SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 7:30 PM
이번주 한국에서 저녁밥상에 오를뻔한 개고기용의 30마리 넘는 아이들을 HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL 에서 구조해 미국으로 왔어요
처음 맡아 케어받고 있는 곳의 PET DOMINION’S MANAGER, KIM KIRKMAN 에 의하면 27일 밤에 도착한 아이들은 모두 양호한 상태이고 모두 두려움과 겁에 질려있던 상태이지만 며칠후에는 약간씩 오픈하기시작했다고 했습니다.
호랑이같이 생긴 호돌이와 누렁이라는 이름의 아이들은 정말 멋진아이들이었다고 메니져는 언급했고 대부분이 한국의 천연기념물인 진도 와 테리어믹스 그리고 하운드 종류의 100파운드 보통보다 무게가 더 나간 아이들이었다고… (개고기용으로 길러진아이들인듯..)
더럽고 빈 밥그릇이 철창으로 만들어진 케이스안에서 비참한 생활을 하고 있었던 이 개들은 식용으로 아예 길러진 불쌍한 아이들, 전주의 라이센스가 없는 개고기용 농장에서 구조되었다고….
(대부분이 라이센스없는데… ㅠㅠ) 한국은 매년 250,000 마리의 개들이 개고기용으로 도살되고 있으며 …. (자세한 내용은 아래 원문을 참조바랍니다.)
BY JUSTIN WM. MOYER
The Washington Post
Of all the sad dogs in the world, perhaps the saddest are “dog meat dogs”: those raised for food in South Korea.
But thanks to the efforts of the Humane Society International with an assist from a Rockville, Md., shelter, more than 30 of those dogs will find new homes in a nation where they will be hugged, snuggled and loved, not turned into dinner.
Twenty-four of the dogs, rescued from a South Korean dog farm by the Humane Society, arrived at Pet Dominion, a veterinary and boarding service in Rockville, earlier this week, and the rest are on the way. Alas, the dogs will not become Maryland residents, but are merely resting on their long trip to North Carolina, where they will be sent to no-kill shelters for adoption.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article105273716.html#storylink=cpy
“They are doing really well,” said Kim Kirkman, Pet Dominion’s manager. “The ones that came Tuesday night were very fearful and afraid, and even in just a couple days have opened up to the staff for the most part.”
The former dog-meat dogs come in all shapes and sizes, Kirkman said. There are Jindos – a dog native to South Korea. There are terrier mixes and a greyhound mix. There is a 100-plus-pound mastiff on its way in a custom-made crate after it was clear he was too big for a standard-issue carrier.
And there is Kirkman’s favorite – Hodol, a Nureongi mix that looks like a tiger.
“He’s cool,” she said.
According to the Humane Society, the dogs were rescued from an unlicensed operation in Jeonju, a city about 120 miles south of Seoul. Their lives were not picturesque - most dogs raised for meat are slaughtered by the time they turn 1.
Kelly O’Meara, a director at the Humane Society, said the dogs live in metal cages empty except for a food bowl and “essentially suffer daily neglect.”
“They are exposed to all extremes, all weather, whether extremely hot or cold,” she said. “Korean winters are brutal.”
The animal-rights organization worked to close five other dog farms in South Korea, where up to 2.5 million dogs are raised for slaughter annually, and move the farms into other industries. Dog meat is not popular among younger generations, and is thought of as a “dying industry,” O’Meara said.
“All farmers we’ve worked with are relatively eager to get out of this business,” she said. “They don’t like what they do.”
Since 2014, the organization has brought a total of 526 dogs from South Korea and placed them throughout the country from the West Coast to Maine.
Once they have dried their tears, those who wish to make the drive to North Carolina to adopt one of the dogs can inquire at one of the shelters below:
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article105273716.html#storylink=cpy
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