[News] Busan Buk-gu (Northern District) Office puts into operation its first Task Force Team for Gupo Livestock (Dog Meat) Market. Finally, a step forward in the campaign to shut down the notorious Busan Gupo Dog Meat Market. It’s taken numerous campaigns by many groups and individual activists for a lot of years, and countless reported cases of horrific cruelty, for the Busan government to finally take this action. The Korean government is very good at taking the heat and doing nothing to change, so we must keep up the pressure! On August 17, at the Gupo Dog Meat Market, 34-year-old Health Food Shop employee Kim OO found a dog that had escaped, tied it with a metal pipe rope, and cruelly dragged it down the street, causing a public outrage. On September 2nd, Kim OO (54 years old) was arrested for stealing a dog that was walking alone and made him into dog elixir at the Gupo Dog Meat Market. As these related incidents continue, the voice of the citizens demanding a fundamental solution of the Gupo Dog Meat Market is growing. In response, on September 13, 2017, Busan.com reported that a Task Force (TF) team had been formed and will begin operations to resolve the problem of the Gupo Dog Meat Market. The Busan-Buk-gu Office announced that the TF team, headed by Buk-gu deputy mayor Kim Yoon-il, will include the Economic Promotion, Administrative Support, and City Management departments. Opinions from other parties such as animal protection groups and the Dog Meat Trade Associations will also be sought. Click here to learn more: http://koreandogs.org/busan-buk-gu-northern-district-office-puts-operation-first-task-force-team-gupo-livestock-dog-meat-market/ Please sign and share our petitions: http://koreandogs.org/petitions/ Thank you! Compassion Through Action! Homepage: http://koreandogs.org/ Petitions: http://koreandogs.org/petitions/ What you can do: http://koreandogs.org/what-you-can-do/contacts-for-protest/sample-protest-letter/ Call the South Korean Embassy and Consulate General Offices in your country: http://koreandogs.org/call-south-korean-embassy