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authorized products being priced high, so consumers
ⓒKARA
donotbuythemwell.
As a solution to this problem, in the cases of
Netherlands and Germany, they are selling diverse
productsmarkedwithacertificationofanimalwelfare
by grading in accordance with subdivided levels of
animalwelfare.
Following this precedent, if Korea offers various
products graded according to varied levels of animal
welfare rather than applying a uniform standard,
consumers will be able to purchase various animal
welfareproductsatreasonableprices.
Makingmorepowerfullawsforanimalwelfare
Throughamorepowerfullegalsystem,thelivestock
operating environment should be enhanced. In July,
▲ Pictureaboveistheposterofthefirst“KaraAnimalFilm
the government strengthened the rearing density
Festival”contributedtoestablishingandprotectinganimal
rights.
standardoflayerchicken.
The government increased the minimum rearing
publicized the seriousness of factory farming and
densitystandardfrom0.05㎡to0.75㎡andletexisting
urgedpeopletoparticipateinthecampaign.
farms change it by 2025, by granting a seven-year
Furthermore, the Korean Animal Welfare
graceperiodtothem.However,thisamendmentisfar
Association (KAWA) made an agreement with
fromenoughtoimproveanimals’lives.
Pulmuone Foods about replacing all eggs with eggs
Therefore, stronger laws need to be enacted.
made in animal welfare farms. KAWA is aimed at
Abolishing the battery cage can be a good solution.
changing production environment of eggs through
Since2012,countriesintheEUhavenotbeenableto
“CageFree”Campaignwithenterprises.
legallyusebatterycages.Iftheyviolateit,theycannot
Meanwhile, Korea Animal Rights Advocates
sell eggs. In addition, they are enforcing a system
(KARA)hostedthefirst“KaraAnimalFilmFestival”
under which farms have to write the breeding mode
in October. With the slogan “All living things, be
and producing area on the eggshell. Thanks to this,
happy,”theyshowedanimals’realitiesplainlythrough
consumers can buy eggs after seeing how chickens
film.Thisfestivalconveyedthemessagethateveryone
were bred. If these regulations become a legal
should endeavor to make the world where all living
obligationinKoreatoo,itwillbehelpfultoencourage
organismscancoexistinbalanceandharmony.
livestockbreederstoenhancefeedingenvironments.
Like the examples above, organizations should be
Like this, to improve animals’ welfare, the
very active as an informant for enabling citizens to
governmentshouldmakepowerfulanddiverselawsin
knowaboutthesetypesofproblems.
additiontoexpandingbreedingareas.
There are a lot of processes to be completed
before meat and eggs are served at the table.
Activepublicityactivitiesofcivilgroups
For raising citizens’ awareness, opportunities that
We cannot watch the processes one by one, but
illuminate problems of the factory farming system
we need to think about how animals are living.
should be provided more so to them. For example,
In addition, even if the factory farming system
animal protection groups make efforts to inform
brings many profits at the moment, the damage
about problems by activating “Anti-factory farm
is actually bigger than the profits from a long-
campaigns.”
termpointofview.Thus,livestockfarmowners
Recently,a“Onemillionpeoplesignaturecampaign”
needtobeawareofthis.Thereporterhopesthe
for removing battery cages and stalls is being
day comes that animals can live freely in the
conducted by the website “Stop Factory Farming”
wideopen.
managed by animal protection groups, Green Party
dbwls548625@hufs.ac.kr
Korea,andlawyerswhosupportanimals’rights.They
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