SHUTDOWN OF DOG FARM IN YANGSAN
I apologize for delay in responding to all your emails and messages. We had to plan a last minute rescue of 52 dogs trapped inside a dog farm located in Yangsan, Korea.
All 52 dogs were completely removed from the dog farm in Yangsan, Korea. To our surprise, there were additional 12 puppies at this farm. Annie and her team only had few days to plan for their rescue. Luckily, they found couple of vets nearby Seoul. Reality is, there are no vets that can take all 64 dogs. Annie anticipated doing this rescue without support from any other rescue organizations. Even if she reached out for help, no one will response. Sad truth.
These dogs were fed left over rice and side dishes. Inside their food containers were filled with maggots that look like noodles. Just imagine people eating dog meats that are filled with maggots inside their bodies. Do they still think their skin will produce extra collagen and boost testosterone for men? Whoever came up with this ridiculous health claim, they don’t deserve to live.
Three Korean-American/Canadians (an artsy New Yorker Ivy, an aggressive Vancouver girl, Annie, and a hot-tempered Cali girl Hannah) got together in an effort to end dog meat trade in Korea. Annie and myself caused many damages too Ivy. Hence, we purposely did not reach out to her. But, because she loves us so much, she will be helping us managing the funds.
Out of desperation, we decided to start a GoFundMe page at the very last minute. We aired few live stream casts to let people know our next move. Within less than 21 hours, we were able to raise close to $9000 USD. Total expenses spent for this rescue is approximately $13,000 USD, excluding the $20,000, a warmhearted professor paid for release of dogs.
Current expense excludes all medical expenses that will be applied for this rescue. Majority of the dogs are suffering from severe skin diseases such as mange. We are hoping none of them are diagnosed with other diseases such as Heartworm. Otherwise, we are looking at additional $10,000 - $20,000 USD. All of us believe in transparency in fundraising. We will post every receipts and invoices on both GoFundMe page and on all of our social media accounts.
We would like to set a good example to other rescue organizations in an attempt to shut down a farm, every expenses should be shared with donors to make sure all of your contributions were spent solely on dogs. All the volunteers participated paid for their own gas, food, and water. This is how it should be. No other operational expense should be spent with your hard earned money.
We would like to thank each and every one of you who donated towards Yangsan rescue. 17 warmhearted individuals donated towards this rescue in less than a day. We just can’t thank you enough.
Special thanks to Vienn and her husband, Salman. This beautiful couple donated $5000 towards this rescue. Vienn’s father-in-law also heard of this rescue and Mr. Al Rashid donated $2500. I am the last person to get emotional but as soon as I saw contributed amounts from Al Rashid family, I broke down in tears, tears of joy indeed. We are forever grateful for them, thank you so much for always thinking of us.
Annie and her team will hold a press conference scheduled today to spread words on dog meat trade. This needs to end immediately. If Taiwan banned dog meat trade, then Korea can ban dog meat trade.
Sincerely,
Hannah K.
