Once again, the farmer
ended dog meat farming for good.
The rescues are part of the Humane Society's international effort to
end dog meat farming in Korea, the only Asian country that raises dogs solely for meat.
Not exact matches
This is the seventh
dog meat farm the charity has closed in South Korea so far, saving more than 800
dogs as part of its campaign across Asia to
end the killing
dogs for consumption.
This is the sixth
dog meat farm closure managed by HSI, with a total of 770
dogs rescued since January 2015 as part of the organization's campaign to
end the
dog meat trade in South Korea and across Asia.
This is the sixth
dog meat farm closure managed by HSI since January 2015 as part of the organization's campaign to
end the
dog meat trade.
The rescues and
farm closures are part of HSI's broader strategy that aims to encourage the South Korean government to
end the cruel
dog meat industry.
The rescue is part of an ongoing effort to
end the
dog meat trade in South Korea, the only known country in Asia that
farms dogs for human consumption.
Journey with Jinjja chronicles his life (until either his or mine
ends), starting with his rescue in 2016 by animal welfare advocates from a
farm in South Korea where
dogs were raised to become
meat.
Attendees last night were able to experience the grim life on a
dog meat farm through HSI's virtual reality experience iDog, as the charity launched its new global petition calling for an
end to the trade.
As part of its campaign to
end the
dog meat trade, HSI has so far permanently closed down eight
dog meat farms in South Korea, working in partnership with
dog farmers to help them transition to new, humane livelihoods such as blueberry growing.
Speaking at the event, actor and HSI - friend Peter Egan shared his own personal experience of joining HSI's rescue team in South Korea at the
end of last year: «The
dog meat farm I visited with HSI was like something out of a horror story, a dreadful place where 200 beautiful
dogs were kept in deplorable conditions until they're sold or slaughtered.
* This rescue marks the sixth
dog meat farm closure managed by HSI, with a total of 770
dogs rescued since January 2015 as part of the organization's campaign to
end the
dog meat trade in South Korea and across Asia.
HSI came to an agreement with the farmer, Mr. Kim, to permanently
end raising
dogs at his
farm for
meat in Chungcheongnamdo and switch to growing rice instead.
But these
dog farm closures mean even more: we are helping to show the government of South Korea that there is a viable solution for
ending the
dog meat trade that benefits both the
dogs and the farmers.
The
dogs came to the United States as part of the Humane Society's international effort to
end the practice of
dog meat farming in the Asian country, the only one that raises
dogs solely for
meat.