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Jeonju Dog Farm Destroyed, Dogs Adopted

December 14, 2016 by EK Park, Executive Director 8 Comments

With a massive amount of collaboration and hard work, the dog farm in Jeonju has been completely destroyed… forever. All the dogs have been sent to the US, and most have already been adopted.

We’ve been working hard since April to shut down this dog meat farm. I personally traveled to Korea three times to work on this rescue project. With the amazing help of a dedicated group of volunteers and animal welfare organizations, we were able to rescue a total of 46 dogs.

EK comforts a dog at the Jeonju dog farm

EK comforts a dog at the Jeonju dog farm

The first group of 32 dogs were rescued in July, with the second group rescued in October. Many of the dogs in the first group were very sick and in need of immediate veterinary care.

After two months of intensive treatment, they gained the strength needed for the long trip to Washington, DC. Since then, most of them have found their forever loving homes in the US.

The remaining 14 dogs were rescued and moved in October to our shelter in Ilsan, Korea. The dogs were vaccinated and dewormed. Finally, in the first week of December, they flew to Washington DC with the help of Humane Society International.

Cages Destroyed

It was wonderful to be able to rescue the remaining dogs on the farm. The most satisfying part, however, was watching the dog farm being destroyed.

It’s hard to imagine the amount of fear and suffering that took place in those cages over the years. There are no words to describe the feeling of knowing that the cages have been destroyed and no innocent dogs will ever feel the inside of those evil cages again.

It Takes an Army

This dog farm closure is the result of an incredible amount collaboration with a team of dedicated Korean animal rights activists and international animal organizations. The team at Free Korean Dogs is very grateful for the opportunity to organize this collaborative effort, and we would like to humbly thank the following groups for their invaluable help:

  • Humane Society International
  • HSUS
  • Outer Banks SPCA
  • Cashiers Highlands Humane Society
  • Moore Humane Society
  • Paws of Bryson City
  • Watauga Humane Society
  • DOVE Project
  • Yuijin Lee
  • Jinoak Oh
  • Solbi Heo
  • Jung An
  • Maseok Shelter
  • Chungdo Shleter
  • Hannah Shelter
  • Wizard of Hope Shelter

I would also like to give a special shout out to Kunsan Paws – 2016 for their amazing help on final closure. They where the ones who actually destroyed the dog farm.

This special group of dedicated people and organizations proves that we can all work together to bring the change. With effective collaboration like this, we will end the Korean dog meat trade.

Waiting to be rescued
Inside the cage at the Jeonju dog farm
Dog in a tiny cage
Rescuing dogs from the Jeonju dog farm

Transporting dogs
Ready to travel
The crane that destroyed the cages
Cages waiting to be destroyed

Destroyed dog cages
Rescued from the dog meat farm
Jeonju dogs after rescue
Jeonju puppies

Jeonju dog at the shelter
Jeonju rescue dog ready for travel
Jeonju rescue dogs on their way
Jeonju rescue dogs flying to Washington, DC

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Filed Under: Dog Meat Trade, Featured, Projects, Rescue Tagged With: Dog Meat, Dog Rescue, Jeonju Dog Meat Farm Closure, Korea

About EK Park, Executive Director

EK Park is the founder of Free Korean Dogs. She is a photographer, videographer and animal advocate. Born on a small farm in South Korea, EK now lives in Bracebridge ON with her partner, Greg, three dogs and a grumpy cat.

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Comments

  1. Andrea Pitts says

    December 14, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    Thank you, thank you to all of these groups for doing this!!! I am so trilled to hear this wonderful news!!! Keep it up friends!!!!

    Reply
  2. Jemma Meecham says

    December 14, 2016 at 11:51 pm

    HOORAY!!!!
    Fantastic news!!!
    Truly so happy to hear about this & immensely grateful Ek for everything you & your team do to help the precious cats & dogs.
    We all hope this appalling trade will end very soon it is beyond heartbreaking.
    Thank you xxx

    Reply
  3. Wendy bradford says

    December 15, 2016 at 12:39 am

    Wonderful …wonderful news…THANK YOU GREATLY TO ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS GIGANTIC RESCUE!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

    Reply
  4. Mareen Elloway says

    December 15, 2016 at 4:04 am

    Can’t thank you enough for saving these beautiful fur babies , when I saw this i cried with joy to see this horrible hateful place being destroyed never to be used again, to see that some are only babies that have had no life how can they do this, thank God you were there for them to give them the life they were meant to have god bless you and hope many many more will be saved.

    Reply
  5. Maureen McGehee says

    December 15, 2016 at 4:53 am

    When people come together, there is nothing that can’t be changed. Thank you to all the wonderful people and agencies who saved these precious dogs.

    Reply
  6. Jack says

    December 15, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Great!
    **btw, it’s spelled JEONJU.

    Reply
    • Greg Mount says

      December 15, 2016 at 12:45 pm

      Nice catch, Jack. Thanks!

      Reply
  7. jeri says

    December 28, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    that is so great!!! keep up the great work!

    Reply

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