23 Dogs Rescued from South Korea

A New Beginning 23 Dogs Rescued from a Dog Meat Farm, South Korea

In January 2015, Change For Animals Foundation worked alongside Humane Society International in South Korea to secure the closure of a farm raising dogs destined for human consumption.

A total of 23 dogs were rescued from a life of suffering on a dog meat farm just outside Seoul, where their entire lives were spent in small, metal cages. Now in the United States, HSI has coordinated the temporary care and rehoming of all 23 dogs, giving them a second chance at life with loving new families.

By working in partnership with the farmer, we secured the removal of the dogs, marking the permanent closure of the farmer’s dog farm. The farmer has signed an agreement to end all involvement in the dog meat industry and to focus on growing crops as a more humane way to make a living.

As Change For Animals Foundation’s Programmes Director Lola Webber explains: “This has been an amazing opportunity to work with HSI to implement a key component of our anti-dog meat campaign to support industry workers to move on to humane alternatives. Knowing that the world has changed for these 23 dogs means a great deal to us and everything to them!”

Find out more about the dog meat industry in South Korea >>>

This is just one part of an ongoing campaign to end the dog meat industry in South Korea, and we will continue to lobby for legislative change, promote compassion for all dogs, and support the identification and implantation of alternative.

Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.	Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.
Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.	Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.
Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.	Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.
Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.	Pre rescue Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.
Pre rescue Despite a life of fear and cages, this dog- named “Rocky”- still desperately craved human contact and affection.	Rescue The farmer signs a pledge to never again participate in the dog meat industry and to invest in humane alternatives with our support.
Rescue The dogs are carefully loaded into transport cages to leave the farm. This is likely to be the first time they have ever seen the world outside from a cage.	Rescue The dogs are loaded onto a truck to be taken to the airport.
Rescue The dogs are loaded onto a truck to be taken to the airport.	Rescue CFAF’s Lola Webber gives “Billy” a last cuddle before departure!
Rescue Waiting to be loaded onto the plane.	Rescue The farmer is committed to investing in his blueberry business

A New Beginning 23 Dogs Rescued from a Dog Meat Farm, South Korea

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Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Dogs on these farms spend their entire lives in cages with inadequate food and no bedding, veterinary care or affection.

Pre rescue

Despite a life of fear and cages, this dog- named “Rocky”- still desperately craved human contact and affection.

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The farmer signs a pledge to never again participate in the dog meat industry and to invest in humane alternatives with our support.

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The dogs are carefully loaded into transport cages to leave the farm. This is likely to be the first time they have ever seen the world outside from a cage.

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The dogs are loaded onto a truck to be taken to the airport.

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The dogs are loaded onto a truck to be taken to the airport.

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CFAF’s Lola Webber gives “Billy” a last cuddle before departure!

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Waiting to be loaded onto the plane.

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The farmer is committed to investing in his blueberry business