Last year seventy-three year old Mr Yang in South Korea joined Humane Society International/Korea’s Models for Change program as part of the charity’s efforts to end the dog meat industry. Through working with HSI/Korea, Mr Yang left dog meat farming behind him and transitioned to growing cabbages and other crops instead. The nearly 200 dogs and puppies on his farm, who were destined for slaughter, have instead been transported to the United States and Canada where they have started finding loving families.

Since then, the South Korean government has stated that before the end of this year it will introduce a bill to ban the dog meat industry, which sees up to 1 million dogs a year farmed and killed for human consumption.