Monday, July 31, 2017

Brampton, Canada, friendship city to Gapyeong, S. Korea

Twitter:  .@GaPyeongCounty .@ggholic .@CityBrampton .@LindaJeffrey Plz Urge Friendship City Gapyeong-Stop torture/eating dogs https://goo.gl/DzB8ew
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To: MayorJeffrey@brampton.ca; grant.gibson@brampton.ca; elaine.moore@brampton.ca; doug.whillans@brampton.ca; michael.palleschi@brampton.ca; jeff.bowman@brampton.ca; martin.medeiros@brampton.ca; pat.fortini@brampton.ca; gael.miles@brampton.ca; gurpreet.dhillon@brampton.ca; john.sprovieri@brampton.ca;
 
Subject: Brampton, Canada, friendship city to Gapyeong, S. Korea
 
Dear Mayor Jeffrey,
City Council members:
 
Gapyeong, S. Korea, became Friendship city with Brampton Canada in 2009.
 
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law –  the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
 
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
 
 
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Gapyeong, especially Mayor Seong-Gi Kim, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Moncton Canada, friendship city to Yeosu, S. Korea

Twitter:  .@ohyeosu .@greenjeonnam .@CityofMoncton .@MayorMoncton Plz Urge FriendshipCity Yeosu, Korea-Stop eating dogs & cats https://goo.gl/aZWST9
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To: mayor@moncton.ca; pierre.boudreau@moncton.ca; shawn.crossman@moncton.ca; Blair.Lawrence@moncton.ca; bryan.butler@moncton.ca; susan.edgett@moncton.ca; greg.turner@moncton.ca; paulette.theriault@moncton.ca; charles.leger@moncton.ca; robert.mckee@moncton.ca; paul.pellerin@moncton.ca;
 
Subject: Moncton Canada, friendship city to Yeosu, S. Korea
 
Dear Mayor Arnold,
City Council members:
 
Yeosu, S. Korea, became Friendship city with Moncton in 2007.
 
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law –  the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
 
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
 
 
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Yeosu, especially Mayor Cheol-Hyeon Ju, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Saint John, Canada, friendship city with Donghae, S. Korea. Koreandogs.org

Twitter: .@donghaecity .@happygangwon .@cityofsaintjohn .@dondarlingSJ, Plz Urge FriendshipCity Donghae-Stop Torture/Eat Dogs https://goo.gl/x4ZcBm
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To: don.darling@saintjohn.ca; shirley.mcalary@saintjohn.ca; blake.armstrong@saintjohn.ca; greg.norton@saintjohn.ca; sean.casey@saintjohn.ca; john.mackenzie@saintjohn.ca; gerry.lowe@saintjohn.ca; donna.reardon@saintjohn.ca; david.merrithew@saintjohn.ca; ray.strowbridge@saintjohn.ca; gary.sullivan@saintjohn.ca;
 
Subject: Saint John, Canada, friendship city with Donghae, S. Korea
 
Dear Mayor Darling,
City Council members:
 
Donghae, S. Korea, became Friendship city with Saint John in 2008.
 
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law –  the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
 
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
 
 
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Donghae, especially Mayor  Gyu-Un Shim, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Petitions and More, July 31

http://animalpetitionsandmore.blogspot.nl/2017/07/coquitlam-canada-friendship-city-to.html  Send a message please, S. Korea’s sister cities campaign
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PassHRes30/permalink/456670374703870/  This brave mainland Chinese activist rallied again at a busy night market in Weifang, Shandong province. She has committed to protest at least once a week. Help her voice reach Ed Royce, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy,  2 retweets!
http://www.whitecoatwaste.org/contact-congress/#/8 US-info. Congress: Support PUPPERS Act to defund V.A. dog experiments!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1926113800976801/permalink/1932823560305825/ Urgent. Sample letter to protest against the use of barbaric 1080 poison! Or use your own words. Mail to threatenedspeciesstrategy@doc.govt.nz  Cc:  info@mfe.govt.nzinfo@epa.govt.nzenquiries@doc.govt.nzwebmaster@landcareresearch.co.nz   I demand the immediate cessation of the use of 1080 poison baiting in New Zealand! This poison is an inhumane, insidious and indiscriminate way of exterminating animals - it poses a danger to any animal or human that may unwittingly come across it and consume it as it is scattered randomly in wildlife areas, forests, farms and national parks!
http://vgt.at/actionalert/fiaker30grad/petition.php Austria. If not signed yet. Heat-free from 30 ° C, shade at all stands, ban on mullets, daily run-out on a pasture for the used horses!
http://vgt.at/actionalert/brandschutz/petition.php Fire protection also for farmed animals!
https://vgt.at/presse/news/2017/news20170727mk.php Scroll down for more petitions, they all need more signatures
 
https://www.change.org/p/luchamos-por-un-lobo-vivo-en-arag%C3%B3n  Spain. Aragon.  Stop the persecution of the Iberian wolf, which is being promoted under pressure of hunters  and cattlemen; take sensible measures!
https://www.change.org/p/sr-horacio-antonio-rodr%C3%ADguez-larreta-no-al-cierre-del-campito-felino Argentina. Buenos Aires region. Cease this harassment to dismantle what is now El Campito Felino, and preserve it in the same place!
https://www.change.org/p/municipalidad-de-general-rodr%C3%ADguez-campa%C3%B1as-de-castraci%C3%B3n-gratuitas-y-masivas-en-general-rodr%C3%ADguez Argentina. Request for massive and free de-sexing campaigns in the general Rodriguez municipality!
https://www.change.org/p/consiglio-regionale-della-toscana-il-terrazzo-non-%C3%A8-una-cuccia-per-cani Italy. Pieve al Toppo in the Municipality of Civitella. A balcony is no place for a dog (German shepherd)
 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/764/587/512/ Do something now for the animals dying in Venezuelan zoos
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/828/268/256/ Demand Gregory Andrews saves the koala from extension on our east-coast
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/729/343/640/ Do Not Confirm Sam Clovis to a Top Governmental Science Position
 
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http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/834507/0a3de119b2/1582506019/92378ef5ec/ Urgencies! Harmony Fund: Give Food & Water to 350 Cats Daily, the  Air Is Too Hot to Breathe Here!
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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Coquitlam Canada, friendship city to Paju, S. Korea. Koreandogs.org

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Twitter:  .@pajusi .@pjleejaehong .@cityofcoquitlam .@MayorStewart Plz Urge FriendshipCity Paju,Korea-Stop torture/eating dogs https://goo.gl/kkmQRE
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Subject: Coquitlam Canada, friendship city to Paju, S. Korea
 
To:  rstewart@coquitlam.ca; basmundson@coquitlam.ca; chodge@coquitlam.ca; dmarsden@coquitlam.ca; toneill@coquitlam.ca; mreid@coquitlam.ca; ttowner@coquitlam.ca; cwilson@coquitlam.ca; bzarrillo@coquitlam.ca;
 
Dear Mayor Stewart,
City Council members:
 
Paju, S. Korea,  became Friendship city with Coquitlam in 2009.
 
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law –  the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
 
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
 
 
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Paju, S. Korea, especially Mayor Jae-Hong Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Petitions and More, July 29

#HRes401 Daily Tweet sheets, Please Retweet, slowly!
Previous Cosponsors of H. Res 752, regarding H. Res 30
https://www.hagamoseco.org/petitions/no-al-desalojo-del-refugio-palomar  Buenos Aires area, Argentina. Diego Valenzuela, Intendant of Tres de Febrero: NO to eviction of Refuge Palomar! On behalf of the 200 dogs of the Palomar Refuge and the 85 volunteers and workers, we ask you to reflect and give us a solution
http://ida.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?em_id=40110.0&dlv_id=43758&pgwrap=n 1) Stop Dog Meat Satay Horror in "Idyllic" Bali 2) Tell Groupon to Stop Exploiting Elephants at Wildlife Safari
https://secure3.convio.net/wg/site/SSurvey?SURVEY_ID=9126&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS#.WXxXPxWGM4k Int. To sign, scroll down please. Citizens’ Letter Regarding Public Comments on the Draft Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan (Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2017-0036)
http://therainforestsite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/trs/petition/DOW-TimeIsRunningOut If not signed yet. Keep Up The Fight For The Mexican Gray Wolf!
http://www.lav.it/petizioni/zeroanimali-nella-ricerca Italy.  Government, allocate 50% of the funds for biomedical and health research into the development of replacement methods!
http://www.lav.it/petizioni/ripuliamo-europa-dalla-crudelta EU: ban experiments with household cleaning products on animals!
http://tigertime.info/take-action/sign-up/ Help save the last wild tigers, help us ban the tiger trade
 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/879/354/358/ End cruel experiments that starve pregnant baboons
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/137/372/226/ Cincinnati: Train Cops Not to Shoot Dogs!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/914/214/546/ Shut Down Abusive Pet Shop in Chelsea, New York
 
 
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Friday, July 28, 2017

North Vancouver District, Canada, friendship city with Seoul Guru district, S. Korea

Twitter:  .@seoulmania .@digitalguro .@NVanDistrict Plz Urge Friendship City, Seoul Guro, Korea, Stop Dog & Cat Meat Cruelty https://goo.gl/RxFf3X
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Subject: North Vancouver District, Canada, friendship city with Seoul Guru district, S. Korea
 
To:  rwalton@dnv.org; rbassam@dnv.org; mbond@dnv.org​; hansonj@dnv.org; Hicksr@dnv.org; dmackay-dunn@dnv.org; lmuri@dnv.org;
 
Dear Mayor Walton,
dear District Council members:
 
Seoul Guro District became Friendship city with the North Vancouver District in 2009.
 
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law –  the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
 
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
 
 
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Seoul Guro district, especially Mayor Sung Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Please Co-sponsor the Global House Resolution 401!

From: https://www.facebook.com/OnlyNomaly/posts/10211490525450238  ACTION: TARGET - REPUBLICANS WITH HIGHEST HSLF SCORECARDS
➡️ Group #21 - #40 ⬅️

To:  bill.shuster@mail.house.gov; dennis.wirtz@mail.house.gov; christopher.buki@mail.house.gov; david.reichert@mail.house.gov; isaac.tobis@mail.house.gov; colin.swanson@mail.house.gov; Amy.Suber@mail.house.gov; Molly.Lowe@mail.house.gov; James.Walsh@mail.house.gov; Brittany.Posobiec@mail.house.gov; tripp.demoss@mail.house.gov; catherine.wilson@mail.house.gov; chris.healy@mail.house.gov; katie.branson@mail.house.gov; lamar.smith@mail.house.gov; chris.morris@mail.house.gov; ags@mail.house.gov; brent.robinson@mail.house.gov; trent.franks@mail.house.gov; Daniel.Holtrop@mail.house.gov; matthew.eagan@mail.house.gov; Bobby.Cornett@mail.house.gov; David.Schweikert@mail.house.gov; Katherine.Dimenstein@mail.house.gov; Camille.Letire@mail.house.gov; Kate.Randle@mail.house.gov; taylor.johnson@mail.house.gov; Mario.Diaz-Balart@mail.house.gov; Chris.Sweet@mail.house.gov; miguel.mendoza@mail.house.gov; Corey.Schrodt@mail.house.gov; hailey.hart@mail.house.gov; Rodney.Davis@mail.house.gov; Jimmy.Ballard@mail.house.gov; peter.roskam@mail.house.gov; omir.rahmil@mail.house.gov; hannah.schiller@mail.house.gov; lynn.jenkins@mail.house.gov; baruck.humble@mail.house.gov; Adam.York@mail.house.gov; erik.paulsen@mail.house.gov; ryan.huss@mail.house.gov; helen.langfeldt@mail.house.gov; steve.chabot@mail.house.gov; james.burchfield@mail.house.gov; jonathan.lowe@mail.house.gov; taryn.viewegar@mail.house.gov; mimi.bair@mail.house.gov,

Subject: Please Co-sponsor the Global House Resolution 401
 

Dear Representative,

I am writing to kindly ask you to Co-sponsor the Global House Resolution 401: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401/text

Urging China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, India, and all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against the trade.

It is not about telling them what they should or should not eat. This is about the premeditated and deliberate torture being inflicted onto these dogs, and the barbaric, cruel & inhumane treatment of these dogs. It was estimated in 2014 that worldwide, as high as 25 million dogs are tortured, slaughtered and consumed globally.

Many of those countries except for a few, do not have animal welfare laws, and the dogs suffer in silence. The dogs are intentionally tortured alive before slaughter in the misguided belief that the adrenaline released will make the meat more tender, more palatable, provide health benefits, help with virility etc.

The dogs are bludgeoned, boiled alive, blow-torched and burned alive, bounded & paws dismembered alive, skinned alive, electrocuted, hung on a noose and beaten, and thrown into boiling water pots. The dogs are also roped to cars or motorcycles and publicly dragged to make the meat more tender before slaughter.

In his undercover work, Marc Ching of the Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation had documented the torture footage from all over Asia. 
Please view the footage (warning, graphic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGYnBi7zTC0&feature=youtu.be

I am asking for mercy and your compassion to help us end the horrific Dog and Cat Meat Trade, to give a Voice to these helpless dogs and cats. Millions are being tortured, slaughtered and dying as I write this to you. 
Your HSLF score card is commendable, and I thank you for your support for the welfare of all animals. 
Please send your H.Res.401 co-sponsorship to Congressman Alcee Hastings as soon as possible.

I am kindly asking for a prompt reply. 
Thank you.
Sincerely, 

Petitions and More, July 28

 
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-your-senator-to-oppose-bill-that-would-delist-wolves  US-info. Ask your Senators to Oppose S. 1514, this misleadingly named HELP for Wildlife Act (S. 1514), causing Wolves in four states to lose all protections, passed out of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and could be taken up for a vote by the full Senate at any time!
https://environmental-action.webaction.org/p/salsa/web/questionnaire/public/?questionnaire_KEY=98 US. Call Congress and Oppose Wildlife-Harming Offshore Drilling!
https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=7053 Tell Century 21 to stop profiting from animals who are tortured and skinned!
https://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/alerte-danger-mort-chiens-lignes-hautes/31790 France. The dogs at association 'A new chance' located in Isère are dying of cancer because of the high voltage lines. We have to leave and request RTE to capitulate and compensate for the house and the personal damage!
https://wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/opposeizembekroad2017/index.html  US-info. Urgent. Oppose the Izembek Wilderness Road (H.R. 218 and S. 101)!
 
https://www.change.org/p/stop-%C3%A0-l-abattage-des-loups France. Stop the massacre of Wolves! In 2017-2018, 40 wolves will be killed, in 2016-2017, 50 wolves were killed; we therefore call for the cessation of these killings (80% of the French are opposed) and the implementation of a real policy of cohabitation between human activities and wolves!
https://www.change.org/p/hcordero-ms-gba-gov-ar-salvemos-al-negro-cordero-4fe7fd88-c969-447d-bf70-52b9ac9686fc Argentina. Save the community dog, el Negro Cordero who lives for 12 years in the hospital of San Fernando; the Hospital Direction decided to remove him onto the street!
https://www.change.org/p/governo-do-estado-do-acre-impedir-a-vaquejada-expo-acre-2017-dias-29-e-30  Brazil. Estado do Acre. Prohibit the Vaquejada , Expo Acre 2017, 29 and 30!
https://www.change.org/p/%C3%A9douard-philippe-pour-une-commande-de-canadair-et-des-n%C3%A9gociations-rapides-avec-l-entreprise-viking-air France. Have the Government conduct  negotiations with Viking Air and save France from fires!
https://www.change.org/p/stadtverordnetenversammlung-marburg-naturareal-am-marburger-r%C3%BCcken-retten-gewerbegebiet-und-bebauung-verhindern Germany. Rescue the natural area on the Marburg Ridge: Prevent the development as an industrial area and buildings
https://www.change.org/p/municipalidad-de-lan%C3%BAs-terminar-con-la-pirotecnia-en-el-municipio-de-lan%C3%BAs-y-en-toda-la-argentina Argentina. End the use of pyrotechnics in the municipality of LanĂºs and throughout Argentina
 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/899/424/518/ Speak Out for the Dogs and Cats Suffering at Liberty Research!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/606/025/767/ Stop Cruel, Wasteful Experiments on Dogs!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/989/985/880/ Tell UPS to Stop Shipping Hunting Trophies!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/227/301/544/ Our Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries are Under Attack
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/736/045/612/pour-la-fermeture-du-refuge-savoir-donner/ France. Close the kennel Savoir Donner of David Denava. for sever animal neglect and fraude
 
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Cupertino, CA, friendship city with Seoul Guro district, S. Korea. Koreandogs.org

Twitter:  .@seoulmania .@digitalguro .@CityofCupertino Plz Urge Friendship City,Seoul Guro, Korea, Stop Dog & Cat Meat Cruelty https://goo.gl/EuKrmJ
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Subject: Cupertino, CA, friendship city with Seoul Guro district, S. Korea
 
To:   svaidhyanathan@cupertino.org; dpaul@cupertino.org; bchang@cupertino.org; rsinks@cupertino.org; sscharf@cupertino.org;
 
Dear Mayor Vaidhyanathan.
Dear members of the City Council:
 
Seoul Guro District became Friendship city with Cupertino in 2017.
The horrific dog-meat trade and consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law –  the laws are simply not enforced!
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress under deliberate torture.
 
We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
 
 
These poor creatures cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue as well, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Seoul Guro district, especially Mayor Sung Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Petitions and More, July 27

http://animalpetitionsandmore.blogspot.nl/2017/07/chatham-kent-canada-friendship-city.html Send a message please, friendship city campaign Koreandogs.org
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http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51421/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22791 US-info. Oppose the War on Wolves Rider included in S. 1514 !
http://www.projectcoyote.org/speak-proposal-allow-wolf-baiting-idaho/ Deadline today. Please act, if not done so yet!
https://albert-schweitzer-stiftung.de/helfen/petitionen/agrarministerin-untragbar Let’s get more signatures please! Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia's new Minister of Agriculture Christina Schulze Föcking (CDU) is absolutely intolerable in her office. Recordings from the pigsties of their family farms show severely injured animals with gaping wounds, which vegetate without sufficient water in the dirt! Confirm please
https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=7050 Albertsons could sell humane options but is stocking its shelves with cruel glue traps instead
https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions Rainforests and wildlife protection
http://action.foe.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22042 Let’s get to 40,000 comments. Stop the EPA from greenlighting Pebble Mine!
 
https://www.change.org/p/stopcaccia-dem-a-it-petizione-popolare-per-l-ottenimento-del-blocco-delle-attivita-venatorie Italy. We ask you to give a "sabbatical year" to our battered environment by suspending, at least during the 2017/2018 season, the hunting and training of dogs in our regional territories and allowing nature - at least for this small aspect - to heal!
https://www.change.org/p/minist%C3%A8re-de-la-justice-l-homme-qui-viole-les-chiens-de-son-refuges Increase sentencing for bestiality! (owner of Love Lucy Pet Rescue (Hattieville - Arkansas)
https://www.change.org/p/f%C3%BCr-die-schlie%C3%9Fung-des-jura-zoo-zum-wohl-der-tiere Germany, Bavaria: For the closure of the "Jura Zoo" - for the welfare of the animals, relocate them
 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/683/777/293/ Tell Taiwan's Government: Save Elephants and Ban The Ivory Trade
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/265/907/233/ Demand Stronger Wildlife Trafficking Laws To Save Elephants
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/411/060/918/ Tell Yahoo! Japan: Stop Selling Ivory And Protect Elephants
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/517/579/348/ Endangered Cheetahs Don't Belong On A Leash. Ban The Cheetah Trade Today
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/682/046/910/ Ban the Trophy Hunting of African Lions and Protect them as Endangered Species
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/950/174/407/ Take Action Before Poachers Kill The Last Rhino
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/884/779/816/ Only 500 left: Save the Green Peafowl in China
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/971/511/470/ End The Cycle of Puppy Mill Cruelty. Don't Support Stores That Sell Puppies
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/977/402/320/council-mayor-scan/ Local councils scan, record & notify of cat deaths collected from our roads
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/542/530/087/ Keep Plastic Bags Off Our Beaches
 
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