Dear Preisdent Lee Myung-Bak:

While some in South Korea practice the long-time tradition of consuming cats and dogs, we in America attest to the true inhumane nature of consumption of domesticated pets.

I am not writing today to challenge any long standing cultural practices, and I do not wish to offend an accepted societal norm. But I do know that most South Koreans oppose human consumption of cats and dogs, and I think it's time that the government represent its majority.

The fact is, there is no health benefit to eating cats or dogs. And the methods used to raise and then kill them are abhorrent. Many times these animals suffer greatly in death, due to the belief that the worse the suffering, the higher the nutritional benefit of the animal's meat.

I am asking that you recognize the will of the majority and cease support of this inhumane practice.

Thank you for considering my comments.