A woman from South Korea, where dogs are a traditional delicacy, has saved more than 200 pups to save them from being served up on plates.
From Mashable: "Hey, my babies. Give your mom a kiss," says Jung Myoung Sook, 61. She lowers her face and one puppy near a snow-covered kennel licks her lips; another gently paws her cheek.
In South Korea, where dogs are considered a traditional delicacy and have only recently become popular as pets, Jung's love for her canine friends is viewed by some as odd. But others see her as a champion of animal rights.
Most of the dogs live with her on a full time basis and she says she spends about €1300 a month on food and medicine, but also needs donations of soybean milk, pork, dog food and canned meat to survive. Family, friends and sometimes strangers send money too!
From Mashable: Supporters of Jung see her as a heroine, saving stray or lost dogs from being killed for food or euthanized at public shelters if not adopted or found by their owners. About 81,000 stray or abandoned animals, mostly dogs and cats, were sent to public shelters in 2014, down from 100,000 in 2010, the government said.
