Dogs Rescued From S. Korean Meat Farm Find US Homes

Twenty-three dogs from a South Korea dog meat farm have arrived in shelters in the northern Virginia city of Alexandria, and are waiting to be adopted by their new owners. The dogs, many only months old, were born at a canine meat farm on the outskirts of Seoul. Normally they are raised until they are seven or eight months old before being handed over to become a local delicacy. According to South Korean media reports, the country consumes 120,000- 200,000 dogs every year. But the...

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