditional belief that high adrenaline
>> levels will produce tender meat and increase the supposed health
>> benefits€”dogs who are killed may be intentionally subjected to extreme
>> fear and suffering and be killed via bludgeoning, hanging, or
>> electrocution. At the open-air markets, dogs are often electrocuted and
>> their necks are broken€”all in plain sight to passers-by and the other dogs.
>> You Can Make a Difference for Korean Dogs
>>
>> Many South Korean animal advocates see their nations hosting of the
>> 2018 Winter Olympics as an opportunity to focus international light on
>> the practice, and in so doing finally bring an end to the deplorable dog
>> meat trade.
>>
>> Please send letters to the South Korean president and ambassador to the
>> United States urging South Korea to stop killing dogs for human
>> consumption. You can send the letter to the addresses listed below or
>> through the Compassion Index by clicking here. On the Compassion Index,
>> you will find suggested talking points to include in your letter.
>>
>> His Excellency Cho Yoon-je
>> Embassy of the Republic of Korea
>> 2450 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
>> Washington, DC 20008
>> TEL: 202-939-5600
>> FAX: 202-797-0595
>>
>> President Moon Jae-in
>> 1 Cheong Wa Dae Road
>> Seoul 110-820
>> Republic of Korea
>
> Hopefully, this practice can be stopped. Thanks for the info.
>
Yer welcome.

I was distressed to learn this is not urban myth stuff.