Following a letter sent by Francie, to the President of the IOC, in Switzerland, regarding the brutal dog and cat-meat trades in South Korea, the following reply (shown below) was received stating that the remit of the IOC was purely games-orientated and they were declining to take any action, as the IOC could have no say in the affairs of a sovereign nation. Whilst we are not asking them to ‘impose measures’ on South Korea, we are asking the IOC to consider their stated aim of promoting ‘far-reaching actions for environmental, social and economic development across society’ by, not only, building on the partnership they have with the Ministry of Education of this host nation, but also through the IOC’s stated expectation that “People expect the Games to be a catalyst for lasting change—a change that ranges far beyond sport performance and facilities.” As such, we feel that the IOC are very well-placed to address our concerns. Click to learn more and take action: http://koreandogs.org/response-from-ioc/ Click for “Boycott PyeongChang 2018 Action Center” for more action you can take: http://koreandogs.org/pc2018/ Help us reach 200K signatures. Please keep sharing our petition: https://www.change.org/p/boycott-pyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics-in-south-korea-a-dog-eating-nation Join our Thunderclap Campaign to “Boycott PyeongChang 2018 in Korea”: http://koreandogs.org/thunderclap-boycott-pc2018/ We have many new petitions. We need you to add your voice by signing and sharing! http://koreandogs.org/petitions/ Thank you! Compassion Through Action! Homepage: http://koreandogs.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koreandogs Twitter: https://twitter.com/Koreandogs Petitions: http://koreandogs.org/petitions/ Call the South Korean Embassy and Consulate General Offices in your country: http://koreandogs.org/call-south-korean-embassy