Adoption updates

Lady the dog in the snow being held by a volunteer

Lady has had an incredibly challenging journey, but thankfully, her story is filled with hope. Rescued from a suspected dogfighting situation by Humane World for Animals, Lady witnessed the worst.

Rescue dog sitting in a field with his new owner

In 2023, Humane World for Animals closed one of the most horrific dog meat farms the team encountered in South Korea. Dog meat farms are facilities where dogs are bred and raised for human consumption in horrible conditions...

Rescue dog standing in the grass wearing a harness

Jim spent the first few weeks of his life confined in a cramped and dirty cage. As a young puppy born and raised on a dog meat farm in South Korea, he had never known the love of a human and lacked the proper care and comfort. This is part of the grim ...

White rescue dog standing at the front door

While just a puppy, Teddy had experienced some unthinkable atrocities on a dog meat farm in South Korea. He spent his entire life living in a barren cage eating food waste, kept alive only long enough to be slaughtered for dog meat. Malnourished...

Smiling rescue dog

We first met Samsun on a South Korean dog meat farm, kept alive only to produce puppies that would be slaughtered for dog meat. Samsun was confined to a cage with her puppies—Jackson, Plumbly, and Buster—who had never experienced the outdoors beyond ...

Small rescue dog sitting on the bed

Scrat’s adoption story highlights a major issue in Canada: unethical breeders. He was seized by authorities in the province of Québec, from a breeding facility where he was being used over and over again to reproduce for financial gain. Upon his ...