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Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager

Jumbak’s Journey: Far From The End  

May 29, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

On September 1st, 2018 Free Korean Dogs stepped in to liberate 69 canine residents (later to become 83 after the birth of a few litters from pregnant rescues) from a dog meat farm in Dangjin, S. Korea who were destined for slaughter. This is one of their stories:

Filed Under: Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs

Oh Fanta, the Fantastic Baby!

May 19, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

After countless months of looking on dog adoption websites, it was by chance that I happened to find what I thought to be the “perfect” fit for our new family – a Jindo-mix from Free Korean Dogs.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Vancouver dog adoption

COVID-19: What We’re Doing at Free Korean Dogs

March 23, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager 1 Comment

The past few weeks have been faced with difficult times as COVID-19 continues to rapidly and drastically impact our everyday lives. Free Korean Dogs (FKD) thanks everyone who has taken the time to send us messages of support and encouragement as we navigate through these unprecedented times.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Coronavirus19, COVID, Dog Rescue

Good Things Come In Pairs: The Unexpected Addition

March 19, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

One week after finalizing our adoption for Elle, we fell in love again when Otto popped up. There was something so special about him and I knew I would regret letting him go. But we’ve never had more than one dog at a time, let alone rescues! Was I being too rash? Would we be …Read More about Good Things Come In Pairs: The Unexpected Addition

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Korean rescue dog, Toronto Dog Adoption

The Underdogs of the Rescue World

March 2, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager 1 Comment

Working within the world of dog rescue we often see and hear the stigma associated with adoption, especially for meat farm rescues. They say shelter dogs are ‘broken’; They have deeply rooted trauma and behavior issues beyond the help of rehabilitation; They are past their prime years and cannot be trained. The list goes on.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories

Life Lessons from Onjung:

February 22, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager 1 Comment

They often say we can learn a lot from dogs, which is certainly true of Onjung’s story. She teaches us that even when life gives you spoiled lemons, you can still make lemonade.

Filed Under: Adoption, Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Dog Rescue, Korea, Public Awareness

OTTO, WHO BEAT THE ODDS

February 12, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

In April 2019, South Korea experienced one of the worst forest fires to have ever swept their lands, resulting in the destruction of over 1200 acres of land, 4200 displaced people, and 400 destroyed homes. Under a declared state of national disaster, over 900 fire engines and 10,000 emergency personnel were dispatched to fight the …Read More about OTTO, WHO BEAT THE ODDS

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Korea

We are the change we seek

December 31, 2019 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

With a new year comes new resolutions, and we have big goals on the horizon. Four and a half years ago, we would have never imagined we would be where we are today. Before Free Korean Dogs (FKD) was established, our founder and executive director EK never thought she would lead, much less institute an …Read More about We are the change we seek

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Anniversary, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, sanctuary, Toronto

Celebrating 2019: A Year of ‘Firsts’  

December 12, 2019 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

It seems with just a blink of an eye, we’ve flipped our calendars to December and begin looking forward to the upcoming New Year. 12 months have gone by in a flash, but it’s been an eventful year for Free Korean Dogs and we have much to celebrate over.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue

Kong the warrior

October 23, 2019 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

If Woolkong was a fairy tale character, she would be the strongest, bravest, and most benevolent hero there was.

Filed Under: Adoption, Featured

Safety and Loss Prevention

October 9, 2019 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Did you know that 70% of FKD dogs who have gone missing or run away have done so under the care of someone other than their family? The remaining 30% were a result of not having the proper safety measures in place. Dogs can back out of collars, contort out of harnesses, and take off …Read More about Safety and Loss Prevention

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, News&Stories Tagged With: Dog Rescue, Safety

Help Rescue Dogs from the Dangjin Dog Meat Farm

May 1, 2019 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager 5 Comments

An Inside Look: Shutting Down the Dangjin Dog Meat Farm On September 1, 2018, Free Korean Dogs officially took possession of a dog meat farm operation in Dangjin, Korea and rescued 69 dogs from slaughter. The journey has simultaneously been an uphill battle and a rollercoaster ride, although we continue to soldier forward without looking …Read More about Help Rescue Dogs from the Dangjin Dog Meat Farm

Filed Under: Featured, Fundraising, News&Stories, Our Work Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Farm

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Free Korean Dogs is a not for profit registered Canadian charity (BN:80580 0166RR0001) founded in Toronto on July 1st in 2015. We rescue dogs from Korea’s dog meat trade and find their forever loving homes in Canada. Learn more

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