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Ending the dog and cat meat trade ‘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

Dog meat farm fire survivor
Ending the dog and cat meat trade 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

Corea del Sud, pubblicato il piano governativo per porre fine al commercio di carne di cane: un “traguardo importante”, secondo HSI/Korea, ma servono misure ulteriori

SEUL, Corea del Sud—È stato pubblicato ieri il tanto atteso “piano base” del Governo della Corea del Sud per porre gradualmente fine al commercio di carne di cane. Gli attivisti di Humane Society

Ending the dog and cat meat trade As South Korea government publishes Basic Plan to end dog meat, HSI/Korea says it’s an ‘important milestone’ but more action is needed to prevent unnecessary dog suffering

SEOUL—As South Korea’s government today published its much-anticipated Basic Plan for the phase out of the dog meat industry, animal campaigners at Humane Society International/Korea have welcomed it

With South Korea’s first Bok Nal since the dog meat ban, dog farmers should capitalize on the plant-based boom and switch to crop growing instead, says HSI/Korea

SEOUL—More than 20 Korean animal protection groups and hundreds of citizens are expected to gather in Seoul on July 13 to mark the start of South Korea’s first Bok Nal since the National Assembly

Ending the dog and cat meat trade BREAKING: South Korea bans the dog meat industry with historic vote at National Assembly as animal campaigners ‘overjoyed’

SEOUL—South Korea’s National Assembly has today voted through a ban on the dog meat industry in what animal campaigners at Humane Society International/Korea have called “history in the making.” Up to

Flight to freedom! 27 South Korean dog meat farm rescues travel to the United States in search of loving homes

SEOUL—One month after the South Korean government announced a bill to ban the dog meat industry, 27 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do have flown to the United States in

Over 300 South Korean academic and industry experts urge the passage of bills promoting better science without the use of animals

SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea and 346 South Korean academic and industry experts delivered a letter to the chair of National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, Dong Kun Shin, urging

Historic news that South Korea announces plan to ban dog meat industry by 2027 is welcomed as ‘dream come true’ by animal group HSI/Korea

SEOUL—In an historic announcement, the South Korean government has stated that before the end of this year it will introduce a bill to ban the dog meat industry, which sees up to 1 million dogs a year