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Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager

The Wonderful World of Wally

June 12, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & 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: Adoption Stories, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

Rainbow After the Rain

June 5, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

After our 12-year-old Labrador Retriever-mix Oreo passed away, my husband and I said we would never have another dog again. We had adopted Oreo in 2006, when he was only 5 months old. He was an integral part of our young adult lives as we transitioned from one stage to the next.

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

Fate: When you know, you know

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

If you believe in soulmates and you’re a dog lover, you know that some dogs and humans are meant to cross paths. Little did we know, our perfect matches were living on the other side of the ocean. After visiting the Free Korean Dogs website, we found the cutest duo on the planet named Mickey …Read More about Fate: When you know, you know

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

Jumbak’s Journey: Far From The End  

May 29, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & 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: Blog, Featured 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 Directors & 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 Directors & 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 Directors & 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

Life Lessons from Onjung:

February 22, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & 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 Directors & 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 Directors & 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 Directors & 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 Directors & 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

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Free Korean Dogs (FKD) is a registered charity in Canada (BN:80580 0166RR0001). Free Korean Dogs US (FKD US) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization #85-2573367 in the USA, with charitable organization registrations in the following States: Washington #2004912, Oregon #58908 & California #0274571. Learn more

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