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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

A Huge Milestone: Killing Dogs for Meat is Illegal

June 22, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 6 Comments

For the first time in history, the South Korean court ruled that killing dogs for meat is illegal.  This progress makes it one step closer to banning the consumption of canines all together.

Filed Under: Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dog meat trade, Korea, Petition

A Trip to Korea

May 16, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 4 Comments

A trip to Korea has a very different meaning and purpose for the Directors of Free Korean Dogs.  Unlike a leisurely trip for most travelers to Korea, I have been telling everyone the Founder & Executive Director of Free Korean Dogs is doing the heavy lifting in Korea.

Filed Under: Featured, Our Work, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dog Meat, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korea, Protest

Megan Duhamel and Moo-tae

Winter Olympics Highlights Dog Meat Trade

February 11, 2018 by Greg Mount 7 Comments

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is shining a spotlight on the Korean dog meat trade. Canadian Olympic figure skater Meagan Duhamel is leading the charge to raise awareness about the abuse of dogs in Korea.

Filed Under: Featured, Media Coverage, Public Awareness Tagged With: Megan Duhamel, PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Celebrating a milestone of matching 240 Korean rescue dogs to their forever homes in 2017

January 1, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 2 Comments

As we countdown to celebrate the new year, the mental images of 240 Korean rescue dogs meeting their forever loving families in 2017 brought some cheerful tears to my eyes.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Public Awareness, Rescue Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Toronto

2017 Toronto Protest aginst the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

July 12, 2017 by EK Park, Executive Director 3 Comments

Last Saturday we had our 2nd protest against Korea’s dog and cat meat trade in Toronto. It was a hot summer day, yet many supporters showed up to raise their voice for the poor voiceless in Korea. Boknal starts on July 12 and lasts until August 11 and during that time over one million dogs …Read More about 2017 Toronto Protest aginst the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

Filed Under: Event, Public Awareness Tagged With: Bok Nal, Demonstration, Dog meat trade, Protest, Public Awareness

Second Annual Toronto Boknal Protest

June 28, 2017 by Greg Mount Leave a Comment

Join us on July 8th, 2017, at the Korean Consulate in Toronto for a demonstration against Boknal and the Korean dog and cat meat trade.

Filed Under: Event, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Demonstration, Korean Consulate, Protest, Toronto

Protest at Moran Dog Meat Market

August 12, 2016 by Greg Mount 37 Comments

On Saturday, August 13th, EK Park will lead a demonstration at the Moran dog meat market in Seoul, Korea. The protest is timed to mark Malbok, the last day of Boknal, the dog days of summer, during which thousands of dogs are slaughtered to make dog meat soup.

Filed Under: Our Work, Public Awareness Tagged With: Demonstration, Dog meat trade, Moran, Protest

Multi-City Protest a Huge Success

July 29, 2016 by Greg Mount 4 Comments

July 23rd marked our first ever protest to end the Korean dog meat trade. Demonstrations were held in multiple locations around the world.

Filed Under: Public Awareness Tagged With: Demonstration, Protest

Protest to End the Korean Dog Meat Trade

Protest to End the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

June 16, 2016 by Greg Mount Leave a Comment

Come together with one voice for the voiceless. Join us for Korea’s first ever multi-organization public protest against the dog and cat meat trade.

Filed Under: Event, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Activism, Demonstration, Protest

Bok Nal: Korean Dog Meat Farm

EK Going Back to Korea for Bok Nal

June 15, 2016 by Greg Mount 2 Comments

“There are many online activists in the community. They play an important role because they help share information and bring the community together. But sometimes you have to get into the middle of the action. That’s where real change happens.” ~ EK Park

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Bok Nal, Compassion Soup, Documentary

Join the Campaign, Stop the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Korea

May 7, 2016 by EK Park, Executive Director 7 Comments

Today the team of Wizard of Hope Animal Shelter and I joined the campaign, Stop the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Korea. Although it was a short time, we met the mayor of Seongnam City and were able to deliver our message that we want the city to shut down Moran Market.

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Our Work, Public Awareness Tagged With: Compassion Soup, Documentary, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Protest

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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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