On September 23, 2011, KARA received an urgent call by a man pleading that "there is a house about to be demolished, please help the dogs in the house!"

When KARA staff visited the site to see what was going on, dogs came running with wagging tails.

The original plan was to take as many dogs as possible and find a forever home for them.

However, upon arrival, staff saw that most dogs were mixed bred, which was saddening because most Koreans prefer pure breeds as pets. Only a few dogs were selected straight away and the rest were left until something could be done for them.

A few dogs were pregnant and others were very old.

The man who has been looking after them, has not been able to sleep, worrying about where to move with his animals. He remarked that "if it was just myself, it will be easy to find a place but what about my dogs, where can they go?"

He works as a day labourer and has been living with the dogs at a temporary site next to a construction site. But now where he was living will undergo redevelopment and the city council has told him to move.

He has been hunting for land as further as Gangwon province. However, most landlords are reluctant to let land out when so many dogs are involved.

Although he might be regarded as a hoarder, he is also a rescuer. He began rescuing dogs from the streets and the number just grew until there were 70.

KARA does not blame him for having so many dogs and being stuck with the responsibility for them. The real blame should go to irresponsible people who abandon pets in the first place. It is a terrible problem in Korea.

KARA's medical team arrived for spay surgeries and to work out adoption plans.

We have also managed to find a new place in Suwon for the dogs. Some younger dogs have homes but we continue to look for homes for other older dogs.

Please contact KARA if you can help.

Update January 12, 2012

At the end December, KARA's volunteer medical team visited the new Suwon Shelter for heartworm tests.

Fifteen dogs tested positive. But with help from our supporters in Korea and donations from this website, we have been able to give medical treatment for the dogs.

In December, four dogs were move to a vets in Seoul for heartworm treatment.

These were the first four dogs: Kkomaeng, Ggangpae, Ddungee and Norae. They were in hospital for two weeks for further tests and daily treatment to avoid a recurrence of the disease.

On January 9, they were returned and another four were moved to Seoul for their treatment.

The dogs were calm and friendly. The vets even remarked that they must have been well looked after, judging by their good natures.

These four dogs are Boksil, Bangwool, Maeum and Sarang. They'll be returned to the shelter after two weeks.

Here are some of them at the vets and in good hands.

We explained carefully to the owner how important it was to give the dogs medication and the healthy food KARA provided.

We are happy to report that the construction of a new shelter for these dogs is nearly complete and most are living there now. See here for more.