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Dog Meat Trade

A Life is a Life, and One Worth Saving

January 13, 2023 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Is rescue about saving as many lives as possible, or trying to help those who need it the most? Should it be about quantity or quality? This question is difficult …Read More about A Life is a Life, and One Worth Saving

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

Dori’s Dream Comes True

November 15, 2022 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Had no one intervened, Dori’s fate would have ended in one of two ways. In the first scenario, he would have been slaughtered for meat and cooked into a soup …Read More about Dori’s Dream Comes True

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Blog, Dog Meat Trade Tagged With: Adoption, Adoption story, Boknal, Dog meat trade, Toronto Dog Adoption

What Happens After Rescuing 101 Dog Meat Farm Survivors?

June 21, 2022 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Time flies when you’re busy, and boy have our 101 rescues kept us busy! At the end of Disney’s “101 Dalmatians”, dog owners Roger and Anita resolved to buy a …Read More about What Happens After Rescuing 101 Dog Meat Farm Survivors?

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Our Work, Rescue Tagged With: Dog meat farm shutdown, Siheung dog meat farm, Siheung Dog Meat Farm Closure

Our Executive Director is All Hands on Deck in Korea!

May 6, 2022 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

EK Park, our founder and executive director, currently has her boots on the ground in Korea where she will be working on the frontlines and preparing for our next big …Read More about Our Executive Director is All Hands on Deck in Korea!

Filed Under: Blog, Community Rescue, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Our Work, Projects

Prayers are needed for Dori

September 11, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Dori was one of 4 puppies born to a family rescued from the floods in Korea where they were intended to be slaughtered for meat during Boknal, a traditional South …Read More about Prayers are needed for Dori

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Dog Rescue, Dosa dogs, Dosa family rescue

An Update On Our Dosa Dog Meat Rescues!

September 2, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

On August 7th, 2020 Free Korean Dogs answered a call for help to rescue 6 Dosa dogs who would have either drowned in the recent floods or slaughtered for a …Read More about An Update On Our Dosa Dog Meat Rescues!

Filed Under: Blog, Community Rescue, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Our Work Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Dosa family rescue, Korean Dogs

Boknal: Korea’s Notorious Dog Meat Tradition

July 15, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & 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: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Boknal, Dog meat trade

Rosie, The Perfect Posie

June 26, 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 …Read More about Rosie, The Perfect Posie

Filed Under: Adoption, Adoption Stories, Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption

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 …Read More about The Wonderful World of Wally

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

The Dog Culture in Korea: Why We Should Care

July 14, 2019 by SC 3 Comments

To put lightly, the Korean dog culture is very different from that of Canada. The Western’s view of dogs as “man’s best friend” is very slowly taking hold in Korea, …Read More about The Dog Culture in Korea: Why We Should Care

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korea, Tradition

Help Rescue Dogs from the Dangjin Dog Meat Farm

May 1, 2019 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager

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 …Read More about Help Rescue Dogs from the Dangjin Dog Meat Farm

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Fundraising, Our Work, Rescue Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Farm, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm Closure

Help Dog Meat Trade Survivors

January 15, 2019 by EK Park, Executive Director 3 Comments

On September 1st, 2018, Free Korean Dogs (FKD) rescued 69 dogs from Dangjin Dog Meat Farm (DMF) in Korea.

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Our Work Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm Closure, Dog meat trade

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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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