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1000 ADOPTED KOREAN RESCUE DOGS!

January 2, 2021 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

It’s official! With the adoption of our beautiful Great Pyrenees named Great, Free Korean Dogs has now successfully found forever homes for 1000 Korean rescue dogs (and counting!) in Canada and the US.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Toronto Dog Adoption

SO, YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN A DOG MEAT FARM?

December 4, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

We wish it was as simple as saving all the dogs and finding them forever homes. But in truth, it’s a scramble to put many puzzle pieces together to make the endeavor a successful one. It’s the reason it took us 2 years to prepare for it, and why we’re still talking about it 2 …Read More about SO, YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN A DOG MEAT FARM?

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue

Scarlet Leaves Her Scars Behind For Her Forever Home

November 5, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Scarlet was among the 69 dogs who were rescued from the Dangjin dog meat farm in 2018. She was found in a filthy, rusted cage by herself with patches of fur, itchy skin, and had obviously had a litter not long ago, although they were nowhere to be found on the farm.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog 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

In Search of Forever Home

August 28, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Dari was rescued from a fishing dock last spring. She was seen roaming around the area for several weeks searching for food and scavenging for food scraps. She had become known in the area, and it became clear she needed to be rescued before being picked up for euthanasia or sold to a meat seller.

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog meat trade, Korean Dogs, LA adoption, Welsh Corgi

help the dosa family, Boknal survivors

August 14, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

The Dosa Family Rescue: South Korea is currently experiencing its highest level of rainfall since 2013. Torrential rainfall has devastated the country with flash floods, flooding, and landslides with no end yet in sight. The longest recorded monsoon season lasted 49 days in 2013; current weather forecasts are predicting this year’s season may last longer.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Boknal, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Dosa dogs, Dosa family rescue, Korea floods

A New Chapter for Mia and Emma

August 6, 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: Adoption Stories, Featured Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog 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

Rosie, The Perfect Posie

June 26, 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: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption

Our Search For Our Perfect Puppers

June 17, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

From the day I was born, there was always a dog in my life. I’d never had one of my very own, though – they were always “the family dog”. When my boyfriend and I moved in together, I brought up the topic of us getting a dog. He was never a “dog person”, so …Read More about Our Search For Our Perfect Puppers

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Public Awareness Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

Rainbow After the Rain

June 5, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Director & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

After our 12-year-old Labrador Retriever-mix Oreo passed away, my husband and I said we would never have another dog again. We had adopted Oreo in 2006, when he was only 5 months old. He was an integral part of our young adult lives as we transitioned from one stage to the next.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs, Vancouver dog adoption

Jumbak’s Journey: Far From The End  

May 29, 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: Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs

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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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