The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks, Downton Abbey’s Peter Egan and Good Morning Britain presenter Philippa Tomson helped animal charity Humane Society International UK and 5 very special dog meat trade survivors, deliver a petition to the South Korean Embassy calling for an end to the country’s brutal dog meat trade.
Peter Egan Helps Save Dogs
The hand in of nearly 700,000 signatures collected from around the world coincides with the start of Bok Nal, the hottest days of summer when dog meat soup is eaten in South Korea to combat the heat. The petition will remain open until the close of Bok Nal in August when Hsi and partner group Korean Animal Rights Advocates will deliver the final total to The Blue House in Seoul, the residence of President Moon Jae-In.
The stars’ canine companions for the day were all saved from death row on dog meat farms by Humane Society International,...
Peter Egan Helps Save Dogs
The hand in of nearly 700,000 signatures collected from around the world coincides with the start of Bok Nal, the hottest days of summer when dog meat soup is eaten in South Korea to combat the heat. The petition will remain open until the close of Bok Nal in August when Hsi and partner group Korean Animal Rights Advocates will deliver the final total to The Blue House in Seoul, the residence of President Moon Jae-In.
The stars’ canine companions for the day were all saved from death row on dog meat farms by Humane Society International,...
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