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46 dogs arrive in NY from South Korea, saved from slaughter

46 dogs arrive in NY from South Korea, saved from slaughter | iNFOnews.ca
Two dogs that were rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm nuzzle each other aboard an animal transport vehicle near Kennedy Airport Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the Queens borough of New York. The Humane Society International is responsible for saving 46 dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials said the dogs that arrived in New York late Saturday night had awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive at a farm in Goyang, South Korea. (Andrew Kelly/Humane Society International via AP)

NEW YORK – A dog meat farm in South Korea is missing 46 dogs that arrived at New York’s Kennedy Airport after being rescued.

After landing late Saturday, the animals were headed for shelters in New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The Humane Society International is responsible for saving the dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials say they awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive. The farm was in Goyang, South Korea.

In the United States, the dogs will be available for adoption. But first, the shelters plan to make sure each one is ready for a new life in someone’s home.

The Humane Society has helped save more than 800 South Korean dogs on farms since 2015.

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This story has been corrected to fix arrival day to Saturday.

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