A trio of dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea have been given a fresh start, reports WLOS News.
Humane Society International (HSI) shut down the farm. Currently, the dogs are living at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Leah Craig Fieser, executive director at the shelter, said that they jumped at the chance to help out.
“We hate to see any animal suffering in any part of the world. And so, when we were contacted by the Humane Society International and asked to be a part of this rescue,” she said. “We were so glad to be able to help these animals in addition to the many we help in Western North Carolina.”
Ending the Dog Meat Trade
HSI has been working in South Korea since 2015 in a bid to end dog meat consumption in the East Asian country. They give dog meat farmers tools to enable them to leave the industry. So far, they’ve shut down 18 farms there.
The dogs require medical attention and plenty of care, but will eventually be available for adoption. And anybody who’d like to donate toward their care can do so through the rescue’s Spring Match Challenge. Until the end of April, a generous donor is doubling all donations up to $50,000.
Raising Awareness
Per Brother Wolf, farmers in South Korea are currently neglecting around one million dogs. Back in 2015, the HSI and the Change for Animals Foundation rescued 57 dogs from a dog meat farm. And, the Humane Society of the United States created a video to highlight the problems in the industry.
Along with South Korea, the other countries in which the dog meat trade is most prevalent include China, the Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia, as well as the state of Nagaland in northeast India (via Humane Society International).
