Adoption Update: Jim spent the first few weeks of his life confined in a cramped and dirty cage. As a young puppy born and raised on a dog meat farm in South Korea, he had never known the love of a human and lacked the proper care and comfort. But Jim’s life was about to take an amazing turn, as he was among the 200 dogs rescued from Farm 18 in South Korea, a facility that was closed in 2023, prior to the country’s announced ban on the dog meat trade.
Adoption Update: Teddy finds his forever family. While just a puppy, Teddy had experienced some unthinkable atrocities on a dog meat farm in South Korea. He spent his entire life living in a barren cage and eating food waste, kept alive only long enough to be slaughtered for dog meat. Malnourished, scared, and alone, Teddy faced a bleak reality. However, his life was about to take a positive turn.
We first met Samsun on a South Korean dog meat farm, kept alive only to produce puppies that would be slaughtered for dog meat. Samsun was confined to a cage with her puppies—Jackson, Plumbly, and Buster—who had never experienced the outdoors beyond their cramped enclosure. The farm housed over 200 dogs, all of which exhibited evident signs of sickness, depression, or severe malnutrition.
Scrat's adoption story highlights a major issue in Canada: unethical breeders. He was seized by authorities in the province of Québec, from a breeding facility where he was being used over and over again to reproduce for financial gain. Upon his arrival at our care...
Hazel (formerly known as Joy) has found her forever family! Her new parents decided to rename her Hazel because of her beautiful eye colour. While she is now living the life she deserves, it didn’t start out that way. In Canada, huskies are often used in commercial...
The lovely Benco is enjoying his life in Canada! Benco arrived at our Care and Rehabilitation Centre after being rescued from the dog meat trade in South Korea. With his amazing family, he gets to now enjoy walks no matter the weather, warm blankets and scratches!
When looking at Luca now, you wouldn't be able to tell that he is a dog meat trade survivor who was rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International. He arrived at our Care and Rehabilitation Centre shocked and scared. It took time for our...
This is Tofu and Miso, formerly known as Jindol and Julia, these two are survivors of a dog meat farm in South Korea. They were adopted by the same family. While they weren't raised on the same farm, they both endured the same atrocities: barren and filthy wire cages...
This is Jayden, he has mastered puppy dog eyes and downward dog. Jayden is a survivor of the dog meat trade in South Korea. When he arrived at our Care and Rehabilitation Centre in January, he was extremely scared and traumatized by the suffering and lack of proper...
Animals have been rescued from the dog meat trade, puppy mills and other situations of cruelty and neglect.
Friends of HSI has cared for hundreds of dogs rescued from the dog meat trade in Asia.
