Gyeonggi-do, 456 Out of 687 Rescue Dogs from Hwaseong Breeding Facility Adopted

Dongju (center) with the other dogs of the adopted family

Gyeonggi Province revealed that out of the 687 dogs urgently rescued last September from a breeding farm in Hwaseong, 456 have been adopted into regular households.

Earlier, following an urgent directive from Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon last year, some of the approximately 1,400 dogs rescued from a breeding farm located in Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong City, were transferred to facilities such as Banryeomaru and the Helper Dog Sharing Center for protection.

Banryeomaru in Gyeonggi Province is a complex cultural space for companion animals directly operated by the province, officially opened on November 11 last year. Situated on a 95,790㎡ site, it is equipped with one cultural center building, three shelter buildings, and one management building, providing services including stray animal protection and adoption, operation of an animal hospital, life respect education, and professional training programs for companion animal grooming and training.

Starting this year, Gyeonggi Province will support the companion animal industry by providing field training support for related university students, hosting industry-academia recruitment fairs, and organizing companion animal cultural festivals.

Additionally, the province is actively promoting adoption of the rescued dogs under protection through the Gyeonggi Animal Welfare Platform, on-site visits, and cooperation with animal protection organizations.

Park Yeon-kyung, head of the Companion Animal Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The fact that over 400 dogs have already been adopted indicates that the culture of adopting abandoned dogs is taking root in Gyeonggi Province," and urged, "Please show great interest so that the remaining rescued dogs can also find new homes."

Meanwhile, among the adopted dogs, a three-week-old puppy named ‘Dongju,’ whose name was personally given by Governor Kim Dong-yeon at the time of the emergency rescue, has been adopted by a family in the province and is reported to be living healthily. The name Dongju combines ‘Dong’ from Governor Kim Dong-yeon’s name and ‘Ju’ meaning a three-week-old puppy.

The owner who adopted Dongju shared, "Our companion dog Eunbi, whom we raised for 13 years, recently crossed the rainbow bridge, leaving us in sorrow. At that time, Dongju came to our family like a gift, bringing us immense joy and comfort."

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