Asiana Airlines: Help us to end the abhorrent cruelty and suffering of cats and dogs in your country!

To the Asiana Airlines Group, 

Asiana Airlines is a leading Korean airline, with many international destinations, which is striving “to become the world’s greatest airline”.  Surely, this goal can only be achieved by retaining the positive image held by your customers of your airline?  

Yet, across the globe, people are stating that they will not buy Korean goods or use Korean services, because of the shocking and brutal practices that are routinely being carried out within all parts of Korea’s billion dollar, abhorrent dog and cat meat trades. 

South Korea is the only country in the world which commercially farms dogs for consumption.  Each year, many millions of animals are being bred and raised in large and ‘backyard’ farms all over your country; and they are kept with absolutely no regard for any animal welfare: in cramped, filthy, barren cages, exposed to all elements - living with unending fear and pain. 

Finally, after all of this suffering, and because of ignorant Korean beliefs, these animals are condemned to hideous deaths by horrendous and deliberately prolonged methods of slaughter: inhumane and brutal methods, which are unnecessary, unacceptable, and illegal. 

And, despite continuous pleas, even from dedicated citizens within your own country, your Government does nothing to end this animal abuse - or even to monitor or enforce its own laws.  This is not the action of a 21st Century, major economic world power, with a leading education system; this is not the action of a civilized nation.  This is a shameful denial of immoral behaviour that is rife within their society. 

Asiana Airlines, your Company is proud to quote that its Mission is to improve “the quality of life for all of Kumho Asiana’s stakeholders”; and you consider your stakeholders to include: “society as a whole”.  Therefore, to achieve this Mission for your stakeholders - your society - it is incumbent on you to help bring an end to this suffering and cruelty.  You must stand up for what is right: we implore you to urge your government to act now by strengthening and enforcing its animal protection laws, and by permanently banning the consumption of dog and cat meat. 

With the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics getting ever closer, now is the time to take action: please make your vision of a “Beautiful Corporation” and “Beautiful People” one with a real and compassionate meaning.