On December 9, 2011, KARA had its end year party at which supporters looked back over the year. The party was also for raising funds for KARA's Animal Education Center.

KARA Director Soonrye Yim on the stage at the beginning of the evening.

A vegetarian/vegan dinner was prepared for supporters

One of Korea's famous authors kindly donated her recent novel, Women in Question, with her signature on each book.

Broadcaster Hyekyung An, pictured below with her adopted friend, Lucky, was MC for the night.

She brought smiles and laughs throughout the night.

Solo singer guitarist, Kangsoo Park, also sang a composition called "For yellow dogs"

In between the entertainment, supporters were thanked and the year's successes were praised.

This year saw the launch of KARA's Medical Team. Special thanks were given to its leader Dr. Park and to Mr. Han from Merial Korea for its sponsoring of medicines for dogs and cats.

The was also an auctioning of celebrities' belongings and other items to raise money.

At one point in the evening the special guest Somang appeared, the dog rescue from a stoning by KARA.

She has received a huge amount of support from many people and is showing a quick recovery despite being near death.

Her full story was shown on video during the party and it was indeed heartwarming to see how she has progressed after all she has gone through last several months.

Here is Somang's first encounter with Soonshim, who is the dog adopted by famous Korean singer Hyori Lee.

After the party, all visitors were given KARA doggy bag, full of our sponsors' items including dog/cat food, a calendar, and cosmetic facial pads donated by a non-animal testing Korean company.

Thank you to all who attended KARA's 2011 end of year party and for your support for KARA and for animals throughout this past year.