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KOREAN_MAN
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: Chained Dogs in Korea |
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What do you think about chained dogs? There are so many of them in Korea. I don't remember seeing one dog chained in the U.S. even though there might be some.
I understand that the owners don't want their dogs to run away. But do they ever think about how miserable those dogs' lives are? Some chains are way too short. The only thing the dog can do is go in and out of his little home. If this is not animal cruelty, I don't know what is. |
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kiwiliz
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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You never see them off the chains either..I often wonder why they are there. it makes me very very sad.
Its only the little cute ones that can be carried that I see not chained up. |
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LUCRETIA
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Or you see some dog tied to a street pole with a dingy bowl of rice for food.
Animal rights is an oxymoron in Korea.
It's a pity that the culture really lacks an awe of and apprecation for animals - if a little grasshopper or something flies into my classroom there's usually a fit of screaming and/or books being brandished to destroy the thing. |
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Moby
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Have you ever seen animal planet?
Talk about doggy abuse.
At least koreans feed their dogs. You however leave them until they're disabled. |
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LUCRETIA
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| huh? |
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The Perfect Cup of Coffee
Joined: 17 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| You best never take a trip down to Moran Station then. They don't use chains down there to keep the dogs from runnin'! |
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CeleryMan
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Couldn't agree with you more. I once saw a bare-boned dog chained to a pole eating wet newspaper like it was slab of meat. Broke my heart. This poor fella should of been served as a meal rather than endure this type of treatment.
The sad irony of it all is that Koreans are as a whole are big-time dog lovers ... dogs that are "pure-bred" that is. |
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aaabank
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| LUCRETIA wrote: |
| Or you see some dog tied to a street pole with a dingy bowl of rice for food. |
A dingy bowl of rice is actually what most Koreans eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, so the owners of that dog are actually feeding that dog as good as they are feeding themselves.
I don't condone animal cruelty, but simply leaving a dog on a chain is often actually being very kind and considerate. As was written earlier, a dog that is roaming free is often a danger to the community. The owners are actually protecting other people and the dog (from being ran over).
I hate to break it to some people, but, on the whole, dogs are not that gifted in the gray matter department. They say that some dogs intelligence reaches that of 2-year-olds. (Those are the actual smart breeds {the labs, golden retrievers, etc.}). Most of those dogs that you see on chains are doing such little thinking that it really doesn't matter to them that they are chained up. There world is big enough to occupy all the brain energy they can muster. If you want to feel sorry for someone, feel sorry for the people here who feel the need to work 10-12 hours each day for 6-7 days per week. They're the ones who need to "break the chain". |
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CeleryMan
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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You obviously haven't see the episode where Lassie; through communative barking leads a search & rescue team to the poor little lost girl in the wilderness?
These ball sniffers are intelligent mammals believe you me. |
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LUCRETIA
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Well, refined carbs usually aren't good for anyone, but I was making the point that a dog with nothing but rice to eat is going to be pretty miserable.
aaabank, you're spot on - but I really don't think that a dog's only options in life are being chained up and malnourished OR roaming around as it pleases causing havoc.
No, dogs are not gifted in the grey matter department, like much of the human population, but it doesn't mean either of them deserve their "chains". |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Moby wrote: |
Have you ever seen animal planet?
Talk about doggy abuse.
At least koreans feed their dogs. You however leave them until they're disabled. |
Do you eat dog or cat meat? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:37 am Post subject: Re: Chained Dogs in Korea |
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| KOREAN_MAN wrote: |
What do you think about chained dogs? There are so many of them in Korea. I don't remember seeing one dog chained in the U.S. even though there might be some.
I understand that the owners don't want their dogs to run away. But do they ever think about how miserable those dogs' lives are? Some chains are way too short. The only thing the dog can do is go in and out of his little home. If this is not animal cruelty, I don't know what is. |
Totally off-topic, but please, Mr. Korean_Man, we need more of you here to give Kyopos the decent name that a good number of you deserve. We really need you to out weigh the sheer stupidity of some of the other boys around these parts. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| A dog shouldn't be roaming around the community, but obviously there's more to dog care than either chaining it to the fence or letting it roam free. I guess the number one reason why people have big dogs here is to protect property, and they don't seem to consider the dog's quality of life. I frequently see Jindos and other large breeds tied to the front of a house or to the front of a store, with enough slack to move a meter or two, but not to allow them to avoid their own feces as they pace back and forth. |
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Moby
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| Smee wrote: |
| A dog shouldn't be roaming around the community, but obviously there's more to dog care than either chaining it to the fence or letting it roam free. I guess the number one reason why people have big dogs here is to protect property, and they don't seem to consider the dog's quality of life. I frequently see Jindos and other large breeds tied to the front of a house or to the front of a store, with enough slack to move a meter or two, but not to allow them to avoid their own feces as they pace back and forth. |
You let your dog lose and they bite children instead. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| Moby wrote: |
| Smee wrote: |
| A dog shouldn't be roaming around the community, but obviously there's more to dog care than either chaining it to the fence or letting it roam free. I guess the number one reason why people have big dogs here is to protect property, and they don't seem to consider the dog's quality of life. I frequently see Jindos and other large breeds tied to the front of a house or to the front of a store, with enough slack to move a meter or two, but not to allow them to avoid their own feces as they pace back and forth. |
You let your dog lose and they bite children instead. |
My dogs always win. |
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