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Simon Cowell gave 32,000 to Humane Society International. They used that money to shut down another Korean Dog meat farm. This is the 13th one they have closed. The farmer will now be focusing on a medicinal herb farm.
As a result 200 dogs were saved. They have been flown to safety in various places. Some arrived at Toronto Pearson Airport and are staying in Cambridge Ontario.

https://people.com/pets/simon-cowell-don...at-rescue/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener...-1.4860622

Even though there are still many dog meat farms a rescue like this shows the other farmers that there is a way out.
They don't have to continue raising dogs under terrible conditions so they can be cruelly killed. There is another possible future for the farmer and there is certainly another future for the dogs.

It may be slow at first, but one farm at a time still in the end closes and converts dog meat farms. The more they close the sooner the next closure will be.
Good man Simon! Not only does his donation help practically, but it spotlights the project very well.
It's a very positive project. One day let's hope there will be no more dog farms. HSI are doing some great work.
The HSI has really done some amazing things around the world. Their approach to stopping the dog meat industry is well thought out and it is getting results. Helping the dog meat farmers to have new lives is a compassionate way changing things. It ends one dog meat farm without creating hardship for the farmer and his family. It may not be the fastest way to change things, but it is working.
Donors like Simon Cowell give HSI the funds they need to act. I hope other people are inspired to make donations. Sometimes the key to changing things is having the funds needed to make changes happen.
(10-15-2018, 01:51 PM)Catherine Wrote: [ -> ]Helping the dog meat farmers to have new lives is a compassionate way changing things. It ends one dog meat farm without creating hardship for the farmer and his family. It may not be the fastest way to change things, but it is working.
 Yes I like this. The farmer in the article said he had not even been happy dog farming for quite some time, but may have been trapped in it by circumstance and not having any options he could think of.
So yes, the HSI have a very compassionate and practical approach, and their ideas for new farming ventures for these farmers is helpful. Hopefully in the long run, even more profitable for them too!
The farms could produce all kinds of good things and the farmers could be proud of what they are doing. It is a situation where everyone wins, the humans and the animals.  

If they could get the government to help they could run a program that helps farmers transition to actual farming. There must be many choices for farmers that would be better than the dog meat industry.

All around the world we need to look at what we are doing and phase out things that involve cruelty. Increasingly people no longer find cruelty acceptable. It doesn't make sense to cling to a  means of supporting ones family in a way that involves cruelty.
It would be better to try and change as soon as possible. I wonder how many of the dog meat farmers actually want to change, but don't know how.