Call for Action: Dogs in South Korea Are Dying.
Sharing from: https://koreandogs.org/dogs-are-dying/
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On July 31st, the animal rights organization CARE visited a dog breeding facility in Geumsan County, Chungcheongnam-do, after receiving a report. There were 84 dogs abandoned in metal cages inside a greenhouse, enduring temperatures over 33°C (91°F). They were suffering from severe skin conditions, deteriorating bones, hind leg paralysis, and other serious illnesses. Their stomachs were filled with dirt and food waste instead of proper food.
These 84 dogs had spent their entire lives as breeding animals, forced to have litter after litter of puppies. Once they became too old or sick to continue breeding, they were discarded and left to die in this facility.
Cases like this are common in Korea, and the root cause is the widespread existence of pet shops. These shops allow anyone to buy animals as easily as they would any other product.
Behind these pet shops are puppy mills, where mother dogs are confined and continuously forced to breed. These dogs are treated like machines, giving birth until they die, while their puppies are sent to pet shops to be sold.
What makes this worse is that these breeding facilities, which produce and sell animals, are legally authorized by the government. CARE is campaigning against this industry and is pushing for legislation to ban it entirely. They are also working to close illegal breeding facilities as a first step.
In the case of the Geumsan facility, CARE succeeded in having the breeder surrender ownership of all the dogs to the government, and CARE rescued 21 of them. They are now working to have the facility completely demolished. Sadly, one of the rescued dogs passed away during treatment, while the others are receiving medical care or are in temporary foster homes.
It will take significant time and resources to fully treat these dogs. Finding them new homes will also require considerable effort. The fundraising goal is 40 million won (approximately $30,000 USD). Half the funds have been raised, but interest is fading.
CARE is calling on supporters to help fund the treatment of rescued dogs, ensure they live happy lives, and join the fight to end the animal breeding industry. Thank you!
👉 Click HERE and HERE for the previous posts about this rescue.
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💗🐾🙏 In addition to the 21 dogs rescued from this puppy mill, CARE provides ongoing care for 800 dogs in their shelters, rescued from dog meat farms and puppy mills. Please donate to support CARE’s efforts to end the dog meat trade and animal cruelty in South Korea and to assist with medical treatment, fostering, and overseas adoption of rescue dogs.
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Thank you for your support! 💙
💗 To donate to Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), the best option is to contribute directly to them. However, we have set up a GoFundMe page for those who prefer an alternative where you can donate and share with your friends and family. Rest assured, 100% of the funds raised on GoFundMe will be donated to CARE. (South Korea is not on the list of Countries supported on GoFundMe, so KoreanDogs.org is raising money for CARE instead.) 👉 GoFundMe Link: https://gofund.me/d483838d
KBS News, “Discarded dogs with diminished commercial value, left in a terrible state due to lack of care.” translation (by ChatGPT):
Cages covered in filth are filled with companion animals. Their joints have deteriorated, and they suffer from skin diseases, causing their fur to fall out. X-ray images reveal foreign objects in their stomachs, unrecognizable in shape. Most of these are ‘discarded dogs’ with diminished commercial value or lost breeding ability, abandoned by pet stores and breeding farms. Animal rights groups claim that these discarded dogs are dying miserably in illegal farms.
[Park So-yeon/CARE Activist: “We still don’t know how many discarded dog disposal sites exist. Diseases, suffering, and starvation are daily occurrences in these places.”]
As interest in companion animals rises, there are currently over 400 pet production and sales establishments operating in Chungcheongnam-do alone. However, even in licensed facilities, the scale of discarded dogs remains unaccounted for. This is due to a lack of regulations and, above all, insufficient manpower.
[Chungcheongnam-do Official: “Local governments are struggling to keep up with the increasing animal protection duties beyond their existing responsibilities. It is not easy to handle all of this.”]
The government announced last year that it would establish a tracking system for pets, from production to sales and care, to manage discarded dogs, but the regulatory review of the government proposal is still stalled. With increasing illegal discarded dog farms emerging amid government and local authorities’ indifference, there is an urgent need for systematic measures to manage discarded dogs.”
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