By Chris Brockie
Staff Reporter
The Rock Tigers, a leading Korean rock and roll punk group are one of five bands including Jet Echo, Lucy Color, Sun Radio and The Waking Party lending their support to Animal Aid at Bar Nana in Itaewon this Saturday. /Courtesy of The Rock Tigers |
If you are at once an animal and music lover it is unlikely to have escaped you that for Scottish expatriate Dave Peacock and his Liverpool wife Catherine, the idea of mixing the two?_ animals and music _ follows from a truly British icon. ``Nipper,'' the Liverpool pooch that became the famed logo for HMV (His Masters Voice) after his image of listening to _ or rather looking into a gramophone _ wondering where the voice came from, was painted by the brother of his deceased owner.
And while the HMV logo is recognized worldwide, the Peacocks are hoping their Cindy becomes as recognizable as Nipper, if not globally then at least in Korea.
Cindy, a female chindo rescued by the couple, has come to symbolize the couple's desire to not simply rescue and re-home abandoned or neglected animals here, but to educate Koreans and foreigners alike about proper pet care.
``I'm hoping to bring awareness to others too, including the foreign community who fuel the `pass-it-on?pet system and buy dogs from Chungmuro rather than rescuing one,'' Peacock said.
As part of these efforts they have launched CINDY _ Canines In Need Deserve You _ and this Saturday will hold their first ``Animal Aid'' fundraiser in Itaewon, Seoul.
Held at Bar Nana on Saturday, April 29 from 8:00 p.m. until late, a 10,000 won cover charge gets you into the venue that will feature, among others, one of Korea's leading rock and roll punk bands, ``The Rock Tigers.''
Money raised goes to CINDY, a voluntary, non-profit organisation whose aim is to improve animal welfare in Korea, by way of education and by finding homes for abandoned and neglected pets in Seoul and surrounding areas.
Buoyed by public support _ and following a previous article in The Korea Times _ the Peacocks have been busy establishing the CINDY project which, among other things, included accepting an invitation to visit the Korean Animal Protection Society (KAPS) shelter in Taegu.
This female chindo, Cindy, has come to symbolize the founding and future of the CINDY Project. |
While there, they met with KAPS's founder Sunnan Kum, and exchanged ideas on how to move the CINDY Project forward.
With no plans to leave Korea, the CINDY Project has become the focus of the Peacocks?life here as they not only hope to establish a shelter but also intend to produce educational pamphlets in both Korean and English, visit schools with their dogs to help educate children about proper animal care and establish a network of volunteers interested in contributing in some way.
Not only have they received support from bands and others for Saturday's Animal Aid fundraiser, but one of their first supporters was Anthony Galloway, who runs the Expats Advisory Service (EAS) Web site and organised a web page _ http://expat-advisory.com/daves-dog-house-seoul.php?_ for the CINDY Project.
For more information about CINDY or Saturday's fundraiser, contact Dave Peacock at 010-9918-3514 or by e-mail at chindoclub@hotmail.com.You can also find details at http://expat-advisory.com/