Seongdong, a city full of ‘smiles’? Or a city full of despair: one that supports the dog and cat-meat trades. The Seongdong district of Seoul - an industrial and “dynamic city taking great leaps to be futuristic”. It claims to “endeavour to be an ever-advancing city”; it wishes to be seen as one “in harmony with a pleasant natural environment”. But while the tourist are visiting their water parks and learning centers, and admiring their lovely green environment, will they also be impressed by their continuing brutal dog and cat-meat trades? Trades in which animals are subjected to barbaric farming methods; ones with slaughterhouses and markets where these animals (often stolen or abandoned pets) are slaughtered in deliberately inhumane ways - in front of other animals: electrocuted, hanged or beaten … living animals are often thrown into boiling water alive. We see no advancement here, no harmony - and certainly no pleasant environment for these animals. And unlike their citizens, who they claim will ‘never stop smiling’, we feel that until Seongdong brings a permanent end to these aberrant trades this is just one more city that really has nothing at all to smile about. Seongdong, here is how to ensure a lasting smile for tourists and citizens alike: call an immediate end to the dog and cat meat trades in your city. Click to take action: http://koreandogs.org/sister-city-campaign-seoul-seongdong-district-south-korea-cobb-county-georgia/ Sign and share our petitions: https://www.change.org/p/commissioner-tim-lee-of-cobb-county-tell-sister-city-seoul-seongdong-korea-that-we-re-opposed-to-torture-consumption-of-dogs Thank you! Compassion Through Action! Homepage: http://koreandogs.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koreandogs Twitter: https://twitter.com/Koreandogs Petitions: http://koreandogs.org/petitions/ Calls for Action: http://koreandogs.org/what-you-can-do/call-for-action/ Call the South Korean Embassy and Consulate General Offices in your country: http://koreandogs.org/call-south-korean-embassy Join Thunderclap Campaign: http://koreandogs.org/thunderclap-new-animal-protection-law-2/