Our Director just got back from her trip to South Korea, where she visited our Korean facilities. This included a trip to the Pocheon shelter. In the three years since Pocheon City shut down the shelter (previously known as Aerinwon), we’ve rescued 800 dogs. Our rescue has taken in almost 300 dogs personally. Thank you also to our collaborators Beagle Rescue Network and Korean K9 Rescue Korea!

Now, we’re facing the challenge of rescuing and rehabilitating the 382 dogs still remaining at Aerinwon. Given their negative experiences with humans in the past, the dogs won’t accept a human’s touch or gaze. But the volunteers in Korea work hard every day to improve every dog’s perception of people. When our Director was at the Pocheon shelter, she evaluated and selected the 14 puppies and dogs with the highest chance of rehabilitation. It will still take time and effort for these dogs to gain trust in people, but we believe in them.

We’re currently trying to raise $2,500 to cover the costs of medical care and rehabilitation for these 14 dogs, who are now at our Bundang facility. You can donate to the fundraiser via our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id=673556730295530) or through Venmo (@koreank9rescue; code 0333). Your support leads to these dogs finding their forever homes in NYC, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Washington D.C., and Maryland. We’re so grateful to you for being a part of our amazing community and participating in our efforts to give these dogs a second chance!