Roughly 200 dogs have been liberated from a farm in Wonju, South Korea, courtesy of the Humane Society International, and all should be able to find homes in the United States. The dogs were awaiting slaughter at the time, slated to become meat for human consumption, when HSI stepped in.“It’s a dying business,” the farm’s owner Gong In-Young said in a piece at Phys.org. “In the past, people ate dogs because there was nothing else to eat but nowadays, young people don’t have to eat it,” he said. “It’s becoming something weird for people.”The dogs — huskies, rotties, retrievers and other breeds among them — were bred for consumption. The piece asserts that between 1.5 and 2.5 million dogs are consumed in South Korea annually, but the farms are in decline. This is the fifth and largest operation to be shuttered by HSI. Gong expressed relief at its closing.
The dogs are expected to be adopted out through shelters in the U.S. and Canada. Photo: Humane Society InternationalThe dogs are expected to be adopted out through shelters in the U.S. and Canada. Photo: Humane Society International
Farmers can received up to $60,000 in exchange for shutting down their operation. The money is often used to start new businesses, farming fruit or vegetables instead of animals. HSI campaign manager Andrew Plumbly said that the rescues and farm closings raise awareness about the farms’ cruelty. They hope to “initiate a conversation with South Korean policymakers.”The Patch reported that 120 of the dogs are receiving medical care at St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter in Madison, N.J. The entire group is expected to be put up for adoption at shelters throughout northeastern U.S. and Canada.
DOG RULES
Bark Softly,
Don’t Roll in the Mud,
Ask to go Outside,
Do Tricks when Asked,
Fetch,
Chase your Tail,
Show Affection,
Lick Often,
Don’t Beg,
Guard the House,
Always Be Loyal!
Dog Walk yesterday with Four Paws dog Max. High Hall nr Wimborne.
Max and I had a wonderful walk yesterday. Our walk to us from his home in the town centre and followed the track left after you have crossed the bridge by Tice garage. We then headed across the fields following another track. Max had a great time exploring and discovering new smells!
Great walk! Thank you Max!
Play our Spring R-r-r-raffle, help train cute puppies to help deaf people, and win great prizes!
Play our raffle today and you can help us train hearing dogs and change the lives of children and adults across the UK, and be in with a chance to win £8,000. There are six other fantastic cash prizes, plus 20 runner-up prizes of a Hearing Dogs soft toy.
Play today, change deaf people’s lives tomorrow
At Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, we train cute puppies to become amazing hearing dogs, which alert deaf people to important sounds such as the doorbell and fire alarm. Significantly, they also give deaf people independence, confidence and companionship.
Each entry costs just £1 and can really make a difference!
It’s easy to enter the raffle. Visit their website www.hearingdogs.org.uk
The draw will take place on 6 May 2016.
Thank you again for your wonderful support and good luck in the raffle!
Dog Language Chart.
Calm and Relaxed or shut Down?
A REVIEW of the borough’s dog warden service has been agreed following concerns it doesn’t ‘justify itself.’
A report before the borough council’s scrutiny committee says there are two full time posts covering west Dorset and Weymouth and Portland and the cost to the borough is £43,000 including vehicle, equipment and kennelling costs.
The committee agreed a joint scrutiny review of the dog warden Service with West Dorset District Council (WDDC) should go forward.
Cllr James Farquharson said: “I have been trying to work out what the dog warden service delivers since last May. One team did provide a table which was not brilliant.
I DON’T ALWAYS TALK ABOUT DOGS …
SOMETIMES I’M ASLEEP.
Rescued dog “Roxy” holding hand with inmate / trainer. Tuesday April 19, 2016.
A homeless pit bull facing an uncertain future found a second chance in the most unlikely of places — within the walls of Rikers Island.
A group of teen inmates lived with the pooch — named Roxy — for nine weeks and worked to help her shed her wild ways.
“She was kind of nippy,” one of the inmates told the News during a recent visit to the Robert N. Davoren Complex. “I would spray apple vinegar on my hand. That stopped it.”
The teenagers’ aptitude for the nuances of dog training thrilled the volunteers who work with them and the staff they see every day at the complex.
The inmates — all 16 or 17 — are awaiting trial for a range of offenses.
Through the special program with the nonprofit Rescue Dogs Rescue Soldiers, they are responsible for feeding, walking, grooming and socializing pooches deemed unadoptable by shelters. If not adoptable, some dogs may be euthanized.
“This is giving them the opportunity to focus on something positive,” said Winette Saunders Jackson, deputy commissioner of Youthful Offender and Young Adult Programming at the city’s Department of Correction.
“I see personal growth,” said Jackson. “I see how they are a little more empowered and they can do something different.”
The Daily News was allowed to attend an emotional Rikers Rovers graduation ceremony last week, where the young inmates received certificates. Several family members attended and celebrated with a pizza dinner.
Since the program started in 2014, eight dogs from animal shelters have been trained and rehabilitated by inmates. They have gone to loving homes, including Hawkins, who is now a companion dog for a veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder.
“In my experience, the boys and the stray dogs have a great ability to bond,” said Liz Keller, a volunteer for Rescue Dogs Rescue Soldiers.
“They are alone. They are scared. They miss their family and they need love,” Keller said.
One young inmate smiled as he remembered the first time he had to get up at 5 a.m. to walk Roxy.
“It was a learning experience,” he said. “I never thought I would be able to train a dog.”
Keller said she hopes to continue the program but donations are scarce. The group does not receive any city funding for its work.
Roxy also captured the heart of Correction Officer Gregory Jean-Louis, who adopted her. Several of the inmates implored him to bring her by for visits.
“I used to have a lot of anger and she helped calm me down,” one young inmate told The News. “You feel a lot of love. It feels good to help a dog get a new start.”
BIG Walkies Bournemouth
Saturday 21 May, West Cliff Gardens
Are you ready humans and dogs of Bournemouth? On Saturday 21 May, we’re coming for you to bring you the biggest and best walkies you’ve ever seen… by the beach!
Sign up now
BIG Walkies by the beach will be a walk you’ll never forget. There’ll be more trees, more slobber and plenty of fun to sniff out along the promenade – doggies and dog lovers, this is your day!
Choose your walkies distance of 2.5K or 4K, have a ball in our lively event village, get sponsored as a team and even meet some of the dogs who are looking for new homes in our rehoming hubs.
Registration opens at 10.30 am and the walk opens at 11.00 am. The event village closes at 15.00 pm.
Sign up today
Golden retriever being pat on the head at Big Walkies Birmingham photo by Kirsty Wise © RSPCA Big Walkies
Bring your kids, your partner or come along and meet someone new! Sign up today for the Best Walk Ever.
Join as a team
Terrier walking with owners at Horsham Big Walkies by Shaun Cox © RSPCA Big Walkies
For groups of friends, workmates and more, why not sign up as a team? Big Walkies just got Bigger!
Volunteer
We need volunteers to help make our big walkies fabulous! Join us – be part of the Big Walkies events team.
Event facilities
Parking facilities
Pay and display parking
Toilet facilities
Toilets – at the Event Village
Refreshments – at the Event Village
First Aid facilities
First aid for humans
First Aid for pets
Event Village – stalls, merchandise and more!
Pushchair access
Suitable for pushchairs – Both routes are along flat, paved surfaces. There is a steep incline back up towards the Event Village.
Pushchair access
Suitable for wheelchairs – Both routes are along flat, paved surfaces. There is a steep incline back up towards the Event Village.
If you would like to discuss special assistance please get in touch by emailing bigwalkies@rspca.org.uk.
Sniff out BIG Walkies Bournemouth:
You’ll find BIG Walkies registration and Event Village in West Cliff Gardens.
Address:
West Cliff Gardens,
Bournemouth,
BH2 5HL
By train:
Bournemouth Railway Station
By bus:
The yellow buses serve this area. To plan your route visit Yellow Buses.
By car:
Sat Nav: BH2 5HL
Pay and display car parking:
Durley Chine Car Park (BH2 5JG)
Bath Road South Car Park (BH1 2EW)
