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Charity’s rescue mission exposes South Korea’s hellish puppy mill and dog meat trade where pups are bred as both friend and food
Washington D.C. – The latest rescue mission by animal charity Humane Society International is shining a horrifying spotlight on the long-suspected connection between South Korea’s puppy pet trade and the dog meat industry. In a country where dog meat traders go to some lengths to persuade
Dogs saved from China’s Yulin dog meat festival join MP, campaigners to deliver 1.5 million-signature petition to end to the cruel trade
LONDON – Dame Judi Dench and violinist Vanessa-Mae have sent heart-felt messages of support and solidarity for a 1.5 million-signature petition by Care2 and Humane Society International, delivered today to the Chinese Embassy by dogs rescued from China’s annual Yulin dog meat festival. The festival
BREAKING VIDEO: South Korea shuts down notorious Gupo dog meat market in latest crack down on increasingly unpopular dog meat trade; more than 80 dogs saved from slaughter
SEOUL – South Korean authorities have shut down Gupo dog meat market in Busan, notorious for being one of the country’s largest markets selling chilled dog meat as well as live dogs killed to order. More than 80 live but terrified dogs were rescued as part of a negotiated closure with the dog meat
China’s Shenzhen city could be first in country to ban dog meat eating
BEIJING-- The city of Shenzhen could become the first in China to ban the eating of dog and cat meat, after a food safety legislative proposal has been drafted in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The proposed law focuses mainly on prohibiting the consumption of wildlife such as snakes, turtles
As news breaks that Hong Kong dog died, Chinese animal groups sign open letter urging pet owners, officials not to abandon or cull dogs in response to coronavirus
WASHINGTON – Sixty-five animal charities and pet shelters from across China have signed an open letter calling for compassion rather than cruelty to dogs and cats, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. News that an elderly dog in Hong Kong belonging to a COVID-19 patient has died following weeks
BREAKING: Shenzhen becomes mainland China’s first city to ban eating of dogs, cats and wildlife in consumption and trade crackdown
BEIJING — China’s city of Shenzhen has just passed a ground-breaking law to ban the consumption and production of dog and cat meat, the first city in mainland China to do so. The ban has been welcomed by long-time anti-dog meat trade campaigners Humane Society International as a watershed moment in
China’s Ministry of Agriculture states that dogs are pets and not livestock, in what campaigners hope could inspire cities to end brutal dog meat trade
BEIJING—China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has for the first time ever explicitly stated that dogs are companion animals and not “livestock,” in what could potentially be a game-changer moment for Chinese regional governments to follow the lead of Shenzhen city and ban the eating of
BREAKING: A second city in mainland China just banned eating of dogs, cats and wildlife in hoped for “domino effect”
BEIJING—The city of Zhuhai in Guangdong province has become the second city in mainland China to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat, and of wildlife, in what campaigners at animal charity Humane Society International hope will be the start of a domino effect of progressive legislation across
Campaigners renew calls to halt China’s Yulin dog meat festival after rescue of puppies from a meat market days before festival begins
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
Actor Daniel Henney adopts Juliette, a dog saved from a South Korean dog meat farm by Humane Society International
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
196 dogs saved from South Korea’s dog meat trade arrive in the US to find homes, as new poll shows 84% of South Koreans reject eating dog meat
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
Ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat ‘festival’, a new survey reveals most Yulin residents don’t eat dog or cat meat and say a ban would have no impact on their lives
BEIJING—Ahead of the Yulin dog meat ‘festival’ in south China beginning on 20 June to coincide with the summer solstice, a new consumer survey in the city shows that a super majority of Yulin residents (87.5%) never or rarely eat dog or cat meat and 88% say a ban on the dog and cat meat trade would
Seven Tosa dogs who survived a devastating wildfire at a dog meat farm in South Korea, start a new life in the United States
SEOUL―Seven Tosa dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where almost 700 dogs burned to death―have been flown to safety in the United States thanks to Humane World for Animals Korea, formerly known as Humane
Dogs rescued from South Korean dog meat farm arrive in Canada
MONTREAL, Québec—Today, Humane World for Animals Canada (formerly called Humane Society International/Canada) and Humane World Foundation Canada are welcoming 20 dogs rescued by the charity’s global and Korean team from a dog meat farm in Cheongju, South Korea. The dogs will receive critical
‘Wheel of Time’ actor Daniel Henney joins Humane World for Animals to rescue 67 dogs from a dog meat farm in South Korea
SEOUL—Ahead of South Korea’s dog meat ban coming into force in February 2027, Korean American actor Daniel Henney has helped charity Humane World for Animals rescue 67 dogs who were trapped on a dog meat farm in South Korea. As the country’s estimated 1,500 dog meat farms begin to close ahead of an
Closing South Korea’s dog meat farms
South Korea is the only known country in the world where dogs are intensively farmed for human consumption. Over 500,000 dogs are confined in thousands of dog meat farms across the country, exposed to the elements in small, barren, filthy cages, with minimal food and water. Many suffer from disease
A new life in America for seven dogs who survived wildfire at South Korean dog meat farm that killed 700 canines
SEOUL—Seven dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where 700 dogs burned to death―are being flown to safety in the United States thanks to Humane World for Animals South Korea, formerly known as Humane Society