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SEOUL—A dog meat farm on South Korea’s famous Jindo Island, which for more than 20 years bred and slaughtered Jindo dogs for human consumption despite them being the country’s national dog breed, has closed its doors for good after coming to an agreement with Humane Society International/Korea and

SEOUL—Un allevamento di cani da carne sulla famosa isola di Jindo, in Corea del Sud, ha chiuso definitivamente i battenti dopo aver allevato e macellato cani dell’omonima razza, destinati al consumo umano, per più di 20 anni, nonostante si trattasse della razza canina nazionale del paese. La

SEUL—Aż 65 psów udało się uratować z psiej farmy w Korei Południowej na wyspie Jindo, znanej jako rzeźnia psów zabijanych na mięso. Dzięki akcji organizacji zajmujących się ochroną praw zwierząt Humane Society International/Korea i koreańskiej grupy obrońców praw zwierząt LIFE, psy czeka bezpieczna

TORONTO – As the government in South Korea considers a ban on the dog meat industry, more than 100 lucky dogs who were rescued from the country’s dog meat farms last year will arrive in Canada to continue their journey to find forever homes. Many of the dogs were saved from a dog farm on Jindo

TORONTO — Alors que le gouvernement sud-coréen envisage d’interdire le commerce de la viande canine, plus de 100 chiens ayant eu la chance d’être sauvés l’année dernière des élevages du pays arriveront au Canada pour poursuivre leur quête d’un foyer stable. De nombreux chiens ont été sauvés d’une

SEOUL—Animal groups in South Korea are urging the newly elected president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pre-election pledge to tackle the dog meat industry. Among them, Seoul-based animal protection group Humane Society International/Korea says Yoon’s election must herald “an historic

BEIJING—Chinese animal activists in Yulin have urged local authorities to embrace the national government’s recent declaration that dogs are companions not food, by halting the city’s dog meat festival due to take place from June 21. The activists rescued ten “friendly and innocent” puppies they

SEOUL—As South Korea’s Boknal season begins, marking the hottest days of summer during which dog meat ‘bosintang’ soup is commonly eaten, animal group Humane Society International is urging South Korea to join other countries across Asia in cracking down on the dog meat trade. Although banned in

WASHINGTON—Korean-American actor Daniel Henney just became the proud pup parent of Juliette, a young golden retriever rescued from a dog meat farm in Hongseong, South Korea by Humane Society International. The international film and television actor is best known in the U.S. for his role in the

CHANTILLY, Va.—Some 196 dogs saved from South Korea’s brutal dog meat trade touched down in the United States to start their search for loving homes, thanks to a rescue mission by Humane Society International. Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the rescue effort saw HSI’s U.S. team quarantine for

SEOUL—Un nuovo sondaggio svolto in Corea del Sud evidenzia il crescente sostegno per un divieto al consumo di carne di cane, con l'84% degli intervistati che afferma di non mangiarne e quasi il 60% a favore di misure legislative. Il sondaggio, condotto dalla Nielsen* e commissionato dalla divisione

CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia—A dog trafficker in Indonesia involved in the supply and slaughter of dogs for human consumption has been found guilty of breaking the law and sentenced to a record 17 months in jail. Despite a national government declaration that dogs are not considered food in Indonesia

Celebrities including Daniel Henney, Monica Lewinsky and Joely Fisher joined Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States in Los Angeles for an exclusive debut of a stunning portrait collection by award-winning photographer Sophie Gamand, of dogs rescued by HSI from South

Chinese animal activists intervened to save the life of the last dog found alive at a dog meat shop in Yulin, Guangxi province, a month before the city’s summer solstice dog meat eating gets underway. The dog, named Lucky by his rescuers, was found chained up outside the shop, with a dog meat for

YULIN—Ad un mese dal solstizio d’estate, il periodo in cui si consuma la carne di cane, alcuni attivisti cinesi sono intervenuti per salvare la vita dell’ultimo cane trovato vivo in un negozio di carne di cane a Yulin, nella provincia di Guangxi. Il cane, chiamato Lucky dai suoi soccorritori, è

As the South Korean government ponders a possible ban on the country’s dog meat industry, the remarkable resilience of some of the lucky canine survivors of that trade who now live in adoptive families in the United States, feature in a stunning new portrait series by award-winning photographer