South Korea’s Wildfire Crisis: 2 Tons of ‘Animal Feed’ Disappears Without a Trace, Volunteers Condemn Thieves
South Korea’s Wildfire Crisis: 2 Tons of ‘Animal Feed’ Disappears Without a Trace. Volunteers Condemn Thieves: ‘Can You Still Call Yourself Human?’
Recently, a severe forest fire broke out in Cheongsangnam-do Province, Jeonggun, South Korea. The fire spread quickly to many areas. As of the early morning of March 27, the forest fire has killed 26 people, displaced 37,000 people, and burned 360,000 hectares of forest. The severity of this disaster is worse than the worst in South Korean history in 2000.
In this incident, many people were rushed to evacuate the แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ area in an emergency. And there was no time to untie their chains or remove their pets from their cages. Leaving them helpless in the fire. Fortunately, animal rescue organizations in South Korea. Such as “we.act” and “youumbba”, have stepped in to help animals abandoned in the disaster area.
However, on March 28, “we.act” posted a strong message of dissatisfaction on Instagram, stating that the night before, they had delivered 2 tons of animal feed to a camp near the disaster area. But the next morning, they found that all the food had been stolen by 5-6 young men. Causing them to be so angry that they posted a reprimand, “Can you still call yourself human?”
Animal feed theft incidents in disaster areas
According to South Korean media reports, “we.act” entered the wildfire area on March 23 and spent almost a week rescuing the pets trapped in the disaster area. Later on the night of March 27, they moved the pets to Yeongdeok City in eastern Cheongsangbuk-do Province.
From the night of the 27th until midnight, “we.act” volunteers helped transport 2 tons of animal feed to be stored at the Yeongdeok Sports Stadium.
Early on March 28 at around 6am, as members of the group and volunteers were searching for abandoned pets in surrounding villages, when they returned to the stadium, they found that all the food had disappeared without a trace.
After checking the CCTV footage, it was found that a group of 5-6 young men worked together to take all the animal food away.
“We.act” issues statement and gives deadline for thieves to return food
The group said that although they had some food and water left in the truck, it would not be enough anytime soon, and issued a statement calling on the thieves to return the food before 5:00 p.m. on March 28, or they would take legal action.
A representative of “we.act” also expressed his incomprehension towards the incident, saying, “Isn’t it a bit cruel to steal food from dogs affected by the wildfires?”
South Korean netizens’ anger
After the news was released, it caused a huge outcry on the South Korean online world. Many netizens criticized the actions of the bandits, such as:
- “People who do things like this aren’t human!”
- “Heaven will definitely punish you. Don’t live like this!”
- “Just hearing this news is very painful.”
- “Don’t let them get away with it. We must prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law!”
As of 10:00 p.m. on March 28, there have been no reports of the stolen animal food being returned.