Happy New Year, everyone! We wish you peace, happiness, good health and prosperity in the new year! Let's make 2016 the year to end the horrific dog and cat meat trade in South Korea - the nation of Samsung, Hyundai, Kia, LG, SK, Daewoo! Here are some simple ways you can start the new year off with compassion. Send a quick online message and a postal letter to follow up to the International Olympic Committee to urge them to help end the dog and cat meat cruelty in South Korea - the host of 2018 Winter Olympic in Pyeongchang. ► Click to send online message: https://secure.registration.olympic.org/en/faq/ask-question ► Postal address: The International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy Case postale 356 1001 Lausanne Switzerland ► Make the calls: Phone +41 21 621 61 11 Fax +41 21 621 62 16 ► [Sample Letter] Subject: Boycott PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics To the IOC: I am extremely distressed about the torture and consumption of animal companions in South Korea. Despite the government's Animal Protection Law, dogs are still electrocuted, hanged, and beaten to death by farmers and butchers. Dogs and cats to this day are tortured and boiled alive for so-called elixirs, which have no legitimate medicinal properties, but are believed by gullible consumers to increase male stamina, and improve one's health. Until South Korea ends this appalling cruelty, the country’s reputation in the international community will continue to suffer. Its citizens will face shame and embarrassment. South Korea will continue to be regarded as “third world,” despite its glittering modernization and attempts at globalized thinking. There will undoubtedly be worldwide attempts to boycott the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics unless the cruel treatment, abuse, killing, and mindless consumption of our beloved companion animals finally comes to an end. ------------------------------------------------------ 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 Watch the trailer of documentary: “Man bites dog in South Korea” - https://youtu.be/9SKVdNrfIZo “Eating Happiness” - https://youtu.be/qt9PdxDsB2s