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"I'm gonna get on my boat, and I'm going up-river, and I'm
going to kick that ***-**-*-*****'s *** so hard that the next *****
*****-** is gonna feel it. Now who wants to go home... and who
wants to go with me?!"
Jean-Claude Van Damme
in Street Fighter, 1994
SEOUL (South Korea) — My personal favorite has got to be Sudden
Death, although the death toll was only 13 in that film. In Double
Impact, a full 39 bit the dust.
But of course, if we start discussing Van
Damme films, then eventually someone's going to say that Steven Seagal can kick
Van Damme's butt... and then we'll never hear the end of it.
Well, just as heated and violent as the
whole Van Damme / Seagal controversy, the issue of dog-meat in South Korea is
shaping up to be a tense battle. In a nutshell (we won't belabor an
unpleasant point):
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Jean-Claude "The Muscles from
Brussels" Van Damme does his light morning exercises before attacking
his daily chores: convincing South Korean President Kim Dae-jung to place
a ban on restaurants and vendors that torture animals.
(Photo: Scoop secret camera)
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Many South Koreans torture and eat dogs
as what they call part of a cultural tradition. Many other South Koreans adore dogs and
will do anything to save them. As the 2002 World Cup games approach
(to be hosted in Seoul, S. Korea), both sides are gearing up to prove their
points to the international community.
Where you and I (and Jean-Claude) come in
is: how can we organize a gang to beat the tar out of these
dog-eaters?!
Wait, that's not what I meant to
say. I meant to say: how can we diplomatically address the issue in
a manner that will produce a fundamental and permanent change in the
treatment of dogs in Asia?
Jean-Claude leads the petition for dogs
and cats in South Korea. His heart is in the right place (although
his cigar ain't).
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According to a press release by the animal rights group PETA,
Jean-Claude Van Damme is asking Korean officials to prohibit the
beating, hanging, burning, electrocution, and boiling alive of dogs and
cats
before they are slaughtered and eaten and has sent a petition to South Korean President
Kim Dae-jung.
The report points out that although South Korean law technically
prohibits such cruelty, these statutes are mere façades with absolutely
no enforcement.
Jean-Claude Van Damme is the latest celebrity and person of influence
to join in the fight to end the animal atrocities in South Korea.
Many individuals and organizations are hoping that U.S. President George
W. Bush will likewise make his opinion known when he visits Seoul next
month.
President George W. Bush can be emailed at president@whitehouse.gov.
Don't forget to tell him "thanks" for all his support for the WTC
rescue dogs.
Also see continuing
coverage from:
BBC News - Dog Articles
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