On August 9, 2016, a Korean TV program called “In Depth Camera”(밀착카메라) reported on a story about people taking their pet dogs on their summer vacation. The next day the story they reported on was one that is often ignored by Koreans because it makes them feel very unpleasant and uncomfortable; it was about the dogs that their society has labeled “meat dogs.” The program reported that regardless of whether eating dog meat is right or wrong, from breeding to slaughter, there are definite problems with the dog meat trade. According to the reporter, when he first arrived at the dog meat farm, the dogs, startled by unfamiliar footsteps, began barking. He saw a mother dog covered with necrotic wounds feeding her puppies, and another dog, tied up, exhibiting anxious repetitive behavior. The food fed to the dogs was maggot infested waste sludge. At another dog farm, plastic bags, unrecognizable organs and a head of a dead dog were floating around in the dogs’ food bin. The waste sludge was rotten, fetid, black in color, but the hungry dogs had no choice but to eat it. Why weren’t the dogs fed regular dog food, the reporter asked the farmer. “They need to be fed ‘Jjambap’ – food waste sludge – as that makes the dog meat taste better,” replied the farmer. “People don’t buy dogs fed on dog food.” Click to learn more: http://koreandogs.org/meat-dogs-wire-cages-feed-waste-sludge-wait-slaughtered/ Please file a online Korean government petition. It’s easy and only take 10 minutes or less. And they have to respond to you. http://www.epeople.go.kr/jsp/user/on/eng/intro01.jsp You can use your own words or our sample letter: http://koreandogs.org/what-you-can-do/contacts-for-protest/sample-protest-letter/ 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/ 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