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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 large country property to care for the many new additions to their family. We couldn’t have the Disney “fairy tale” ending of buying a large …Read More about What Happens After Rescuing 101 Dog Meat Farm Survivors?

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured, News&Stories, Our Work, Rescue Tagged With: Dog meat farm shutdown, Siheung dog meat farm, Siheung dog meat farm closure

The Man in the Red Apron

March 17, 2021 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Last week we announced our endeavor in attempting to secure the safety and release of 15 dogs being kept for meat at a restaurant in Yongin, Korea. Today, it is with great relief we announce that after a tense and nerve-wracking week of negotiations, we were successfully able to acquire custody of all 15 dogs …Read More about The Man in the Red Apron

Filed Under: Blog, Community Rescue, Community Rescue, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Korea, Yongin dog rescue

The Beginning of a New Start

February 12, 2021 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Most who follow the dog meat trade (abolishment)movement are familiar with the typical scene – rows upon rows of dogs in rusted metal cages surrounded by feces and other unrecognizable waste littered all around the area. In other cases, they are kept in display cages outside the restaurant they would ultimately be slaughtered at the …Read More about The Beginning of a New Start

Filed Under: Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korea, Korean Dog

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 Korean day of eating dog meat.

Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, News&Stories, Rescue Tagged With: Dog Rescue, Dosa dogs, Dosa family rescue

Rescued Dogs & Raw Food Diet

June 29, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

It was love at first sight when we adopted Gracie from Free Korean Dogs rescue. She was spared the cooking pot in South Korea, where millions of dogs are brutally killed in the dog meat trade each year. Many of these rescue dogs come with a history of trauma.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Rescue Tagged With: Diet, Dog Food, Raw Food

Letter from a Flight Volunteer

January 17, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

In December of 2017, I had the opportunity to volunteer as a flight courier for two dogs, Tongki and Barny, who found their forever homes through Free Korean Dogs. I write my experience in the hopes that more people volunteer for this wonderful organization.

Filed Under: Adoption, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Adoption, Adoption story, Dog Rescue, Flight volunteer, Korea, Toronto

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

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

Help Us Find a Forever Home for Matilda

October 19, 2017 by Tina Khanolkar Leave a Comment

Matilda is a 3-year-old female Labrador mix rescued from Korea. This sweet girl is looking for her forever home in Toronto.

Filed Under: Adoption, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat, Dog Rescue, Jeju dogs, Korea

Da-Haeng: Brave Dog Escapes the Noose

September 27, 2017 by Greg Mount 4 Comments

Da-Haeng is a survivor of the Korean dog meat trade. He’s a brindle Korean Jindo dog approximately two years old. One eye needed to be removed, he has very little sight in the other and he’s currently being treated for heartworm.

Filed Under: Adoption, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Da-Haeng

Say Hello to Guillermo and His Family!

May 13, 2017 by Tina Khanolkar 3 Comments

Estefi and Meijun adopted their beloved Guillermo from Free Korean Dogs on February 03, 2017.

Filed Under: Adoption, Adoption Stories, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Adoption, Adoption story, Dog Rescue, Korea, NYC adoption, PS9

A letter from Belleville, Canada

January 10, 2017 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

Here is a letter from Emily and Nevan who adopted the beautiful rescue dog, Finn, from Korea.

Filed Under: Adoption, Adoption Stories, Featured, Rescue Tagged With: Adoption, Adoption story, Dog Meat, Dog Rescue

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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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