AR-News: Updated World Demo Day Announcement

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From: Friends of Korean Cats and Dogs Worldwide 
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: Updated World Demo Day Announcement


*** Update***
 

1.      Five new World Demonstration Day locations added! 

2.     E-mail, phone, fax, or write the Korean government! (appears at the end of the announcement)

 

1.  UNITED STATES (Las Vegas): Nadine Zimmer, bagelmaven702 at aol.com (at Korean Central Daily, 3855 S. Valley View Blvd.)

 

SWEDEN (Stockholm): Marita Carlsson, sparhundar at chello.se 

(at Stockholms Stadsbibliotek, Sveavagen 73, *1:00 p.m.)

 

NEW ZEALAND (Christchurch): Sarah Watson, sarahzapboom at hotmail.com (contact Sarah for location)

 

CANADA (Toronto): Karen, sapphos_poet at hotmail.com

(at the intersection of Spadina Ave. and Dundas)

 

AUSTRALIA (Tasmania): Isaac Forbes/Dogaid, hero20_28 at hotmail.com / dogaid at hotmail.com

*(The Tasmania demo is Friday, July 25th, at noon in St. David’s Park.)

 
WORLD DEMONSTRATION DAY
JULY 16, 2003
Contact:  Kyenan Kum, iaka at koreananimals.org, (510) 271-6795

 

Bok Days are the hottest days of the year in Korea. They are also the days in which the greatest number of dogs are consumed.  Some Koreans believe that eating dog-meat stew will alleviate the summer heat, in addition to increasing a man’s sexual prowess. While this season spans 30 days, only three days are designated Bok Days; this year they fall on July 16th, (the beginning of the season) July 26th, and August 15th. 

 

We need as many people to support these demonstrations against dog-eating as we can get!  Each year over 2.6 million dogs and hundreds of thousands of cats are tortured and killed for human consumption.  Korean dog eaters believe that the more a dog suffers, the more tender and sexually potent the meat.  Korea’s 1991 Animal Protection Law makes it illegal to harm or abuse dogs, cats and all other animals, and yet the Korean government does nothing to stop these atrocities.  With our show of international force, we will lobby the Korean government for stronger, enforceable animal protection laws that will protect companion animals from being eaten.

 

If you are curious about how our demonstrations operate, please see www.koreananimals.org/update.htm for examples.  You can also download flyers for the demonstrations from the same page.

Please join us on July 16th for our annual Bok Days protests!  All demos start at noon, unless otherwise noted.

Contact IAKA or the organizer in your area for more information:



ARGENTINA (Buenos Aries): Ana Maria, anima at anima.org.ar
(location T.B.A.)


AUSTRALIA (Sydney): Alma, offthemenu at hotmail.com
(at the Korean Consulate)

ENGLAND (London): Steve & Deb Wilkinson, iakauk.mid at ntlworld.com, 

+01782-256-983
(at 60 Buckingham Gate)

ITALY (Rome): Ilaria Ferri, intotheblue at inwind.it, +390-62323-2569
(at Korean Airlines, Via Barberini)

KOREA (Daegu): Sunnan Kum, kaps0127 at hanafos.com, +82-53-629-6143
(at Dae Hak Ro, Maronie Park)

NETHERLANDS (The Hague): Aad Hoogesteger, ahoogesteger at chello.nl, 

+0181-62-4422
(at the Korean Embassy)

PUERTO RICO: Maria Boigues, mboigues54 at hotmail.com
(location T.B.A.)


UNITED STATES:

(New York): Greg Horak, lonecanislupus at yahoo.com (516) 933-7466
(at the Korean Cultural Center)

(Florida): Diana Morton morton_diana at hotmail.com

(Hawaii): Cathy Goeggel selkie at hawaii.rr.com
(at the Korean Consulate, 7:00 a.m.)
 

 

As always, please contact IAKA with any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, or concerns:
iaka at koreananimals.org

www.koreananimals.org

Thank you and lets make some noise for the cats and dogs of Korea!  
 

 

2.  Contact the Korean Government:

 

President Roh Moo-hyun

Blue House

1 Sejong-Ro, Jongno-gu

Seoul, South Korea 110-050

president at president.go.kr

 

Prime Minister Goh Kun                   

77-6 Sejongno, Jongno-gu                                  Tel: 82-2-737-0094

Seoul, South Korea 110-050                               Fax: 82-2-737-0109

minister at opm.go.kr

 

Prime Minister of Education  Yoon Deok-hong

77-6 Sejongno, Jungno-gu                                   Tel: 82-2-720-3314

Seoul, South Korea 110-050                                Fax: 82-2-733-2322

minister at moe.go.kr

 

Minister of Justice Kang Kum-sil

1Jungang-dong, Gwacheon                                 Tel: 82-2-503-7018

Gyeonggi Prov, South Korea 427-760           Fax: 82-2-504-3337

minister at moj.go.kr

 

Minister of Culture and Tourism Lee Chang-dong

82-1 Sejongno, Jongno-gu                                Tel: 82-2-3704-9110

Seoul, South Korea 110-730                              Fax: 82-2-3704-9119

minister at mct.go.kr

 

Minister of Agriculture Kim Young-jin

1Jungang-dong, Gwacheon                                Tel: 82-2-2110-4046

Gyeonggi Prov, South Korea 427-760           Fax: 82-2-503-7249

minister at maf.go.kr

 

Minister of Health and Welfare Kim Hwa-joong

1Jungang-dong, Gwacheon                                 Tel: 82-2-503-7512

Gyeonggi Prov, South Korea 427-760           Fax: 82-2-503-7568

minister at mohw.go.kr

 

Minister of Environment Han Myung-sook

1Jungang-dong, Gwacheon                                 Tel: 82-2-504-9272

Gyeonggi Prov, South Korea 427-760           Fax: 82-2-504-9280

minister at me.go.kr

 

If you are calling from the United States, you must dial “011” before dialing the phone/fax numbers above.  An $.80 stamp is the required postage on letters to Korea.  If you are unable to participate in one of the July 16th demonstrations, why not show your support for the animals by calling the Korean government on that day!

 

 

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