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Quality dog food: FKD helps with short term costs, long term benefits

August 28, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

One of the first few questions adopters always ask us – “Which brand or type of dog food should we get for our new dog?” or “Our dog arrived but is not eating well (or not touching the food). Doggie seems like a picky eater – what should I do?”

Filed Under: News&Stories Tagged With: Dog Food

In Search of Forever Home

August 28, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Dari was rescued from a fishing dock last spring. She was seen roaming around the area for several weeks searching for food and scavenging for food scraps. She had become known in the area, and it became clear she needed to be rescued before being picked up for euthanasia or sold to a meat seller.

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog meat trade, Korean Dogs, LA adoption, Welsh Corgi

help the dosa family, Boknal survivors

August 14, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

The Dosa Family Rescue: South Korea is currently experiencing its highest level of rainfall since 2013. Torrential rainfall has devastated the country with flash floods, flooding, and landslides with no end yet in sight. The longest recorded monsoon season lasted 49 days in 2013; current weather forecasts are predicting this year’s season may last longer.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Boknal, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Dosa dogs, Dosa family rescue, Korea floods

A New Chapter for Mia and Emma

August 6, 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: Adoption Stories, Featured Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs

BOKNAL: KOREA’S NOTORIOUS DOG MEAT TRADITION

July 15, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

July 16th, 2020 marks the first day of Boknal, a South Korean tradition commemorating the hot summer months with the consumption of a variety of traditional stews and tonics.

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, News&Stories, Public Awareness Tagged With: Boknal, Dog meat trade

Freedom Walk 2020!

July 8, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

We had so much fun at our Freedom Walk event last year, we’re doing it again! Due to pandemic restrictions, the event will be held virtually where we will walk in solidarity in spirit while staying physically apart.

Filed Under: Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Freedom walk

Anniversary and Announcements!

June 30, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Free Korean Dogs is 5 years old today! We feel so fortunate for all that we have experienced in the last 5 years as we’ve grown to learn so much about ourselves and each other, all the while meeting new people and dogs along the way.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Announcements

Rosie, The Perfect Posie

June 26, 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, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption

Our Search For Our Perfect Puppers

June 17, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

From the day I was born, there was always a dog in my life. I’d never had one of my very own, though – they were always “the family dog”. When my boyfriend and I moved in together, I brought up the topic of us getting a dog. He was never a “dog person”, so …Read More about Our Search For Our Perfect Puppers

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Public Awareness Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

The Wonderful World of Wally

June 12, 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: 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 Director & 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 Director & 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

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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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