Call for action: Write to the Venerable Jinhwa! http://koreandogs.org/call-for-action-write-to-venerable-jinhwa/ Buddhism is the second most popular religion in South Korea behind Christianity(including Catholics) whose followers make up half of their population. Therefore, it is important to reach out to the Buddhist communities and their leaders to urge them to help end the horrific cruelty of the dog and cat meat trade in South Korea. With the teachings of Buddha standing against killing of all animals, Korean Buddhists should be doing more to bring the end to the terrible violence and brutality perpetrated in their country. The Venerable Jinhwa is the Chairman of the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, which operates the Temple Stay program in South Korea. He is a very powerful and influential person in the Korean Buddhist community. Please send emails and letters to the Venerable Jinhwa! http://koreandogs.org/call-for-action-write-to-venerable-jinhwa/ Email addresses: support@templestay.com; kmtpeople@templestay.com Mailing address: Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism Temple Stay Information Center Attention: Jinhwa Sunim 71 Gyeongjidong Jongnogu Seoul, South Korea Telephone 011-82-2-2031-2000 Fax 011-82-2-732-9988 Temple Stay on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/templestay Temple Stay Homepage: http://eng.templestay.com/ To fully understand the shocking cruelty and horror of the South Korean dog meat industry, please watch this short video (warning: graphic and disturbing): http://youtu.be/qdSnXw1sukQ?list=UUT1qThqbaQRn5LrdtyE-NOg Thousands of puppies every day, millions every year, are tortured their entire lives and then suffer a horrendous and agonizing death. The South Korean government, protecting the pockets of these psychopathic criminals, is doing absolutely nothing to stop this cruelty. Please take ten minutes of your time today to call the South Korean Embassy and the Consulate General offices in your country and speak out against this terrible injustice: http://koreandogs.org/what-you-can-do/contacts-for-protest/call-south-korean-embassy/ You can use your own words or use our sample letter and talking points provided here: http://koreandogs.org/what-you-can-do/contacts-for-protest/sample-protest-letter/ If your calls are continually transferred or you get the runaround and then get disconnected, don’t give up! Call the Embassy and Consulate General over and over again. Don’t let them off easy! Your persistence will help to save millions of South Korean dogs from lifelong horrific torture and agonizing death. If you have a fax, print our sample letter in both English and Korean and send a fax to the Korean Embassy/Consulate General offices as well. Join our Facebook Event Page and invite all your friends and families to join in: https://www.facebook.com/events/795940483799433 "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." -Dalai Lama