South Korean law is ambiguous on the legality of the dog meat trade and official efforts to reign in the trade have been half-hearted at best. One legal analyst concluded that “Despite the significance of … Read More

South Korea has passed a law that from 2018 will mandate the use of non-animal alternative tests for cosmetics where such alternatives have been accepted by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The new … Read More

Transforming the lives of animals in various countries requires local knowledge and understanding of the culture from within the community, but many animal welfare groups find it difficult to access the resources and the strategic … Read More

Based in Northern California, Giny is the founder and a volunteer activist for the KoreanDogs.org’ campaign against the dog meat trade in South Korea. Through petitions, leafleting, coordinating volunteers, translations of relevant news from Korea, … Read More

CARE was started by two animal rights advocates in 2002. Their goal is to raise public awareness about the dog meat industry until it ceases to exist in the country. In 2004, they opened an … Read More

IAKA is a non-profit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in South Korea. Its mission is to end the consumption of dog, cat, and bear products in South Korea by raising international awareness … Read More

We are so grateful that our very talented volunteers created these wonderful posters for the Korean dogs. Let’s post them and send as a message to the Korean Olympic Committee as below. Sample letters available … Read More