“I kill the dog by hitting it with a hammer”… A health agency caught mercilessly slaughtered in the market

In a market in the middle of downtown Busan, the owner of a health center was caught by mercilessly hitting and killing a dog with a stick and hammer.

According to the Busanjin-gu and Busan Animal Love Road Cat Protection Alliance on the 8th, on the 5th, the owner A, who was running a health center illegally in a traditional market in Seomyeon, Busan, was caught. The animal protection group’Busan Animal Love Road Cat Protection Solidarity’ and the catch dog team hid for three days at the site after receiving a report that’it seems to be slaughtering a dog’. At the time of the mobilization, one live dog was trapped inside the barn, and 3 to 4 dogs were left in pieces in the freezer. Here, Mr. A is known to have slaughtered a dog by striking it with a blunt tool such as a club or a hammer, or choking it with a string. It is said that Mr. A regularly slaughtered dogs once or twice a week.

According to nearby residents, the business has been operating for more than 10 years, but it has not been revealed that such facts have not been discovered. According to Busanjin-gu, complaints regarding the slaughter of the business have been continuously received since February of last year. However, at the time of the crackdown, the crackdown was difficult because there was no dog at the site or there was insufficient evidence.

An official from Busanjin-gu said, “Because the slaughter itself is not illegal, it is a violation of the Animal Protection Act only if it is proved that the animal was killed in a cruel way.” There was” he said. The rescued dog is now looking for adoption. The business was closed after the crackdown. Busanjin-gu is planning to sue Mr. A to the police for violating the Animal Protection Act and Food Sanitation Act.

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