Cats Boiled Alive

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So I do mind, since everyone will be more interested in the poor cats


Can't face the fact that America is no better
 

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The people who torture and abuse these poor animals are barbaric, ruthless individuals. The sad thing is they they don't have enough of a heart to care about the pain they are inflicting, and they don't think twice about the impact of their actions. I don't believe that animal cruelty is limited to any culture, race, sex, etc. It is so sad
I couldn't even read all of the posts, and just thinking about Queencats post with the wolves and bald eagles makes me want to cry. I wish there was more that could be done to stop this
 

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I agree, abuse of animals is horrible. I'm probably going to be flamed for this post, but:

We are looking at this from an American/European point of view. In Korea, these foods are considered a delicacy, for some people its their mainstay. Just like beef and chickens are our mainstay. Remember, they aren't looking at animals like dogs or cats as their sweet pet. Its a cow to them.

Our form of slaughter is not much more civilized. That doesn't mean I'm going to stop eating meat. It means I'm going to do what 75% of the world does...I'm going to put it to the back of my mind and not think about it.

There was a thread a little bit ago in which things got out of hand between vegans and meat eaters. No one changed their mind. This is the same situation.

Since there is an organization working from within, lets hope they have some luck.

Remember, I am against animal cruelty. Unfortunately, we would be trying to change thousands of years of thinking.

 

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Oh my god, that is so sad! I really want to fly over there and save some of the cats
Since I can fly international 4 times a year for free it wouldn't be too hard.
I just want to walk up to those :censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor:s and blast their stupid faces off.

I think we should organize a sort of vigilante group that goes throughout the world saving the cats at any cost. Im sure people would stop killing the cats if every one that did was taken out by sniper fire.
GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it makes me so mad.
I swear to god Ill avenge all those poor cats deaths.

-Brandon
 

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Originally Posted by Cougar

Oh my god, that is so sad! I really want to fly over there and save some of the cats
Since I can fly international 4 times a year for free it wouldn't be too hard.
I just want to walk up to those :censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor:s and blast their stupid faces off.

I think we should organize a sort of vigilante group that goes throughout the world saving the cats at any cost. Im sure people would stop killing the cats if every one that did was taken out by sniper fire.
GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it makes me so mad.
I swear to god Ill avenge all those poor cats deaths.

-Brandon
Whoa! I suggest you be a mind reader before pulling the trigger! I know this may sound strange but these people probably don't even know what they are doing. Years ago there was a documentary made on the Philippines and the way the dogs were taken and killed for food. It was really horrible and enough to cause local and international outrage. Believe it or not, the dog butchers actually didn't think that tying the dog's four legs over his head thereby breaking the joints in the shoulders and causing untold agony to the animal was bad. They thought the dog felt nothing!
As I said before, the main problem here is ignorance which if eradicated may hopefully stop the cruelty.
 

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I'm just appalled. I wish I could say what I would like to those establishments. However, everything on the internet is monitored and certain phrases and keywords get noticed. Let me just say, if something awful happened to those people, I would not shed a tear.
 

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This is very disturbing to read, but I suppose the more we know about something, the better armed we are to try and bring about change. Those two Korean girls who started the first site have saved teh lives of at least the 400 animals currently in their shelter, and probably more. If just two girls can save 400 animals, imagine what a large number of people could do...
 

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Originally Posted by luvmycats

This is very disturbing to read, but I suppose the more we know about something, the better armed we are to try and bring about change. Those two Korean girls who started the first site have saved teh lives of at least the 400 animals currently in their shelter, and probably more. If just two girls can save 400 animals, imagine what a large number of people could do...
I agree very nicely said. Instead of acting out violently, the energy gained from the anger of the actions of these people should be used to find ways to bring about change
 

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I do agree,its not like the US is any better. We do horrable things as well,and bring disgrace upon our own country,but boiling cats alive? WTH??!?!?!?
I mean honstly,that is the worst thing anyone can do. Hearing this again just make me boiling mad! I just wish i could go over there and bring all the poor babies home with me...
 

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Originally Posted by SystemXpert

I'm just appalled. I wish I could say what I would like to those establishments. However, everything on the internet is monitored and certain phrases and keywords get noticed. Let me just say, if something awful happened to those people, I would not shed a tear.
I would like to 2nd that
 

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I watched a show one evening that was about this. I watched about 2 minutes of it before calling the network up and screeching at them about what a horrible bunch of people they are for even showing it. I can still see it clearly though, which is why I didnt read or go to any of the sites listed.

I think it is horrifying and terrible and mean and monstrous and terrible and hideous, but like someone else said, the people there probably dont know its wrong because its their way of life. This is the same reason I refuse to buy live lobsters at the grocery store or eat it at restuarants or at all for that matter. The thought of them being boiled alive chills me to the bone.
 

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Lobsters are boild alive here to eat ???
I did not know that . I sure will not eat any lobster any more , poor animals
 

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Steamed or something like that. But yes, ask them at the store..they take them out of the tank and dump them in a pot of water..thats what they told me at the grocery store when I asked one day. When I acted appalled, the man laughed and said, "they die instantly". I don't know about that. I guess the reason is once they die they almost immediately start to deteriorate so if they die while being cooked they are fresher?!?! I've found recipes online and some kill them first by stabbing them in the head, but recommend they are boiled alive.
 

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Unfortunately, the US is no better. Many cows, pigs, chickens, etc are slaughtered while they're conscious. Chickens, if they don't die the first time, are put in boiling water, I believe. They are also kept so closely together throughout their lives that they are debeaked (I believe that's the term) without any anesthesia so they don't peck each other. All to save money because the demand for meat is so great. Wolves in Alaska are hunted down by people in airplanes until they are so exhausted they can't move, then the plane is landed and they are shot close up. Alaskans voted no on this twice, but it still goes on. There are a number of fenced in parks that contain exotic animals, and if you have the money you can walk right up to them and shoot them at point-blank range. Some of these animals are quite tame and docile.

But to see it being done to companion animals is worse to us. It made me so mad and sick to see those photos. I just think about my cat and am so glad she's here, and feel so incredibly bad for them in Korea. They are lucky to have those 2 sisters.

Hopefully with teaching this will lessen and finally end.

Too bad other countries don't boycott the World Cup Soccer games.

Jill and Candy
 

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We have over 6000 members on The Cat Site, everyone of us a cat lover. How much would it cost to send one person over there to buy some cats? Who on this site would be prepared to give such a rescued cat a home? Couldn't we all do something together to save one, two, three ...Surely even one saved is worth it. These would be our cats. Would someone at the top be prepared to be treasurer? Anne? Hissy? With 6000 of us it wouldn't cost much for each person to help. Why don't we do something about it to show we care. What do you think? If we could our little bit, other people would follow. We woud be doing it in a legal way and they would still be getting the money for the cats, but we would be saving them not eating them. Anyone interested???
 

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Cilla -

I don't know, it might be a good idea if we could get some media coverage, make some more people aware of it, maybe get donations? I wonder if S. Korea would let any cats leave the country. They'd have to see a vet first to check for diseases, etc. and be certified. I would guess they are feral? Don't think they had much good human handling or love.

But... we have so many cats and dogs here who need homes.

Hope we wouldn't cause trouble with S. Korea. The last thing both our countries need is more trouble.

Jill and Candy
 

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Guys, this is cultural, and I hate to sound hardcore, but you can't expect the people who are used to living this way to give it up just because some cat lovers are outraged.

Instead of paying to fly over there, I would much rather invest money to save cats here that will be euthanized (some in not very nice ways) in the thousands of shelters that are all over the United States.

If this was one person in America doing this horrible act, you bet there would be a major drive to prosecute and save the cats this person is hoarding. But again this is Cultural- just as some cultures eat monkey brains while the monkey is still alive.

Again, I would rather money be put forth to help animals in unethical research labs and also help those in shelters all over the nation that are waiting for their death sentence to be carried out. That makes more sense to me.

How many cats could be saved at the cost of people flying over there to rescue those cats, bring them home, get them vaccinated and pay for quarrantine time?

That's not to say that people shouldn't work to change things in different cultures, but you need to keep the realism in check as you work. Education would be the key, but you are fighting superstition and the old ways and they are not about to be changed overnight.
 

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That really does make sense Hissy.

The whole situation is just so sad

You are absolutely right about all of the animals locally that need homes and so many more lives can be saved at what it would cost for airfare.

Sadly, I feel like it is a no win situation.
 

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i cannot believe what those b******s are allowd to do, i would love to get hold of them, just giv me 1/2 hour in a room with one of them
 
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