Burbank Mayor Gabel-Luddy and Council Member Murphy respond to ‘Call to Action’ against the dog meat trade 

The Los Angeles Times reported, on August 3, 2018, that “Burbank Mayor Emily Gabel-Luddy and Councilman Tim Murphy will be sending a letter to the mayor of Incheon, South Korea, regarding the recent controversial issue involving the killing of dogs for meat consumption.”   Click here to read the article. (http://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-me-incheon-letter-20180803-story.html)

We asked Burbank to take action against the dog meat trade in their Sister City, Incheon, in South Korea, and Mayor Gabel-Luddy and Councilman Murphy responded to our concerns very quickly; we are very grateful to them both for their swift action, and for supporting our campaign.

It was also reported that: “Burbank City Council members discussed on Tuesday whether they, as a whole, should send a letter to Incheon Mayor Park Nam-Chun commending him for not supporting illegal dog farms and the consumption of dog meat in his city.” Therefore, it seems clear that Burbank City Council has already been in contact with the Incheon Mayor, Park Nam-Chun, and received a response from him, in which he stated that he does not support the dog meat trade in his city.

We hope that Mayor Park was giving a genuine response to Burbank’s concerns, and that he realizes that it is not enough to just ‘state’ that he does not support this illegal industry but that he must also act on his assurances to Burbank, by taking immediate action to begin shutting down all aspects of the dog meat trade in Incheon.

We will be watching Mayor Park and keeping the pressure on, for him to take purposeful action in this respect.

However, should Mayor Park’s intentions not be genuine, we are still very aware that the action taken by Mayor Gabel-Luddy and Councilman Murphy will help tremendously in our fight to end the dog meat trade in Incheon and to reduce the cruelty inflicted on so many helpless animals, and we are very grateful for their compassion and action. 

Click here to learn more: http://koreandogs.org/burbank-response/

Thank you! Compassion Through Action!
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