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Dog Meat Trade

Prayers are needed for Dori

September 11, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & 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 Korean day of eating dog meat.

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, News&Stories, 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 Director & 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 celebratory meal during the last day of Boknal. Our rescue was a success, and we’ve taken the last few weeks to address their medical needs …Read More about An Update On Our Dosa Dog Meat Rescues!

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, News&Stories, 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 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

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

The Dog Culture in Korea: Why We Should Care

July 14, 2019 by Kris Soyoung Choi 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, where Boknal, the unionized and protected dog meat industry, lack of effective and just animal protection laws, and operation of filthy puppy mills are still …Read More about The Dog Culture in Korea: Why We Should Care

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

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: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Our Work Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade

Can My Dog Eat This?

July 18, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 3 Comments

Did you know that dogs in the dog meat farm NOT ONLY suffer from living in rusty, crowded cages, BUT they are fed with awful food scrap?

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade Tagged With: Bok Nal, Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Korea, Public Awareness

Celebrating Canada Day & Free Korean Dogs’ 3rd Anniversary!

July 1, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 7 Comments

Free Korean Dogs started 3 years ago on Canada Day – July 1st, 2015.  It all started when I was visiting my mother who lives in the country side, a place with all my childhood memories.  I still remember that hot summer day when I was driving on a bridge that leads to my hometown. …Read More about Celebrating Canada Day & Free Korean Dogs’ 3rd Anniversary!

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

Jenny’s miracle path to life

January 1, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

Some dog owners do not realize how traumatic and terrified their dogs feel when they are abandoned, surrendered and dumped.

Filed Under: Adoption, Dog Meat Trade, Rescue Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

Dog Meat Farming Research Released

July 12, 2017 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

South Korea is the only country engaged in high-volume dog farming for human consumption. New research shows the true scale of the issue.

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured Tagged With: Dog Meat Farming, Dog Rescue

From “Meat Dog” to Family Member

July 5, 2017 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

Gucci is a Dosa Mastiff “meat dog” rescued from the Korean dog meat trade. She now has a forever loving home outside of Toronto, Canada.

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

Dogs at the meat market in Korea.

Tax Evasion May End Korean Dog Meat Trade

June 14, 2017 by Greg Mount 6 Comments

Animal welfare activists have found a new strategy. Tax evasion has become the latest weapon in the fight against the Korean dog meat trade.

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Strategy Tagged With: Dog Meat, Dog Rescue, Korea, Tax Evasion

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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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