Duhamel was on hand as Humane Society International’s Canadian branch detailed its latest operation, bringing more than 80 dogs to the organization’s emergency shelter in Montreal from a farm in Siheung-si, South Korea. MONTREAL—Olympic figure skater Meagan Duhamel strode slowly from cage to cage Thursday, greeting some of Canada’s newest arrivals from South Korea at an emergency dog shelter in Montreal. The Humane Society says there are an estimated 17,000 facilities in South Korea, where some 2.5 million canines are raised for human consumption yearly. “My family, my friends, I don’t know anyone who consumes dog meat.”HSI said it has helped shutter 11 dog-meat farms and rescued about 1,300 dogs in South Korea. Finding adoptive homes for bigger dogs in South Korea is problematic given most people live in Seoul, where smaller living spaces are the norm.

Source: thestar March 15, 2018 22:55 UTC