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[Geckoman]

South Korean protesters engage in animal cruelty, again.

South Korean protesters, in protesting against Japan�s claim that Dokdo is Japanese territory, have beaten to death some birds with hammers. The birds are the green pheasant, which is Japan�s national bird.

Here's an AFP article about it, with pictures: http://two--plus--two.blogspot.com/2008/07/s-korea-protesters-slaughter-japans.html

What cruelty!

If you want to kill them, just do it in a way that is as painless as possible, by, say, cutting off their heads. Blow by blow with a hammer is super painful and just cruel.

Here are pictures of it:

1) http://blog.livedoor.jp/dqnplus/archives/1148669.html
2) http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=302702
3) http://two--plus--two.blogspot.com/2008/07/s-korea-protesters-slaughter-japans.html
4) http://itsbeyondme.net/?p=457

South Korean protesters, or Koreans in general, engaging in animal cruelty is nothing new.

Additional cases:

1) About a year ago some South Korean protesters tore a live pig apart in protest.

See pictures of that event here (scroll down a bit): http://www.who-sucks.com/people/the-exciting-world-of-south-korean-protests

Also here is thread about it on Dave�s ESL Caf�:

�Korean Protesters Tear Live Pig Apart!�
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=94388&highlight=

I think they were protesting the building of a new US military base some where in Korea and the protesters were the local residents of that area where it was to be built.

2) In 2002 some South Korean protesters brutally killed a pig by hacking it to death.

That act was to protest against a visit by then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a controversial war shrine. The pig had the word "Koizumi" written on it.

Read about that event at this Dave�s ESL Caf� thread: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=94388&highlight=

3) Koreans engage in animal cruelty all the time when it comes to dogs.

As well all know, Koreans eat dog. But the way the dogs are killed is very cruel.

The dogs die a very brutal, slow, torturous and cruel death. This is done intentionally!

The dogs are killed by beating and maiming them to death.

In Korean culture it is believed that the dog must die in a heightened state of fear and stress as it is believed that makes the meat more tender. Koreans believe that the adrenaline rush makes the meat more tender.

So the dogs are killed by beating and maiming them to death!

I�ve seen pictures of it on the internet. 100% cruelty!

Tell other foreigners this information!

Too often a foreigner new to Korea will eat dog to have a �cultural experience,� assuming that the dog died via a humane execution (the way pigs, cows, and chickens are killed in our homecountries), only to find out later how dogs in Korea are really killed, and to regret that they had eaten dog.
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Animal cruelty is simply unacceptable!

No argument can justify these cases of animal cruelty.

In the US these types of actions are illegal and if any of those actions happened there those who did it would face punishment by being in violation of animal cruelty laws, and there would be LOTS of public outrage by Americans over the incident.

Also:

South Koreans love to protest and love to be extreme about it.

Protesting and engaging in extreme behavior while protesting is part of the Korean national character.

See:

"The Exciting World of South Korean Protests!"
http://www.who-sucks.com/people/the-exciting-world-of-south-korean-protests

And here is the thread about that site on Dave's ESL Cafe: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=94387

[DrOctagon]

Why did you start a new thread if there's one up already?

[Geckoman]

[Geckoman]

[michael5799042]

Jesus, ripping apart a live piglet. That is really sick.

[davyteacher]

If anyone would like to protest themselves there are some Koreans protesting against dog torture in Gupo Market in Busan. It will start at 12pm tomorrow (Saturday 19 July).

[Geckoman]

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Civilized countries have laws against this kind of thing. That is all.

[Newbie]

Disgusting.

This is why Korea is "developing" rather than "developed"

[agentX]

I looked at the website you listed for Korean zany protests.
The sexy prostitutes had the highest number of votes.

[ED209]

Protesting in Korea can be considered a violation of your E2 visa. Be a good serf and understand Korean culture.

[komerican]

There's no comparison. Westerners are far far crueler to animals.

For example, "blood sports" like grouse/fox hunting has killed tens of thousands of birds/foxes. Grouse are now endangered due to the barbaric way they are hunted in Europe, often only for "sport" and not for their meat.

This is in no way a "sport". The beaters draw the animals into the firing line/kill zone where the tourists/hunters have an easier shot. The birds are often not killed with the first shot and suffer a lot and then disposed of like garbage.

Westerners shrug this off when it occurs in their countries, bull fighting is another example, but whenever a Westerner sees an Asian do anything then the panty-wetting starts.

It would be interesting to know if the OP did anything against "blood sports" in the West before coming to Korea.

[drunkenfud]

[njp6]

KoAmerica, all countries have some forms of animal torture on the books. What do you think makes the horses and bulls go crazy at rodeos? (Hint: You'd buck to if you had your genitalia in a sling.) The point is not, "If one country has animal torture, then it is okay in all countries." The point is, nowhere in the world should animal torture be okay, whether its the rodeo in the states, grouse hunting in Europe, or the pulverizing of a pheasant on the streets of City Hall in Korea.

[Adventurer]