Un schior american a stârnit un val de acuzaţii de colonialism cultural şi standarde duble occidentale după ce a salvat un pui de câine dintr-o fermă de carne de câine din Coreea de Sud în timpul Jocurilor Olimpice de iarnă din 2018 de la PyeongChang, informează marţi The Telegraph.

Gus Kenworthy, unul dintre cei mai cunoscuţi sportivi americani, a publicat în media de socializare fotografii cu noul său animal de companie, Beemo, alături de textul "Câinii sunt prieteni. Nu mâncare" pentru a atrage atenţia asupra a ceea ce a descris drept "condiţii îngrijorătoare" cu care se confruntă milioane de câini din Coreea de Sud, crescuţi pentru alimentaţie.

"Se pot aduce argumente potrivit cărora consumul de carne de câine este parte a culturii coreene. Şi, deşi personal nu agreez acest lucru, sunt de acord că nu se cuvine să-mi impun idealurile occidentale", a notat el într-un mesaj publicat pe Instagram.

"Însă, modul în care sunt tratate aceste animale este complet inuman, iar cultura nu ar trebui să fie niciodată un ţap ispăşitor pentru cruzime", a adăugat sportivul.

This morning Matt and I had a heart-wrenching visit to one of the 17,000 dog farms here in South Korea. Across the country there are 2.5 million dogs being raised for food in some of the most disturbing conditions imaginable. Yes, there is an argument to be made that eating dogs is a part of Korean culture. And, while don't personally agree with it, I do agree that it's not my place to impose western ideals on the people here. The way these animals are being treated, however, is completely inhumane and culture should never be a scapegoat for cruelty. I was told that the dogs on this particular farm were kept in "good conditions" by comparison to other farms. The dogs here are malnourished and physically abused, crammed into tiny wire-floored pens, and exposed to the freezing winter elements and scorching summer conditions. When it comes time to put one down it is done so in front of the other dogs by means of electrocution sometimes taking up to 20 agonizing minutes. Despite the beliefs of some, these dogs are no different from the ones we call pets back home. Some of them were even pets at one time and were stolen or found and sold into the dog meat trade. Luckily, this particular farm (thanks to the hard work of the Humane Society International and the cooperation of a farmer who's seen the error of his ways) is being permanently shut down and all 90 of the dogs here will be brought to the US and Canada where they'll find their fur-ever homes. I adopted the sweet baby in the first pic (we named her Beemo) and she'll be coming to the US to live with me as soon as she's through with her vaccinations in a short couple of weeks. I cannot wait to give her the best life possible! There are still millions of dogs here in need of help though (like the Great Pyrenees in the 2nd pic who was truly the sweetest dog ever). I'm hoping to use this visit as an opportunity to raise awareness to the inhumanity of the dog meat trade and the plight of dogs everywhere, including back home in the US where millions of dogs are in need of loving homes! Go to @hsiglobal's page to see how you can help. #dogsarefriendsnotfood #adoptdontshop ❤️

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