Shelter Volunteering

KARA Cleans Up Bansongwon Shelter After Construction Work

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On November 27, 2011 KARA visited the Bansongwon Shelter, located in Chungnam province. It has been undergoing improvements, so it was a bit of a mess, with some construction equipment still lying around.

The new house was built with fundraising money and it certainly looks a lot better compared to how it did on KARA's last visit.

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For this trip, staff from the Book Factory joined KARA volunteers. The Book Factory makes books featuring animals and related stories. Staff from the Royal-Canin pet food company also helped out later in the day.

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The shelter also has cats.

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While some volunteers cleaned, others put in more fencing.

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You can from the way the volunteers are covered up and their raincoats are being blown around that it was a cold and blustery day.

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At the moment, the shelter has a plastic protective cover.

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The Book Factory and Royal-Canin kindly donated a large amount of dog food, which was delivered by truck. Staff from Royal-Canin stayed on after delivery and help with volunteering work.

And below are some of the happy residents!

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Thanks to all concerned!

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A Grooming Day at Ansung Shelter

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On Monday September 26, 2011, KARA went to Ansung Shelter to do some dog grooming work.

Students and teachers from an animal grooming institute in the city of Suwon also participated, so things got done pretty quickly.

As always, dogs greeted us before any human did, but there was one dog who was so relaxed he didn’t want to move, not even for a car coming into the shelter.

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KARA's Nanum Garden also sent pet foods, treats, doggy pads, and newspapers.

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Lee Eunkyeung, who took part in Namyangjoo Shelter work the day before, participated again. She generously brought foods and treats.

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Ansung Shelter is in the process of moving to a new place. The construction isn't finished yet, so we concentrated on small dogs that are inside the shelter's house.

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A bag full of hair.

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The dogs were all cooperative and allowed themselves to be groomed without a fuss. Things went more smoothly and quicker than expected.

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Kim Heasook who is active in KARA shelter and campaign work is seen here expertly grooming a dog.

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Here are some of the students from the grooming academy, in the white aprons.

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After grooming it was time for a wash.

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Then the dogs were free to do what they wanted, which was generally to go to sleep.

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When it comes to some hairless dogs, cuteness is in the eye of the beholder!

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Thank you to everyone who participated!

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