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My name is Onesun

June 14, 2019 by Kris Soyoung Choi 1 Comment

Hey there, I am a 8-month-old and 16-pound puppy; bred and raised on a dog meat farm in South Korea. Until I was rescued by nice people from a dog rescue organization, I lived in a small, filthy, rusty cage along with my mom and 7 siblings.

Filed Under: Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

A New Start for Leaf and I

May 30, 2019 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

After having gone through a tough moment in my life I was looking for something to help me refocus my priorities and bring me some companionship and happiness back into my life. I decided to stop procrastinating with things in my life and take more initiative in discovering my interests; one of them involved raising …Read More about A New Start for Leaf and I

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Featured, News&Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

Matilda the magnificent pup

April 8, 2019 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

Matilda is a 4-year-old Labrador and Jindo mix who has had a pretty rough start to her life.

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

A Letter from a Foster Mom

March 6, 2019 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

Dear Gamza, (or “my big potato” as I affectionately called you, since your name means ‘Potato’ in Korean)

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Featured, Fostering Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Fostering, fostering rescue dogs, Korea, Toronto

Finding love with a Korean rescue dog – Part 3

January 25, 2019 by Tatiana Thompson, Content Editor Leave a Comment

It has now been a little over a year since we got Tokki. Like most rescues (and people for that matter) he has good days and bad days.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

A New Life for Yellow

December 15, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 1 Comment

We are so happy to share updates about Yellow‘s new life in Canada.

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

Canadian Pet Expo 2018

November 24, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

Come and meet us at Canadian Pet Expo on Nov. 24 & 24! There will be dogs who were rescued from a dog meat farm in Korea last September. The four dog meat trade survivors will fly to Canada to find their forever familes. Don’t miss out on the amazing opportunity to meet the beautiful Korean …Read More about Canadian Pet Expo 2018

Tagged With: Dog Meat, Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

Help Scarlet and Jimmy get a new start in life

November 23, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director 7 Comments

It was a hot summer day that I first saw Scarlet and Jimmy. They were two of 69 dogs in the Dangjin dog meat farm; Scarlett was locked in a filthy, rusty and cramped cage while Jimmy was tied to a cement block outside.

Filed Under: Featured, Fundraising, Projects Tagged With: Dangjin, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

Fostering Dogs 101: Part 2

November 23, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

July 2018: Goldy   Along came Goldy – a mini poodle under 9 lbs!  I did some research on smaller breed in preparation of Goldy’s arrival – there is never enough research one can do because once again, every dog is unique/different.  Goldy was an attention seeker and had some separation anxiety. I felt it …Read More about Fostering Dogs 101: Part 2

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Fostering Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

And Then There Were Four

November 2, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

As a lifelong animal lover and owner of dogs, cats, and horses, I wasn’t surprised when my 18-year-old daughter Leah expressed a wish to have a dog of her own.  At home we already had an 11-year-old, 80 lb English retriever/standard poodle cross and a 9-year-old, 30 lb mini goldendoodle, as well as 2 cats.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories Tagged With: Adoption, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

Fostering Dogs 101: Part 1

October 27, 2018 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

If only there is a course out there on how to be a “good” foster parent to rescue dogs……each dog and dog owner is different.  We can share what worked & what did not work – apply these learnings to our own environment & circumstances.  I had the pleasure to foster 2 different dogs from …Read More about Fostering Dogs 101: Part 1

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Fostering Tagged With: Adoption, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, fostering rescue dogs, Korea, Toronto

Tommy the Tiny wonder

October 23, 2018 by Tatiana Thompson, Content Editor Leave a Comment

The following is part of a series of interviews with adopters about their rescue pups. This particular interview is with Diana about her dog Tommy whom she rescued almost 8 months ago. Tommy is blind but full of love for everyone. He has adjusted well, and is a champ when it comes to walks and …Read More about Tommy the Tiny wonder

Filed Under: Adoption Stories Tagged With: Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korea, Toronto

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