Click to read: http://7online.com/pets/demonstration-against-south-korean-dog-eating-festival/876602/ Animal rights activists demonstrated in Manhattan Thursday night, calling for an end to the so-called "Dog Eating Festival." Protesters gathered on the East Side to raise awareness about the dog-meat industry in South Korea. It's estimated about two and a half million dogs and cats are slaughtered and eaten as "health food" in South Korea each year, many of them at the nation's annual "Dog Eating Festival". "The way they are being slaughtered is particularly violent. Typically, they are being hit over the head with hammers; dogs are being beaten alive because they think the meat will taste even better. It's an extraordinary amount of cruelty," said Ana Garcia, a demonstrator. Activists say South Koreans believe the more the dog suffers before it is killed, the more benefits they get when they eat it. Click to see more photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1205836412775824.1073741836.805738166118986 Click to watch video: https://www.facebook.com/TheAnimalsBattalion.publicpage/videos/vb.805738166118986/1211773038848828/?type=2&theater Click for information on The Animals’ Battalion’s next Protest against South Korean Dog and Cat Meat Cruelty(Day 3) in front of the South Korean Consulate General’s Office in New York: https://www.facebook.com/events/995026767221750/ Please sign and share our petition! https://www.change.org/p/samsung-hyundai-kia-lg-posco-sk-adopt-a-company-policy-to-ban-dog-cat-meat Everyone can make a difference. Please help save the South Korean dogs and cats from being boiled alive this summer. Send emails to the South Korean National Assembly Members! http://koreandogs.org/email-korean-national-assembly/ Thank you for caring! KoreanDogs.org 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 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's Office today: http://koreandogs.org/respond-to-unsg-ban-ki-moon/ ► Call the S. Korean Embassy and Consulate General Offices in your country: http://koreandogs.org/call-south-korean-embassy