By Park Si-soo
Nearly 200 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in Korea are arriving at shelters in the United States this week, according to USA Today.
The 171 animals are the final group of 250 dogs whose lives were secured through an agreement between a Korean dog meat farmer and Humane Society International in December.
The U.S. daily said the farmer, who lives in Wonju, Gangwon Province, reached out to Humane Society International last year and asked for help to get out of the business, according to Adam Parascandola, director of the Animal Protection and Crisis Response.
“Almost every farmer we’ve spoken to doesn’t want to be in the business,” Parascandola told the daily. “Most never planned to go into the business, but feel really trapped in it.”
Parascandola said this is the fifth Korean dog meat farm that Humane Society International has worked to shut down.