The tourist country South Korea
South Korea has many magnificent tourist attractions like the Seongsan Sunrise Peak, the Ggotji Beach, Darangee Village, the Gwang-An Bridge, the Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Korean Folk Village, the Demilitarised Zone, the Temple of Haeinsa, Jejudo, the Seoraksan National Park, the Namdaemun Market, Busan Haeundae Beach, Yongpyong Ski Resort, Changdeokgung Palace, Dadohae Haesang Maritime National Park, Seoul, Busan, Jeju-do and Daegu. PyeongChang will host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018.
South Korea has also many secrets that very few tourists know about. Before you decide to visit South Korea as a tourist, please take a moment to find out whether this is a country whose economy and values you want to support. They way innocent and defenseless beings are treated tells a lot about a society. These news stories give you some information on how animals are treated in South Korea.
Please note that many of the images in the articles are very graphic.
South Korea has also many secrets that very few tourists know about. Before you decide to visit South Korea as a tourist, please take a moment to find out whether this is a country whose economy and values you want to support. They way innocent and defenseless beings are treated tells a lot about a society. These news stories give you some information on how animals are treated in South Korea.
Please note that many of the images in the articles are very graphic.
NEWS FROM SOUTH KOREA
The Daily Mail, 20 March 2015
57 dogs rescued by Humane Society from a dog meat farm in South Korea. The dogs were destined to be tortured and slaughtered for food. When found, the dogs were in a terrible state, both mentally and physically. The youngest of the dogs were only a few days old.
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Express, 29 January 2015
About 30 million dogs are consumed every year in Asia: approx. 20 million in China, about 1.5 million in South Korea and avout 5 million in Vietnam, among other countries.The farm dogs live their lives in horrendous conditions in wire cages and never touch the ground until the day of their slaughter. When the dogs are due to be slaughtered, they are crammed into tiny cages without food or water, and the journey can take days. Before they are killed, they are often tortured in every possible way because of the false belief that adrenaline-filled meat is tastier and healthier. Often the dogs are boiled or skinned alive. Many of the dogs are stolen pets or stray dogs.
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7 August 2012, The Daily Mail
In South Korea thousands of cats are eaten in soups and various health tonics. Cats are commonly bludgeoned and thrown into boiling water while still alive. The people in South Korea believe that eating dog meat increases stamina during the hottest days of the year, and dog meat is therefore consumed in particularly large quantities during the ’Bok-Nal’ (the dog eating days). The dogs are electrocuted, hanged, or beaten to death.
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In South Korea thousands of cats are eaten in soups and various health tonics. Cats are commonly bludgeoned and thrown into boiling water while still alive. The people in South Korea believe that eating dog meat increases stamina during the hottest days of the year, and dog meat is therefore consumed in particularly large quantities during the ’Bok-Nal’ (the dog eating days). The dogs are electrocuted, hanged, or beaten to death.
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18 July 2011, International Business Times
In South Korea, tortured dogs are eaten especially during the warmest summer days (Boknal) to beat the heat. The Koreans also believe that eating dog meat makes them sexually more active.
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In South Korea, tortured dogs are eaten especially during the warmest summer days (Boknal) to beat the heat. The Koreans also believe that eating dog meat makes them sexually more active.
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