120 Dogs Rescued From S. Korean Meat Market Headed To N.J. For Adoption

MADISON, N.J. – More than 100 dogs about to be slaughtered and used as meat for human consumption in South Korean have been saved by the Humane Society International and are arriving in Madison, New Jersey.

The dogs are being placed at the St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter and are receiving medical care. They’ll later be transported to shelters in the northeast and be put up for adoptions, the Humane Society said.

A total of 250 dogs have been saved from a dog meat farm in Wonju, South Korea, with 120 of them coming to New Jersey. The remaining dogs are being placed in other shelters in the United States and Canada.

The Humane Society worked with the South Korean farm owner to shut down the farm permanently and remove all dogs from the property, HSI said in a statement. The farmer then signed an agreement with HSI to stop raising dogs for meat and permanently leave the business.

St. Hubert’s is located on Woodland Avenue in Madison, New Jersey.

Pictured: Dogs at the S. Korean dog meat farm. Photo Credit: Humane Society International