I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 301



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (301)

[In the US, 70% of dogs are eventually abandoned.]

[In 1970, the number of abandoned dogs culled in Taiwan exceeded 10 million each year.]

This is a youth protection facility in Gyeongseong.

Yeonsu Lee, who was about to enter college, couldn’t take her eyes off the newspaper article.

There was a time when I resented my parents for abandoning me, but that mindset only ate away at me. Now, I am thinking about how I can contribute to society and give love to others.

Since I like animals, I am also considering going to veterinary school.

But the reality was a little cruel.

The United States is called a pet paradise. There is an article that says that raising pet dogs was popular in the United States around the mid-18th century, although the exact time is unknown.

In 1860, there was even dog food available, but behind it all, there is a history that goes back to 1858, when the first dog shelter in the United States opened.

In 1872, the first euthanasia was permitted.

This means that the problem of abandoned dogs has been a headache for American society for 120 years.

So where do all these abandoned dogs come from and how are they abandoned?

Countless dogs are born every year at a ‘dog farm’ located in California, and investigations have confirmed that more than half of the abandoned dogs are abandoned by their owners.

Isn’t it funny that something like this happened in the United States, which even created animal protection laws in the 19th century? Do Americans really love their pets?

That’s nonsense, considering that half of all abandoned dogs are abandoned by their owners.

To them, abandoned dogs are just decorations to show off.

In fact, in the economically prosperous 1960s and 1970s in the United States, a house with a garden and a pet dog were symbols of the middle class.

It was also during this period that dog breeding factories proliferated to satisfy that vanity.

As the number of abandoned dogs exploded, the U.S. government also gave in, and up to 10 million abandoned dogs were euthanized every year.

It is unfortunate that most dog owners treat their pets like decorations and throw them away when they are no longer needed, without any intention of taking full responsibility for them.

So does that mean Korea has nothing to do with this problem?

People who start to think about other things once they have enough to eat and live, cannot satisfy their vanity by just driving a nice car and living in a nice house.

Overseas travel – foreign cars – expensive coats, pets are also an extension of that.

That’s proven by the numbers.

In Korea, where there was no concept of abandoned dogs even 20 years ago, raising a dog in the city? And in public housing? That is impossible.

But recently, this issue has been slowly coming to the surface. In Korea, dogs are legally considered private property and the owner can dispose of them however he wants.

This is why society is a mess.

What can I do if I throw away the things I bought?

The problem is that the private property that someone abandoned is now floating around somewhere, and if it even gives birth to a child, the problem will become so big that it cannot be handled.

A social problem that was raised in the United States 120 years ago has only just surfaced in Korea, and the government has taken extreme measures.

[From now on, only those with permission will be able to keep pets.

Anyone who raises animals without a license is subject to a maximum fine of 5 million won or imprisonment for 7 years, and anyone who raises and distributes animals illegally is subject to a maximum fine of 500 million won or imprisonment for 15 years.

Wild dogs that have become wild can be a direct threat to humans and are considered to be harmful animals, so they are all culled. The state employs hunters to catch them.

This announcement caused an uproar in world opinion.

The US has reduced the number of abandoned dogs to 3 million each year by neutering them, but is Korea going to kill them all without making any such efforts?

The government snorted at the protests from world animal groups.

“Is it such a great achievement to reduce the number of dogs killed from 10 million to 3 million? If we don’t root them out, the number of wild dogs will only increase exponentially. We are not killing dogs, we are only condemning human vanity.”

The world’s public opinion was silenced by the resolute attitude of the enemy.

Abandoned dogs are lives that are adopted and then abandoned because of human vanity. They are a life form and the very embodiment of human vanity.

The Korean government is just punishing it,

You should clean up your own mess. Why should the enemy clean it up?

Before criticizing the government that put muzzles on dogs, shouldn’t we first criticize the irresponsible minds of the people who abandoned so many abandoned dogs?

If the original owners showed up and took the abandoned dogs, the Red Cross would have no reason to commit such a massacre, so they gave a one-month grace period.

It is estimated that there are approximately 1.7 million abandoned dogs in Korea.

If the owners show up and take them away, there won’t be any problem.

However, if they are not taken, the Red Cross will have no choice but to step in, and as the death sentence is handed down for abandoned dogs, animal protection groups also become anxious.

“Everyone!! Take me with you!! Please!!”

“This is the life you once cherished!! Are you going to just leave it to die like this?!! Don’t abandon your conscience!!”

However, despite these cries, less than 0.0001% of abandoned dogs returned home.

There are only a very small number of people who will step forward and raise them.

When the time came, the enemy pointed its gun at the vanity of humans.

‘How can people be like this?’

Lee Yeon-su was furious at this incident.

What is more disgusting than a head of state declaring that he will kill all abandoned dogs is the vanity and irresponsibility of humans.

Aren’t those kinds of people the ones who abandon their dogs, abandon their children, and ignore their parents and siblings?

He himself was abandoned by his parents and empathized with the situation of abandoned dogs, but he could not blame Won Soo-bu.

***

“Your Majesty, we have killed them all.”

“Yeah, good job.”

This is Geumneung, I just looked at the report that came up.

A total of 11,432 dog hunters were mobilized for this dog extermination, and including administrative personnel who rounded up and captured the dogs, a total of 140,000 people were deployed.

A punitive operation that literally ransacked the entire country.

But that’s not the end.

Now it’s time to hunt people. There are 5,988 people illegally raising and distributing dogs across the country, and 140,000 administrative personnel have been mobilized. How much tax money has been wasted in the process?

The bugs that were eating away at society, I pressed down on them with my fingers as soon as I caught them.

“Someone has to do it.”

I can confidently say that I feel no guilt whatsoever about this incident.

Animal groups only need to play a good role, so there is no need to shed blood, but I am a human being who purifies society by shedding blood.

A pile of shit created by irresponsible people,

Because they can’t get rid of it, isn’t the US also having a headache dealing with over 3 million abandoned dogs every year?

You’re saying you’ll neuter abandoned dogs because you’ll get cursed at for killing them? That in itself is the mindset of a scapegoat who avoids responsibility.

The number of abandoned dogs wandering the streets is the number of irresponsible humans.

I watched it closely this time and I have no intention of condoning such behavior.

Not only dogs, but also those who abandon people will be dealt with in the same way, and not only infanticide but also those who abandon their children will be treated in the same way.

There are 7,000 punished people, 4,000 children are abandoned every year, and 3,000 of them enter protective facilities.

Abandoned dogs can be culled, but humans cannot be culled.

As the head of state, I took upon myself the role of parent, or rather, patron, of orphans.

I’ve thought about adopting children, but haven’t I already experienced how much responsibility that requires?

The support for youth protection facilities was expanded from 16.7 billion won to 17.9 billion won, with a particular focus on investing in funds needed for job training and university admission.

How much time has passed like that?

The butler brought a letter.

“Your Majesty, a letter has arrived.”

“Another animal rights group? I don’t want to read it, so tear it up.”

“No… that’s not it. It was sent by a student named Lee Yeon-su.”

I pricked up my ears.

I opened the letter with a slightly trembling heart, thinking that it was from a child I had once intended to adopt.

[Hello, my name is Yeon-su Lee. It’s been two years since I first met you, so you may not remember me. However, I still keep you in my heart. Thanks to your support for the past nine years, I was able to enter university this time.

You have done so much for an orphan who is not related to you by blood, and now I can only say thank you. Some say that you are a heartless person, but I don’t think so. The number of abandoned dogs is the same as the number of people without conscience in this country.

Whether human or animal, a club is the best medicine for those who don’t listen.

If the Marshal did not swing his club, wouldn’t such inhuman things live wearing the mask of good citizens? I think this society needs a decisive leader like the Marshal.

No matter what anyone says, I support you.

And now I am a student, so I have many shortcomings, but someday I want to become a great person and serve the country and society.]

The corners of my mouth twitched without me knowing it.

I didn’t know that a young kid could write such a sycophantic letter. It’s not my hobby to investigate young students, but I decided to send someone to look into it.

Although I couldn’t adopt her as my adopted daughter, I could raise her as a talented person who could act as my two arms.

I kept watching with interest.

***

[Are female soldiers and female police officers necessary?]

This is Gyeongseong,

A sentence contributed by a college student to a newspaper caused a social stir.

The subject of the controversy is Lee Yeon-su, a sociology student at Kyungsung University. As women’s advancement into society becomes more active, there are increasing cases of women being hired by the military and police.

But I wonder if these people are really doing their job.

Jobs do not exist for the sake of someone’s iron rice bowl, and soldiers and police officers are public servants who eat up the country’s salaries, so shouldn’t they do their jobs?

But the reality was cruel.

According to a report by the U.S. Marine Corps, female soldiers have a 70% chance of failing a mission due to physical limitations. If Korea has no men and needs to hire female soldiers, it is worth considering supplementing them with female soldiers.

However, Korea’s population is about 130 million,

There are over 10 million men eligible for conscription, so why should we hire female officers?

Lee Yeon-su summarized his opinion based on the information collected so far.

[I am a woman, and I know that there are not many jobs that women can do in society. But I cannot ask for a position in the country simply because I want to make a living.

Police and military are someone’s jobs, but before that, it is a matter of national power and public authority of the country. There must be something women can do as women. We women must find that way.]

An incident that literally turned Korean society upside down.

Even a head of state has never said something like this in public, so who would have thought that a college student would say something like this?

Although there were many voices of opposition, there were also many supporters.

The incident that made the name of a student named Lee Yeon-su known to the world also drew attention from the recently founded New Party for the Middle Way.