30 dogs are rescued from a South Korean meat farm and brought to San Diego [View all]

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-korean-dogs-rescued-20160227-story.html

Thirty Korean dogs and puppies that otherwise might have been someone's dinner are getting a new lease on life this week after Humane Society officials rescued the canines and brought them to San Diego.

The animals had been living in crowded and filthy cages at a South Korean meat farm when they were rescued through a program sponsored by Humane Society International, San Diego Humane Society spokeswoman Stacy Archambault said.

Many of the dogs — which range from 6 months to 2 years old and include golden retrievers, huskies and Korean mastiffs — had lived in cages all their lives. They were subjected to daily cruelty and had very little food or veterinary care, Archambault said. Many suffered from malnutrition and disease.

The dogs were flown to San Francisco and picked up by Humane Society personnel, who brought them to San Diego for medical treatment. Many were afraid, Archambault said, and were being given time to adjust to their new surroundings. (more at link)

I adopted a mastiff puppy from another Korean meat farm rescue last year. I'm so thankful HSI is doing this work.

edit: Minor factual problem in the article: the mastiffs are Japanese Mastiffs (Tosa Inu) not Korean Mastiffs as the article states. Korean Mastiffs are wrinkly, furry dogs. Tosas are short haired dogs that look like a cross between an English Mastiff and a Great Dane and are the most common dog in Korean dog meat farms.